Abenaki Springs Farm

11/23/2024

11/22/2024

Our road side stand will be open from Saturday, 11/22 to Wednesday, 11/27. We will permanently close our stand on the 27th. We'll be stocked with carrots, winter squashes, broccoli, brussels sprouts, rutabaga, radishes, salad turnips, kale, beets, and more for your Thanksgiving needs. The stand is a self-serve honor system and we accept exact cash, check, or venmo . Our stand is located at 188 Upper Walpole Rd in Walpole.

We hope you all have a wonderful holiday with loved ones!

11/06/2024

Hello dear friends and valued customers, we just sent out a newsletter sharing an important update, which we will share here as well.

First of all, we want to send a warm thank you to everyone who supported our small family farm this season. Whether it was becoming a CSA member, visiting our road side stand, or shopping with us at one of our farmers market locations, we are incredibly lucky and grateful to grow food for our community. Thank you for choosing to buy local and support small farms such as ours.

For 20 years, Bruce has been farming in Walpole. He has raised his children here and grown tens, if not hundreds of thousands of pounds of organic produce. He has formed friendships with customers and grown to rely on the familiar faces of his frequent shoppers at the Keene Farmers market. When Bruce and I met, he shared his dream of farming in Maine. We decided we'd continue to farm together here at Abenaki Springs and make improvements while keeping our eyes open for opportunities in Maine. Throughout the years we have checked out a handful of farms in Maine, in case anything seemed fitting. That being said, we have accepted an opportunity to manage a farm on the Maine coast and will be closing our operations here at Abenaki Springs Farm by the end of the year. While we are sad to leave behind all that has been built here, we are filled with excitement for this new chapter ahead. It is invigorating to set out on a new trajectory, and we're looking forward to what lies ahead of us. It is a bittersweet endeavor, to leave a familiar place and start anew someplace else. Our commitment to organic agriculture leads us to believe we are leaving this land better than it was found.

For those who'd like to wish us an in person goodbye or stock up on the last of the produce we'll have to offer, we will plan on keeping our road side stand stocked as we are able (we will stock it on Wednesdays, or as needed). We will officially close our road side stand permanently by Thanksgiving. While we are not raising Thanksgiving turkeys this year, we should have plenty of vegetables for your Thanksgiving meal. Winter squashes, rutabaga, greens, sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, carrots, onions, etc. We're still running a bulk special on storage carrots. These carrots will last for months in your cool cellar, basement or extra fridge. 25lbs unwashed for $45 and 25lbs washed for $60. Please email us to order these.

We've had a few people already ask us about joining our CSA next season, and while we won't be here, there are many other wonderful farms who offer vegetable CSA programs in our region. Dog Days Farm, Hillside Springs Farm, Nubi River Farm, Sun Moon Farm, Milkweed Farm, Winter Street Farm, and Stonewall Farm just to name a few; and we hope to see more farms in the future.

Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, and your support throughout these years. We feel so blessed to know you have enjoyed the food we have grown. We hope we have made a difference in this community, no matter how small.

With gratitude,
Bruce, Kirsten & family

11/01/2024

Farmers markets and CSA are done, but we’ll continue to stock our road side stand as we are able over the next few weeks. At the stand today: carrots, leeks, bok choy, radishes, lettuce mix, arugula, kale, sweet potatoes, broccoli, rutabaga, cherry tomatoes, winter squash and more. Stand is located at 188 upper Walpole rd. We accept cash, check or Venmo.

10/25/2024

Tomorrow is the final The Farmers' Market of Keene of the season! We'll be there in our usual spot from 9am-1pm stocked and loaded with a wide variety of fall bounty. Carrots, beets, winter squash, onions, sweet potatoes, bok choy, kale, chard, arugula, salad mix, cabbages, radishes, brussels sprouts, peppers, tomatoes, and more. We want to thank you for your support this year, whether it was joining our CSA or stopping by at one of our farmers market locations, or visiting our road side stand; it was a great season.

10/22/2024

🥕BULK CARROTS SALE🥕

We have a bumper fall carrot crop and are making bulk bags available directly to you!

25lb bag, unwashed carrots for $45
25lb bag, washed carrots for $60

Stock up for winter! These carrots will last months in your cool cellar, basement or fridge. As always, our produce is certified organic and these carrots are super sweet and crunchy. Pick up is at the farm in Walpole.

Please message or email us to order.
[email protected]

10/17/2024

At the road side stand today: rutabaga, carrots sweet potatoes, pumpkins, cherry tomatoes, peppers, bok choy, winter squash and more. Try this carrot and rutabaga mash recipe to enjoy as a dinner side!

https://biteontheside.com/carrot-and-rutabaga-mash-carrot-and-swede-mash/

10/10/2024

At the road side stand today: plenty of Cinderella pumpkins (great for decoration but they also make wonderful pumpkin pie, soup, etc.), carrots, an assortment of winter squash, sweet potatoes, radishes, kale, chard, onions, peppers, garlic and more. 188 upper Walpole road. We accept cash, check or Venmo.

10/09/2024

We're looking for one more set of hands to help us put plastic on a new greenhouse tomorrow afternoon. We'll send you home with a bag of veggies. If this might be you, please reach out!

10/03/2024

The road side stand is stocked! Arugula, carrots, beets, scallions, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, garlic, kale, lettuce, chard, Delicata squash and more. 188 upper Walpole road. We accept cash, check or Venmo

09/26/2024

Road side stand is stocked and open! We have beets, carrots, celery, leeks, scallions, kale, chard, lettuce, tomatoes, herbs and more.
Self serve, we accept cash, check or Venmo.

09/25/2024

A taste of what you might find in your fall CSA shares today! These sweet late September weeks are the best time of year for local produce. Prime time selection and variety to grace your kitchens and your dinner plates. What would you make?

09/21/2024

Fall carrots looking amazing 😍

Last day of summer, happy Autumn equinox everyone!

09/19/2024

I had the road side stand closed for a few days, but it’s back open and stocked now! We have beets, arugula, kale, Swiss chard, celery, scallions, cilantro, tomatoes, potatoes and radishes. We accept cash, check or Venmo.

08/29/2024

At the stand today: ground cherries, arugula, lettuce, salad mix, tomatoes, peppers, celery, leeks, eggplant, summer squash, potatoes and more

08/28/2024

Our fall carrots are looking great! We love this time of year.

08/20/2024

Now at the stand: 12lb flats of “seconds” tomatoes for $25. Lettuce mix, blueberries, watermelon, peppers and more.

Located at 188 upper Walpole road
Cash, check or Venmo