Tonopah Rob's Vegetable Farm

Last September an experiment was undertaken here on my farm by my website guru and photographer John Wise. John was given a 12 foot by 14 foot plot to plant whatever he chose. Over the next 10 months he had to prepare the land, plant seeds, weed, water (we helped on that front more than [...]

Need fresh healthy eggs? This Saturday only out at the Farm Stand here in Tonopah, I’ll be selling eggs and a few veggies. Eggs will be on sale for $4.00 for 1 dozen, $7.50 for 2 dozen, 3 dozen for only $10.00 – but if you buy 4 or more dozen you’ll  be paying a [...]

The Farm Stand CSA for the 2010 / 2011 season at Tonopah Rob’s Vegetable Farm is now formally announced! This modified CSA program is an evolutionary step away from the weekly CSA to offer customers a less expensive option while also providing greater flexibility in regards to what produce a customer will be taking home. With the [...]

Strange thing happened on the way to the plow the other day, the economy jumped out and killed the CSA. No, this isn’t a pun nor is it exactly how it happened, but the fact is that my traditional weekly CSA is going the way of the dodo bird into extinction. It would appear that the [...]

So here it is, one of those rare summer openings where I have a few things and I’m sure that after a month absence some of you are in need of a fresh food fix. Oh how I would like to tell you I have perfect corn, lots and lots of yummy corn. Well what [...]

It’s the time of the year when I must take some time off and tend to a few small vacation get-a-ways.  In between my get-a-ways I will hold a few one day sales as my late summer crops ripen.  I cannot give a specific date because I don’t know exactly when the crops will ripen-it [...]

This Saturday out at my farm in Tonopah I will be celebrating Customer Appreciation Day. This one-day sale, held exclusively at the Farm Stand on my farm, is my way of saying thanks for the fantastic season and all of the support I receive from so many very wonderful customers. Lots of stuff will be [...]

It was a carrotty day in the carrot patch back behind the carrot barn. The Farmer, one Mr. Daucus Carota was busy preparing Queen Anne’s Lace for lunch and couldn’t be bothered to notice that a devil’s plague was overtaking the patch out back. Farmer Carota had been warned by his friend Jeff Chiplis of [...]

We are going to be open Saturday ONLY – July 3rd. There will be no Sunday market in observation of the July 4th Independence Day celebration. Today’s photo is actually a teaser from a story being worked on for my website. You are looking at $20 of fresh all-natural veggies from my farm. The idea is [...]

Abundance is here and so it must be canning and freezing season. You are looking at 15 pounds of ripe tomatoes, all different kinds and shapes of tomatoes. This is part of what I had left over from the market last weekend, and instead of a crafty customer recognizing that there are presently a lot of [...]

There are many moments living with nature on a farm that delight one’s senses with the magic that only the earth and its varied creatures and plants can deliver. Today I was fortunate to have one of those truly exceptional events occur. It all started early this morning when Josh over at the Harquahala Generating Station sent me [...]

The weather said unto the farmer, “And now for something completely different” and soeth it did hail and rain down upon my land for 40 minutes and 40 seconds. Pea size hail pellets layed a white blanket upon my yard and in the manger. Next, six gallon rain drops splashed from the sky like a [...]

The veggie list for this weekend’s market is just below – scroll down if that is what you are looking for. And if you are considering visiting me this weekend, here’s some temptation to persuade you to visit the farm stand out on my farm in Tonopah on Saturday or maybe swing by the farmers [...]

Sure, the veggies taste great and the fruit is getting sweeter. The oregano has been wildly popular and I get rave reviews about the strawberries. And I’m excited by how quickly the corn is growing and that I have tomatoes, more tomatoes, and even more tomatoes. But the flowers, oh, how beautiful this kaleidoscope of color [...]

As any of you who have visited my farm in the small desert community of Tonopah outside of Phoenix, Arizona, probably know – I grow weeds. I grow lots of weeds. Organic weeds as a matter fact. My fruits and vegetables are All-Natural, and I truly believe they are better than Organic Certified food but [...]