CROSSROAD FARM Quality Local Produce Post Mills, Vermont |
| Crossroad Farm's History... Crossroad Farm is a diversified vegetable farm and bedding plant and flower nursery, where Tim & Janet grow over 100 varieties of vegetables on 40 acres in the peaceful mountain valley of Post Mills, Vermont. Our 14 greenhouses produce over 200 varieties of flowers including living, hanging works of art by Janet. We grow around 20,000 pounds of greenhouse tomatoes annually. Since we started farming in 1980 we have been seeking methods of growing vegetables that satisfy our personal philosophies -- reasons for starting farming in the first place: We grow fresh vegetables that not only taste fantastic but are also healthy and nutritious. We provide a reasonable living for our workers and ourselves. Most importantly, we produce our crops by methods that will make the soil stronger and viable for generations to come. Perhaps because we are iconoclasts, we have never been able to adhere to one particular dogma such as organic farming. Just because something utilized in farming is organic, does not make it safer or healthier, per say, for the consumer, laborer, farmer, or to the ecology of the farm. |
| About Us: We take pride in producing a consistent supply of delicious, quality fresh vegetables while practicing sustainable agriculture to maintain the land for future generations. Each spring our greenhouses are full of top quality hanging baskets, annuals, herbs and vegetable plants. You will find vegetables of exceptional variety and flavor at the stand from June through September. Careful planning means we can sell only what we grow. We invite you to come visit our colorful spring greenhouses or the flourishing rows of vegetables any time from the end of April to the end of September. And, if there is snow in the winter, feel free to come cross-country skiing on the tracks Tim has set. Farm Stand Hours of Operation: 9am-6pm Daily, May-September |
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We'd love to hear from you! Please write to us: Janet & Tim Taylor 811 West Fairlee Road Fairlee, VT 05045 Call: (802)-333-4455 Or: Email us |
| Without realizing it, we were practicing something called “sustainable” farming. According to Vern Grubinger, author of Sustainable Vegetable Production From Start-Up to Market, “...adherents of sustainable agriculture judge farm practices not only by their effect on short-term yield and profit, but also by their impact on water quality, soil productivity, human health, and the local community.” As Vern aptly points out, “sustainable agriculture is a continuum with the unattainable goal of total sustainability at one end. … The important part is the pursuit itself, not perfect agreement among those involved.” |
| Our pursuit includes the extensive use of crop rotations, soil improvement by applying compost and animal manures, growing cover crops, and turning under crop residues. We use cultural practices and beneficial insects to control pests. Before using any sprays we scout our fields and then, should we need to spray, we select the least-toxic pesticide. We control our weeds using various cultivation tools and no herbicides. Diseases are controlled by disease-resistant varieties or cultural practices and hardly ever with fungicides. The fruits of our labors are sold directly to our customers at our farm stand, at the Norwich Farmers Market, to restaurant chefs, local stores, or children’s summer camps. We hope to have created a viable enterprise that will live on for many generations and make future farmers as gratified as we have been and future customers as satisfied as ours are, presently. - Tim & Janet |
