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Topmost Herb Farm, a grower of medicinal and culinary herbs,
located in Coventry, Connecticut, is owned and operated by Carole
Miller. Herbs are grown without
pesticides or commercial fertilizers. The plants owe their robust
health and vigor to organic potting mix, seaweed and kelp mixtures,
herbal plant teas for insect and disease control, and additions of
farm generated compost. They are available at the greenhouse in
3 inch or quart pots during the growing season from May through
September.
The greenhouse is closed for the 2010 season, and will open in
May, 2011 for
plant sales on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays. On Sundays, starting
August 1, 2010, look for the Topmost booth at the
Coventry Farmers'
Market.
HERBS & MORE
We grow an extensive variety of annual and perennial herbs, and
most can be seen in our display gardens. Please refer to our
growing list
for this year’s plant offerings. The list is not necessarily
all-inclusive, as items are often added as the season progresses and
availability naturally depends on good seed germination and growing
conditions. Our garlic is ready in early August and our Ailsa Craig
sweet onions shortly thereafter.HEIRLOOM TOMATOES
This year we are pleased to offer more than 40 varieties of
heirlooms tomato plants. Sometime in August, look for ripe tomatoes
at the Topmost booth at the Coventry Farmers' Market. Heirlooms
are old-timers from many countries whose seeds have been preserved
for generations and they are well-respected for their marvelous deep
flavor. Colors range from pink to purple and yellow, sometimes with
striping or mottling. Often the shoulders have brown markings, and
the shapes run the gamut from oblong through flattened, pointy and
downright lumpy. Started early from seed, they are transplanted
twice and are large plants, ready to go in the ground in early June.
Consult the tomato plant list and
reserve your plants early. Growing tips and
additional tomato information
LECTURES & SPECIAL EVENTSContact the farm if you would
like a speaker for your organization. Subjects include herbal lore
and history, organic growing techniques, growing and using organic culinary
herbs and growing herbs for tea. Demonstrations include preparing
herbal vinegars, herbal appetizers, and growing basil and making
pesto. During the warm months we can accommodate groups for garden
tours and a lecture at the farm. In the late fall, workshops on
baking apple pies in the fireplace bake
oven will be offered.
Member of the Connecticut Herb
Association, Inc.,
Northeast Organic Farming
Association,
Connecticut Master Gardeners
Association, Coventry Garden Club, and
Coventry Farmers'
Market Organizing Committee.
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Topmost Herb Farm, 244 North School Road, Coventry, CT, 06238
phone: 860.742.8239 email:
carole@topmostherbfarm.com
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HERBFEST
Always on the first Saturday in June, the
Connecticut Herb Association’s
HerbFest, is an educational journey celebrating the many gifts that herbs
provide. Saturday, June 5 at Pleasant View Farm, 452 South Road
(Route 83) Somers, rain or shine.
TASTE! ORGANIC
will be held in September at Manchester Community College. This
festival, sponsored by NOFA, is a celebration of local organic
agriculture, as well as an opportunity to purchase fresh vegetables,
herbal products and local artisanal wares. See
www.ctnofa.org for details.
CRFM
The Coventry Regional Farmers' Market takes place at the Hale Homestead
in Coventry, on Sundays from 11 to 2, June thru October. Considered the
state's premier market, the location is most fitting, as the Hale family
were prosperous farmers in the 1700s. The market features a diverse
assortment of excellent farmers and artisans as well as weekly programs
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