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Suffield Harvest is a locally owned and operated market garden located in Suffield, Connecticut.

08/06/2026

Green bean season is in full swing!

I can't get over how appealing and tasty these large roma types are. Green ones are Northeaster and the light yellow ones are Marvel of Venice. Both heirloom varieties with delicious flavor, and the stay tender while growing 8"+ long and almost 1" wide. The size also makes it easier to harvest, while allows me to produce more beans than I could otherwise justify.

My favorite way to cook them is to simply cut into 1.5" pieces, sautee in some butter for a few minutes, pinch of salt and sometimes some chopped garlic right at the end. Best when you get some browning/color on them without letting them get overcooked.

What is your favorite way to eat green beans?

08/03/2026

The early Summer harvests this season were fantastic! I couldn't be happier with how everything grew, up until harvest. As my beds become more established each year, I continue to have my expectations exceeded with how healthy and vigorous the plants are.

A lot of these crops will make their return this fall. With cooler weather, they'll be even tastier!

05/18/2026

Deliveries start in less than a month, and I only have a few spots left for the season.

If you’ve been thinking about joining Suffield Harvest, this may be the last chance to grab a spot before deliveries begin. The 5% off coupon code also ends tonight.

Use code BUYLOCAL5 at checkout to save 5%.

I can’t wait to start harvesting and getting fresh food grown right here in Suffield out into the community. Thank you so much to everyone who has already signed up and supported this little farm. It truly means a lot.

You can see the options and sign up here:
https://suffieldharvest.com/collections/produce-delivery-subscriptions

If you’ve been meaning to join, don’t wait too long.

05/16/2026

Still seeding carrots over here! 🥕

This bed is planted with Caravel carrots and a Glow Stix Moonrise mix, so we should have a really fun mix of classic orange and colorful carrots coming later in the season.

Carrots are one of those crops that seem simple, but they take a lot of patience. The seeds are tiny, they take forever to germinate, and if they go in too thick, it means a lot of extra time thinning and w**ding later on.

That’s why this EarthWay seeder has been such a huge help for me. It lets me seed a bed much more accurately and quickly, with better spacing and straighter rows than I could get by hand. Less wasted seed, less thinning, easier w**d management, and hopefully a much nicer stand of carrots.

For around $150, this has honestly been one of the best purchases I’ve made for this little farm.

Now we wait for the carrots to decide they’re ready to show up.

05/12/2026

Update on those seed potatoes. 75 foot rows of potatoes planted in trenches, water in, and then piled high with, you guessed it, compost. The beds are fertile and will have low w**d pressure with all this compost being used for mulching. I may throw some slow release organic fertilizer in as a side dress in a few weeks.

Also, harvesting will be much easier when I go to pull these up because the compost wont compact nearly as much compared to just planting in the ground and covering with dirt.

I will continue planting potatoes throughout the next few weeks so they dont all come at the same time. They are a lot more work than some vegetables, especially when your don't use heavy equipment, but they are worth in my opinion. The really put some meaning to the saying "getting your hands dirty" 😁🥔

05/07/2026

Potato planting is right around the corner!

Getting some of my Red Chieftain seed potatoes ready for planting. I cut them into large, blocky chunks with multiple eyes on each piece, then lay them out to dry before planting. This helps turn each seed potato into multiple planting pieces while still leaving enough size and energy on each one to get off to a strong start.

They’re one of my favorite crops to grow, even if they are one of the more labor intensive. And who doesn’t love a good potato?

I order my seed potatoes from Maine Potato Lady, and I really like knowing they were grown right here in New England. I’ve been very happy with the quality.

From my experience, Red Chieftains make delicious mashed potatoes, hold up well in soups and stews, and make fantastic home fries too.

05/04/2026

One bed at a time.

This is what high compost mulching looks like here. I’m spreading a generous layer of compost over the bed and raking it out smooth to create a clean, even surface for seeding.

This bed will be directly seeded with salad greens, most likely lettuce and kale, and sown thickly in bands for baby leaf production. Instead of spacing plants out for full size heads, they’ll be seeded much more densely so they can be harvested young and tender.

This bed was established enough that I did not even need the broadfork this year, which is always nice to see. This kind of compost topdressing is one of the ways I work to build healthy soil, keep beds productive, and stay in that no till, low till approach once a bed is established.

It's also a fantastic workout! 😁

05/01/2026

More spring lettuce officially tucked into the garden!

These little plants were just transplanted into a bed topped with fresh compost, which gives them a nice start as they settle in and begin putting on growth.

After planting, I sprinkled on some OMRI certified corn gluten meal. It adds slow release nitrogen, which leafy greens like lettuce really appreciate, and it also helps prevent w**d seeds from germinating for up to about 6 weeks.

A good watering afterward helps activate the corn gluten meal while also helping the plants settle into their new home.

That gives the lettuce a head start to fill in before the w**ds try to take over, and since these are already established transplants, it does not stop them from growing.

Little things like this make a big difference in keeping the beds healthy, productive, and easier to manage through the season.

Fresh Suffield grown lettuce is on the way. Salad season is getting closer!

04/30/2026

Been busy building a few new beds over here 🙂

A lot of people have probably noticed that I say no till / low till instead of just no till, and this is a good example of why.

Once the beds are established, I like to disturb the soil as little as possible. But when I am first establishing new beds, tilling can actually be really helpful. It helps break through thick sod and lets me work in much needed organic matter, like compost, to start improving the soil. We stack the compost in piles with the tractor, then rake it out into 4 foot wide beds using string and stakes to keep everything laid out evenly. After that, the compost gets tilled into the soil.

Since we just got some good rain, these beds are going to be covered with a black tarp to help germinate and kill surface w**d seeds through occultation. In a few weeks I will pull the tarp off and either plant a cover crop or get them ready for a fall crop. Before planting, I will probably top them with a little more compost to act as a mulch.

A lot of work goes into building healthy, productive beds, but this is the kind of foundation that really matters.

04/13/2026

A few spring moments from around the market garden this weekend 🌱

I was so proud of my oldest daughter helping me plant this lettuce bed. She really took her job seriously and did such a nice job. Moments like this are a big part of why I love this time of year.

While I was out planting onions, I also spotted the tiniest baby snapping turtle making its way through. One of my favorite things about growing food is how much more it makes me notice nature and the way everything shifts with the seasons.

This time of year really does feel like everything is waking up again.

Address

1240 East Street N
Suffield, CT
06078

Telephone

+18607529533

Website

https://suffieldharvest.com/collections/produce-delivery-subscriptions

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