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Goranson Farm also offers locally-grown berries and apples in season.
We have produce available for 11 months of the year. Here is a summary of
our seasons:
May - June
Vegetable, herb and flower seedlings, lettuce, mesclun, asparagus, spinach,
beet greens, sugar peas, radishes, rhubarb, strawberries, greenhouse tomatoes,
herbs.
July - August Peas, new potatoes, summer
squash, cucumbers, green beans, carrots, beets, sweet corn, peppers, tomatoes,
garlic, cantaloupe, watermelon, blueberries, raspberries, flowers, more
greens!
September - October July/August veggies plus cranberries, potatoes, squash, turnip,
broccoli, cabbage, onions, pumpkins, dried flowers, Indian corn, gourds.
November - December
Winter storage crops,
including potatoes, beets, carrots, leeks, garlic, onions, pumpkins,
squash,
cabbage, rutabagas, turnips, and fall greens. If you were a Winter
Share CSA member, you'd be receiving all this and more. Click here to sign up.
January - March Same as Nov.-Dec, except without
winter greens. The supply of storage crops through the winter may vary
depending on the growing season and unexpected storage issues.
Winter squash varieties include: Buttercup (acorn shaped, dry); Butternut
(tan, peanut shaped, moist); Acorn (ribbed, moist); Hubbard (big, blue/green,
moist); Sweet Dumpling (small, round, yellow-striped, nutty flavor, medium
dry); and Delicata (long, yellow-striped, sweet, dry). See winter storage
information below.
For more details on when crops are likely to be available, see our
annual schedule. For more information about where
and how our products are available, see our market
information.
OUR
SPECIALTY: MAPLE SYRUP
Goranson Farm maple syrup is available year-
round. We produce it in glass containers from 40 ml. to
500 ml. (1.06 pint), and in six sizes of plastic container, 100 ml. to one
gallon. Maple candy and other maple treats are available on special occasions
such as Maine Maple Sunday (March), Open Farm Day, and around the Christmas
holiday. Goranson maple products are available at our farm
stand and at all farmers markets
that we attend. If you'd like to have our maple products shipped to you,
call or e-mail us for information.
Click here for details on how we produce maple
syrup and how to use and store it.
OUR OTHER SPECIALTY:
POTATOES
We grow a number of potato varieties,
beginning with the harvest of baby
red-skinned potatoes for the Fourth of July.
Orders for our select-size potatoes should be placed well in advance; call
or e-mail us. If you'd like to have
potatoes shipped, call or e-mail
us for rates. For more details on our harvest schedule, sizes, and varieties,
click here.
FARM-RAISED MEATS
We raise free-range chickens throughout the summer. Freezer pigs
by the side or whole are available in October, as well as whole turkeys
for the holidays. Our meats are sold on a pre-order basis; you may order online.
We also have frozen cuts and ground portions of locally grown pork
and beef available (only) at our farm stand. Also, we are stocking frozen
chicken pies at the stand.
STORAGE OF WINTER
SQUASH
Store in cool, dry locations, minimum 55 degrees F. (attic, a back
room, or closet).
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