My name is Richard Archer, I am a long time vegetable farmer located in Napa County, California. For the past 7 years we were known as Groundsel’s Westgarden. This year we changed the name of our farm to more accurately reflect what we are about. After several years of farming, we have developed into growers of heirloom and specialty vegetables, particularly peppers. We are now - Farm Del Sol. We use no herbicides, pesticides, or fungicides (never have) and our season runs from July through November. Below is a list of the following varieties of fresh specialty vegetables and approximately when they will be available this season. We deliver on Tuesdays and Fridays to the entire San Francisco Bay area and Napa County. Inquiries are welcome. Thank you for your time. Richard Archer - farmer
Spicy
Padron – Spanish Tapas – July -Oct
Guindilla Verde – mild spice, pickled, Tapas - July-Sept
Shish*to – Japanese, similar to Padron- June-Oct
Cumari – Brazil, yellow, pea size, Hot, fruity – Sept-Oct
Serrano – Mexico – July - Sept
Aji Amarillo – Peru, yellow to orange, flavor - Oct
Rangle – Mexico heirloom, multi-colored, zinging hot – Aug - Sept
New Mex Big Jim – classic NM roasting chile – Aug-Oct
New Mex Barker’s Hot – classic NM roasting chile (hotter than Big Jim) – Aug - Oct
Portuguese red Hot – HOT, firecracker sized - Oct
Sweet
Piquillo – Sept – Oct
Cortes – July - Sept
Orange Blaze - Aug - Sept
Yellow Crest – Aug-Sept
Jimmy Nardello July - Oct
Heatless Habanaro – Aug - Oct
Tomatoes
Brandywine (red) Aug - Oct
Big Beef – mid July - Sept
Whopper mid July - Sept
Chelsea –mid July - Oct
Sioux – mid July - Oct
Sun Sugar (orange cherry) July –Oct
Other Vegetables
La Ratte French Fingerling Potatoes/Tuscan Zolfini dry beans/Romano beans/Diva Cucumbers
Alpine Strawberries/Spanish Calcot (calsott) onions/Meyer Lemons/Pie pumpkins – Oct-Nov.
