Category Archives: Farm Marketing

First Market Day of the Season

It’s been more than a month since my last post (sounds very confessional, I know), but things are still rolling along.  We had our first farmer’s market of the season this past Thursday at the JP Farmer’s Market at the … Continue reading

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Final Market Day Tomorrow!

It’s hard to believe that tomorrow (Thursday, October 25) will be our final farmer’s market of the season.  This will be our 19th Thursday at the market.  Right now the weather looks good, which means that we had quite streak … Continue reading

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A busy week (the week of August 16)

This was a busy week (as always) at the farm.  We made deliveries of tomatoes, hot peppers, and chard to the World PEAS CSA.  And we brought LOTS of veggies to the Thursday market (and Tracy was able to be … Continue reading

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Market Day #8 (August 9)

We had another successful market day this past Thursday.  Tracy was actually able to come help out and see the market (and she’ll be there next week, too).  It was great fun to finally have tomatoes for sale. %%wppa%% %%slide=1%% … Continue reading

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Market Day #2 (June 28)

Last Thursday, we were back at the JP farmer’s market.  Or rather, I should say, I was at the market, because the kids were off doing their own things.  Luckily, I was able to get everything set up on my … Continue reading

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First Farmer’s Market Today!

This afternoon, we’ll do our first ever farmer’s market, in Jamaica Plain, at the Loring-Greenough House, from 2-7pm.  In the raging heat. I’m as nervous as a kid on the first day of kindergarten. Yesterday, Noah and I went up … Continue reading

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New Tent is here!

In addition to trying to grow vegetables, we’re spending a lot of time trying to get ready for our first farmer’s market (Thursday, June 21, in Jamaica Plain).  There’s a lot of stuff to get–baskets, boxes, tables, a banner, a … Continue reading

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First Customers!

Last week, Pen and Pepper Farm made its first sale.  Garlic scapes are ready and we’ve been harvesting them from our garlic beds in Roxbury and Brookline.  Our neighbors Simone and her son Hudson were our very first customers, followed … Continue reading

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