Rolling Moon Farm

12/30/2021

Back from the holidays and doing some grocery shopping at the farm. Amazed that this is all still growing in late December 😁

10/20/2021

— coming soon!
In addition to the green and red (roja) curly kale, we also have 2+ rows of red russian being transplanted soon.

10/12/2021

There aren't too many tomatoes left for the season, but look at this beauty I just harvested! 🍅
I'm about to rip out one of the two rows of tomatoes plants in the tunnel and prep the bed for other fall veggies.

10/08/2021

We're here today—the market is in the back of the parking lot while the pumpkin sale is going on! Come see us. The sun is shining 🌞🤞

10/06/2021

Our first labels!
Picked up a new label printer and put this together for our summer crisp lettuce mix. Pretty happy with how it turned out, considering the limitations of the monochrome printer and its design software.
We're using the Brother QL-800, which is a heat transfer printer (no ink) that prints and cuts on special rolls that are black & white or black & red. This keeps the cost per label quite low (a few cents), which is helpful when selling lower cost products/produce. I'd love a little color on there too but couldn't justify the investment, which was about 10x.
In the future I want to experiment with arching the top of the label with some kind of circle cutter.

09/27/2021

Our two rows of grew almost as tall as me. They are quite impressive plants that thrive in the summer heat. The flowers last about one day and attract a lot of pollinators—the bumblebees love them.
Some downsides: Harvesting is a bit time consuming, weekly production is lower than I was expecting (albeit consistent), pods grow so fast that it's hard to harvest before they get too big, shelf life is not stellar, two rows next to each other w/ 30 inch beds & 18 inch pathways can be a bit crowded in the middle.

09/22/2021

We'll have beets again at the farmers market!—variety bunches with the gold, avalanche, and chioggia (candy cane).

08/29/2021

Last week on the farm, a few days after tropical storm Fred passed through. 🌈

We were lucky that there was not too much flood damage—quite a few lost tomatoes but they're recovering now. I feel for all the farmers who lost a lot more of their crops. I hope everyone is finding a path forward. There are some disaster relief funds, including an immediate needs grant, available through ASAP ( )

08/20/2021

We've got giant cushaw squash here until 6:00pm

08/14/2021

It's exciting to see some of our produce in a sandwich at the SMOKE Black Mountain food truck!

New menu item - "Cod Salad" sandwich! With arugula and smoked shish*to pepper from Rolling Moon Farm, on a toasted hoagie. We open at 4 p.m. Come see us behind Black Mountain Brewing!

08/06/2021

We've got shish*to peppers and heirloom tomatoes at market today in ! Starting in a few minutes; from 3:00 to 6:00PM.

08/04/2021

Our gorgeous heirloom tomatoes are thriving! To the left we have Cherokee Purple, a local favorite. Its flavor is a balance of sweet and savory, even with a hint of smoke. On the top we have a Cherokee Green, a lovely color mutation from the Purple. Its flavor is similar, with slightly more citrus. And on the right we've got a Brimmer, a meaty, sweet-tart slicing tomato. We think it makes the perfect BLT. Give them all a try at East Asheville Tailgate Market this Friday!