Tonopah Rob’s Vegetable Farm

This Saturday there are two special events out here at Tonopah Rob’s Vegetable Farm, not only is it Independence Day, it is once again Customer Appreciation Day. For those of you who missed last Saturday’s succesful sale here on the farm you have another chance to come out for great savings of up to 50% off many of the vegetables I grow and sell here at my farm.

Today’s photo was taken just four days ago in one of my citrus trees. This past March I posted a photo of a momma hummingbird perched in its nest; here we are in summer and another little hummingbird has layed two eggs in its tiny nest. Maybe some of you have seen Discovery Channel documentary footage of a hummingbird building its nest, well, you should be so lucky to be able to watch this little bird with your own eyes as it flies around my farm collecting feathers, twigs, grasses, a small piece of blue plastic (upper left side) and alot of spider web to glue all the pieces together and attach its nest to the tree. These hummers must be comfortable with me being around as the nests get lower and lower in the tree. With this one I’m able to look right down into the nest and most times when I approach the roosting hummingbird doesn’t budge, she looks at me, I look at her and as much as I can tell she seems as comfortable as can be.

The market will open this 4th of July promptly at 7:00 a.m. and close up at noon. On the tables you will find the following scrumptous farm fresh all-natural veggies grown right here on my farm in Tonopah, Arizona:

• Green Beans
• Fresh Basil
• Yukon Gold Potatoes and Russian Fingerlings.  The fingerlings have an amazing thick, wholesome flavor. 
• Cucumbers
• Eggplant
• Assorted Peppers
• The first of the season’s winter squash, like Acorn, Carnival, Kuris and more
• Figs
• Vine ripe tomatoes - need I say more
• Fresh eggs
• Beets
• Assorted Melons
• Big Bang Bouquets of flowers
• Swiss Chard
• and more.  Keep in mind if you spend 30.00 dollars or more you will receive a free lilac tree or desert willow tree while supplies last.
• and as always there might be a surprise or two.

Vendors on hand to help celebrate this all American holiday will be as follows, keep in mind that The Bread Lady will have several items on sale.  Homemade hamburger buns and Basil Parmesan loaves are the hot items for this weekend, her Basil Parmesan bread is great for BBQ ribs and steaks.

• The Bread Lady
• Marky Dee’s Farm
• Scorpion Springs Farm
• Cookie’s Mini Farm
• Double Check Beef Ranch

Instructions to the farm can be found on the link above, call 623-386-3033 for further answers to all of life’s pressing questions. Don’t forget to bring bags for that little extra measure of earth friendliness and of course a credit card, debit card, check, or good old cash.

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Attention CUSTOMERS! This coming Saturday June 27, 2009, back by popular demand, Tonopah Rob’s Vegetable Farm is once again celebrating another succesful growing season with a Customer Appreciation Day. What that means to you, the customer, is that this coming Saturday I will have lots of veggies that will be up to 50% off. But that’s not all - if you purchase $30 or more you will receive a FREE lilac or desert willow tree, while supplies last! If you appreciate a bargain, are a canner, have extra freezer space, or are simply a binge eater who’d like to go all out on a vegstravaganza, this Saturday June 27 is your day - WITH UP TO 50% OFF!!!

Available this Saturday:

• Carrots - today’s photo is of carrot flowers, in those flowers are thousands of carrots seeds.
• Potatoes
• Squash
• Eggplant
• Cantalope
• Grapes
• Ruby Grapefruit
• Cucumbers
• Okra
• Beans
• Beets
• Figs
• Assorted Peppers
• Tomatoes
• Chard
• Onions
• Garlic
• Armenian Cucumbers
• Basil
• Strawberries
• Fresh Eggs
• and a surprise or two

The vendor list is short this Saturday - come out and support local food!

• The Nut Farm
• Double Check Ranch
• Cookies Mini Farm
• Eco House
• The Meat Shop
• Mountain Top Honey

As always, I accept debit, credit, check, and cash. Your best selections are early in the morning and I open at 7:00 - so plan accordingly. The market closes at 12:00. Call 623-386-3033 for questions and directions.

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A few lucky customers this weekend who ask for fresh cut flowers are going to leave with a beautiful lily or two. Growing north of my windmill plot not far from the strawberries I have a small number of lilies that I’ll be cutting for bouquets. This photo was taken yesterday, Wednesday, early in the day, they may be the two most beautiful lilies I have grown, then again I probably think that about all the flowers I’m growing out here.

But hey, why limit my bragging to the gorgeous flowers I grow, I have the sweetest beets, the creamiest potatoes, the strawbiest strawberries, carrots that taste more carroty than mere carrots, green beans whose seeds I stole from Jack, and summer squash, beak delivered to my farm by the oldest wisest squash delivery stork you are likely to meet - and let me tell you, that stork knows something about yummy squash.

Ok I’ll come clean, there probably isn’t a squash delivering stork; we’ll leave the Santa Claus question to another posting, but I feel compelled to throw out those zingers to see if anyone is reading my blog. I once offered millions of dollars in a post, no one asked for it - sorry that offer is no longer valid so don’t even try to collect this Saturday, or any other day.

Don’t go away disappointed as I do have a wonderful gift for you and something better than cash. By reading today’s blog entry this far you qualify to help weed, clear, dig, turnover, and fertilize my land during August as we prepare the farm for the next season. I know you must be thinking, is that farmer crazy? He’s going to let me put down the mouse, get out of my chair, turn off the TV, and play in the dirt like when I was a kid? Sort of. Play is open to interpretation, you see, a shovel is an important tool not only used for shoveling….well you know what, it can be an instrument to induce back pain, blisters, and bring about sweat in amounts you may have not dreamt possible. 

So where do you sign up? Out here this Saturday right after you fill your bags with veggies from my all-natural better than organic farm - the same one you’ll be helping prepare in the heat of the summer for lucky customers this coming November. While cruising out to my farm in your air conditioned car you can savor having the guts to leave that cocoon of comfort and get down to some rough and dirty work this August. I can’t wait to hear from you and witness your enthusiasm.

Meanwhile, here’s the veggie list for Saturday June 20, 2009:

• SUMMER SQUASH VARIETIES
• YUKON GOLD POTATOES
• NEW RED POTATOES
• RUSSIAN BANANA FINGERLING’S
• ASSORTED BELL PEPPERS
• YELLOW, PURPLE, RED AND GREEN JALAPENOS
• LARGE CHILI PEPPERS GREAT FOR STUFFING
• FRESH BASIL
• TOMATOES
• FIGS
• STRAWBERRIES
• FRESH EGGS
• EGGPLANT
• CUCUMBERS
• GREEN BEANS
• ASSORTED BEETS
• BULBING ONIONS
• RAINBOW CARROT MIX
• SWISS CHARD
• BEAUTIFUL FRESH CUT FLOWERS-HUGE LILIES AND MORE
• LILAC TREES
• DESERT WILLOW TREES
• ARTICHOKE FLOWER BOUQUETS
• GARLIC
• AS ALWAYS A SURPRISE OR TWO

The vendors are starting to thin but we’ll have a few die-hards enduring the heat shoulder to shoulder with you:

• TERRA VERDE FARMS
• THE BREAD LADY
• MOUNTAIN TOP HONEY CO.
• THE SALSA KING
• DOUBLE CHECK RANCH

Bring your bags, egg containers, liability waiver form to volunteer for August, credit and debit cards, checkbooks and cash and be here Saturday starting at 7:00 - the best selections are early in the day, not five minutes before I close. Call 623-386-3033 for info, directions, or to hear me lament the heat.

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You like melons? Well this summer I’ll have your melons! I’ve got a whole plot of watermelon that are coming on strong. They’re just itsy bitsy tiny little watermelons right now but another month from now, if the weather and pests cooperate, I’ll be picking some summer sweet all-natural melons for sale out here at the farm stand.

Available this Saturday will be a beautiful variety of veggies grown right here on my farm. You may not know it yet but I only sell what I grow and what I grow is all-natural better than organic veggies. If you get in the car and make the drive out here to Tonopah, Arizona you’ll be treated to the following:

• Yukon Gold Potatoes
• New Red Potatoes
• (New item)  Russian Fingerling Potatoes
• Red Beets
• Golden Beets
• Rainbow Carrots
• Eggplant
• Green beans
• Yellow Beans
• Basil
• Artichoke Flowers
• Fresh cut flowers upon request
• Purple (Lilac) Bell Peppers
• Assorted Peppers, jalapenos
• (New item)  Bolivian Sizzling hot peppers
• (New item)  Red Baby Bulbing Onions
• Spring Onions
• Tomatoes
• Italian Red Garlic
• Lilac and Desert Willow Trees
• Heirloom Crocosmia Flower Bulbs
• Assorted summer squash
• Cucumbers
• Swiss Chard
• and a surprise or two

Rounding out the the market this Saturday are the following vendors:

• Terra Verde Farms
• The Bread Lady
• Mountain Top Honey Co.
• Mr. Wink’s Refreshments
• The Tamale Store-this is their last weekend for the summer
• Double Check Ranch
• The Salsa King
• The long awaited Eco-House Cleaning supplies-all kinds of earth friendly scrubs, sprays and more.

Don’t forget - the market is operating on summer hours. We open at 7:00 and close up shop at noon. Checks, credit and debit cards accepted. Seeya Saturday.

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If it’s June in Tonopah, Arizona it must be close to the end of another growing season. Your shopping days for farm fresh all-natural veggies at Tonopah Rob’s Vegetable Farm and Farmers Market are quickly disappearing. So don’t waste time, don’t sacrifice your taste buds, don’t abuse your waistline, go west - on the 10 freeway to exit #103, 339th Avenue and hang a left going to Buckeye Road, turn right and follow the signs to my farm. The farm stand opens at 7:00 before the veggies and I wilt in the heat. You may ask, what do I have out here to tempt the casual connoisseur? Well let me tell you.

• Baby Carrots
• Yukon Gold Potatoes
• New Red Potatoes
• Assorted Summer Squash Varieties
• Assorted Hot, Mild, and Bell Peppers
• Sweet Cucumbers
• Basil
• Beets
• Grapefruit
• Tomatoes
• Eggplant
• Assorted Onions
• Green Beans
• Fresh Eggs
• Fresh Cut Flowers upon request
• Lilac Trees, Desert Willow Trees, and Heirloom Flower Bulbs
• As always - a SURPRISE or two

Don’t think I’m out here alone, I have a cadre of vendors who also have all-natural locally produced yummy stuff for sale.

• Terra Verde Farms
• The Bread Lady
• Mountain Top Honey
• Mr. Wink’s Refreshments
• The Tamale Store
• The Salsa King
• Double Check Beef Ranch
• Gail’s Gourmet Goodies
• The Meat Shop - Porky pork for the piggy goodness like  yummy bacon, ribs, and roasts
• Eco-House cleaning supplies will join us once more this year NEXT week!

Well there you have it. Not quite a million reasons to come out but as close as one could really get. Bring your re-usable bags, credit cards, old egg containers, and arrive early for the best selections. We close at noon this time of year. Call 623-386-3033 for answers to all of life’s pressing problems or directions to the farm.

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