Stoops Farm

05/29/2026

A Little Good News / Bad News Update from Stoops Farm 🌸

We'll start with the hard part: this year, we won't have strawberries available. Between a smaller patch, a tough winter, and a cold, wet spring, our plants just didn't get the love from the weather they needed to thrive. We'll miss providing you the best berries around!! If strawberries are on your summer list, we hope you'll find a great local farm to visit this season.

Now, the part we've been bursting to share — our flower field is absolutely STUNNING. 🌻🌺🌼 They are growing like they have somewhere to be! Bouquet season kicks off in mid-June, and we cannot wait. This year we've added some gorgeous new varieties that we think you're going to fall in love with, right alongside the beloved favorites you keep coming back for.

You can find Stoops Farm bouquets at the flower cart right here on the farm, and we'll also be bringing the blooms to the Auburn Farmers Market!

05/16/2026

We are so busy this weekend getting flowers out of the greenhouse and into the ground! We estimate we have about 2000 planted right now. 

05/09/2026

Today (Saturday, May 9) is the last tomato plant day for the year! Stop by the farm from 9-5 to pick up your Beef Steak or Better Boy plants.

05/08/2026

Happy Friday! We still have plants available and will be open from 9-5 today (May 8 ). We have Beef Steak and Better Boy plants available. These are big slicing tomatoes, perfect for a hamburger right off the grill.

Plants are $6 each or 5 for $30. Once again, the cold has us set up in the white shop building closest to the house.

05/06/2026

We've opened up a bit early today. Stop by for your tomato plants until 7:00 pm!

The tomato plants are taking over every bit of greenhouse space, so we decided to open up the shop today and tomorrow, May 5-6, from 4 pm - 7 pm. The plants will be in the white shop, the building closest to the house.

The plants are $6/each or 6 plants for $30.

Varieties available are:
Slicers:
Beefmaster, Better Boy, Whopper, and Beef Steak. Also Hot Streak (yellow and red striped)
Canning:
Roma, San Marzano
Cherry:
Sun Gold (yellow cherry), Sweet 100 (red cherry).

05/05/2026

The tomato plants are taking over every bit of greenhouse space, so we decided to open up the shop today and tomorrow, May 5-6, from 4 pm - 7 pm. The plants will be in the white shop, the building closest to the house.

The plants are $6/each or 6 plants for $30.

Varieties available are:
Slicers:
Beefmaster, Better Boy, Whopper, and Beef Steak. Also Hot Streak (yellow and red striped)
Canning:
Roma, San Marzano
Cherry:
Sun Gold (yellow cherry), Sweet 100 (red cherry).

05/02/2026

It's almost time! Just a reminder that the plants are in the shop (the white building closest to the house). It's still too cold for them outside.

Tomato Day is Saturday, May 2! We will be open at the farm from 10 am - 3 pm with tomato plants. With the cold day forecasted, the plants will be in the flower shop (the white building closest to the house).

These big healthy plants are $6/each or 6 plants for $30. While we do have a good variety, quantity is limited... because we filled the greenhouse with flowers!

Varieties available are:
Slicers:
Beefmaster, Better Boy, Celebrity, Whopper, Watermelon Beefsteak, and Beef Steak. Also Hot Streak and Harvest Moon (yellow and red striped)
Canning:
Roma, San Marzano,
Cherry:
Sun Gold (yellow cherry), Sweet 100 (red cherry).

05/01/2026

Tomato Day is Saturday, May 2! We will be open at the farm from 10 am - 3 pm with tomato plants. With the cold day forecasted, the plants will be in the flower shop (the white building closest to the house).

These big healthy plants are $6/each or 6 plants for $30. While we do have a good variety, quantity is limited... because we filled the greenhouse with flowers!

Varieties available are:
Slicers:
Beefmaster, Better Boy, Celebrity, Whopper, Watermelon Beefsteak, and Beef Steak. Also Hot Streak and Harvest Moon (yellow and red striped)
Canning:
Roma, San Marzano,
Cherry:
Sun Gold (yellow cherry), Sweet 100 (red cherry).

04/30/2026

What’s happening at Stoops Farm? Are there ghosts in the greenhouse??

No, we are just trying to keep our baby plants warm tonight! We will be covering plants at night and uncovering them in the morning for the next several days.

11/26/2025

Anyone up for another Stoops Farm story?

This 1979 F350 flatbed has lived on the farm since 1999. One foggy Christmas season, Santa stopped by the farm. Santa had been invited to Auburn for the Christmas parade, and he needed a stage in front of the Frosty the Snowman display to stand on. A little elf must have told him about the truck’s striking good looks, because he asked us to bring the truck to town. So for many years, the truck has proudly made a trip to town to serve as a stage for Santa and master of ceremonies Mike Littlejohn.

When the truck isn’t making public appearances, it works on Stoops Farm, hauling loads and pulling trailers. One summer day in 2013, the Grinch had the absolute audacity to steal the truck right out of the farm driveway. The police were notified, and they began a search for the Grinch That Stole The Christmas Parade Stage. The DeKalb County Police all had a little extra in their Christmas stockings that year, because they found the truck and returned it to the farm.

The Grinch had painted part of the truck white to hide its identity… but had left the Stoops Farm license plate on. He also damaged the transmission (the Grinch can’t drive a stick) so John had to do some repairs. But, like all good Christmas stories, this one has a happy ending: when Christmas rolled around, the truck was back to its parking spot in front of the Frosty lights!