Job Opening

We have a need for a farm worker on our three acre organic farm in San Tan Valley, AZ.

Position Summary: Mostly field work working with your hands preparing soil, mulching, composting, planting, harvesting, packing, etc...

Requirements: Ability and willingness to work hard in the extreme Arizona weather. Ability to speak and understand English, take direction, and work independently. Available 8-10 hours per week two mornings per week (Monday and Thursday for now).

Opportunity: Learn small scale, no-till, biological farming and enjoy the freshest free veggies.

If you or anyone you know is interested please call or e-mail me (Clark) at 602-615-6892 or clark@crookedcarrot.com.

Gilbert Farmer's Market

If you need a fresh, juicy, locally grown tomato with real old fashioned tomato flavor (and who doesn't), then get on down to the Gilbert Farmer's Market on Saturdays from 7 - 11 AM in downtown Gilbert. You can find our tomatoes at the Lilly's Farm booth alongside their own homegrown yummy veggies. Make a donation to the Ironwood Pig Sanctuary and buy a cool aloe plant while your there.

You can also find our tomatoes for sale at the deli in Queen Creek and inside Chef Blake's scrumptious offerings.

Breakfast at the market and lunch at the deli, the perfect day!

Last Market Today

Today is the last chance to get our juicy vine ripe tomatoes at the deli Farmer's market. Along with the toms we will have our farm fresh summer squash, cucumbers, and as always our popular , all-natural, homemade soaps.

The market will be back in the fall so stay tuned for details. In the meantime, you can still enjoy our veggies while eating at the deli. We will still be making weekly deliveries to Chef Blake.

Have a great summer!

Farmer's Market at the deli in Queen Creek this Saturday

Join us this Saturday and following Saturdays from 9 AM until 1 PM at the deli in Queen Creek for the new weekly Farmer's Market at the deli. The market will feature local and non-local veggies plus our handmade soaps and other goodies.

Come, buy veggies, then eat lunch!

Hope to see you there!

Crooked Carrot Farm

Meet us at the deli

We will be selling our yummy sweet and crunchy romaine lettuce at the deli in Queen Creek this Saturday (3/12/11) from 11 AM until around 2 PM. Not only is the lettuce sweet and crunchy, but it will have been harvested on Saturday morning, FRESH! Along with the lettuce we will have green onions, our handmade soaps, heirloom tomato plants, and a few other goodies.
Come on down, have lunch, buy some lettuce and soap, and learn more about our farm.

Sunflower shoots and looking for interns

Intern(s) Needed:

We are partnering with the deli in Queen Creek to resume farming operations in the fall at our Queen Creek location. We need one or two hard working interns to help us with this endeavor. This will be a volunteer opportunity (no monetary compensation) assisting with field work. Duties may weeding, planting, soil prep, harvesting, composting, irrigation, etc. Hours will vary as needed and will be somewhat flexible. This is a wonderful opportunity for students seeking practical field experience or anybody that has a few extra hours, a couple days a week, to learn more about farming and gardening.

If you or anyone you know is interested or would like more information please feel free to call or e-mail Clark at clark@crookedcarrot.com or (602) 615-6892.

Sunflower Shoots at the deli

We dropped off some freshly harvested, nutrient dense, and organically grown sunflower shoots at the deli this week. According to Christopher J. Kline at suite101.com, sunflower shoots are a nutritional “super food” made up of almost 25% protein and are a rich source of vitamins A, B complex, D, and E minerals including calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorous, and zinc. Yes, but can they leap tall buildings in a single bound?

Maybe you should leap on down to the deli in Queen Creek and give them a try. Ask Chef Blake for the special with the “sunflower shoots” from Crooked Carrot Farm.

Backyard Gardening and Sunflower Shoots

Backyard Gardening

Our families backyard garden is in full swing. We are harvesting fresh lettuce, cabbage, swiss chard, broccoli, bok choy, green onions, beets, and more. Also eggs from our four chickens happily housed in our portable chicken tractor. We also have tomatoes, squash, peppers, melons, cucumbers, and garlic growing for future harvest, all in our 288 sq. foot of raised beds. This shows that you can grow much of your own veggies even in a small backyard.

We would like to see more people growing their own food. Future blogs will have updates on specific crops, chickens, etc.... in an effort to inspire you to GROW!

Sunflower Shoots

Look for our sunflower shoots in a sandwich special at the deli this week.

From the Crooked Carrot Folks