Gardenworks

07/17/2026

It’s our first specialty events weekend this weekend. We have a number of beautifully curated events to truly enjoy the beauty and bounty of the fields together, breathe deep and find respite. Tonight we host an extra special occasion date night tonight, and tomorrow a guided bouquet making and flower field tour, a healthcare field tour of the vegetables and discussion on their impacts to our health, and our free community plant powered potluck tomorrow evening. We hope to see you at one or more!

Of course blueberry picking also continues! They are INCREDIBLE! What gifts of the land! Saturday (and Wednesday) mornings from 8am-12noon we host Berry rewards, give half of what you pick to us and keep your half free! The farm stand is open 7am-dark daily until frost to harvest freely of the Berry, flower, tea and vegetable fields. We welcome you!

Housekeeping notes:
Parking is by the greenhouse and the entrances and exits have changed. We have one extra large entrance and exits. Our previous two have been converted to a private drive for our Suite guests, and a lovely meadow.

Berry picking is by volume to reduce the hassle of navigating the scale for each of our customers self serve. It has been calculated based on a $4.5/lb rate but really gives you, the customer, the better deal as each ounce is not tabulated. If you do not fill a full bucket you can pour your pickings into quarts to tabulate. We like to make it easy!

Visit our website- calendar of events- to register for any of our offerings and to learn more. Or feel free to send messages with questions. We so look forward to welcoming you here.

07/15/2026

Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8-noon we offer Berry Rewards: Pick and Share. Give half of what you pick to us and keep your half for FREE! The berries are big, ripe and delicious. What a lovely overcast day with a breeze. Flowers are ready for picking and kale, zucchini, squash, cucumbers, basil and tea too (lemon balm, peppermint, catnip, echinacea, anise hyssop, tulsi basil).

Pick your own with our self serve stand open 7am-dark daily until frost. Enjoy a country getaway, a deep breath and incredible bounty and beauty.

07/14/2026

What a lovely season opening! Thank you to all who came by to pick and say hello, so much joy to reconnect and welcome you. The fields are filled with gigantic beautiful blueberries, all colors and textures of blooms, and some good veggie eats too. The farm is open to you daily 7am-dark until frost.

You are welcome to pick what you love from the fields or to grab already picked for you goodies at the stand.

A few house keeping notes:
Parking and entrances have changed, follow the signs to the green house behind the big barn and enter/exit right by the fields. If you intend to pay with cash, bring exact change, this is a self serve station. We offer berry picking by volume, pint, quart and bucket converted from a $4.5/lb price. We manage the land by hand only ever using organic management resources institute products according to organic standards, if ever needed, which is rare. Certification lost funding this year so our certification process is on hold.

Our Post & Beam Suite is days away from reveal, so much elegance and simplicity all in one, an oasis! Updates to our Respite Cabin are within a week of completion. The season is creshendo-ing into fulfillment and we are excited!

07/09/2026

Opening Weekend: THIS Saturday, blueberries are RIPE, elegant sweet pea flowers adorn their vines, larkspur, zinnias, snapdragons, bachelor buttons..too many flowers to list— everything is you pick, with some prepared bouquets and blueberries available picked just for you. The fields are open for you to meander, pick and enjoy. We cannot wait to see you.

POP UP FARM SALE
Meg and Bridget have been working hard to organize and gather lovely marketplace finds as a special for opening weekend. The barn will be open from 8-4pm for the sale, please bring cash or check for retail purchases. Following this weekend the barn marketplace will be closed until County Bounty Tour September 11th and 12th.

Field purchases can be paid for at the new farmstand check out station, cash, check, credit, venmo. Ample signage will guide you. Beginning Saturday the fields are open daily from 7am to dark, all season until frost. Deep breaths, gorgeous views, respite and bounty to bring home with you.

We look forward to welcoming you back to the farm for a great 2026 season!

New Changes to Note:

ENTRANCE and EXITS
have changed, the drive by the fields has been widened to accommodate two way traffic. There are clear dividers to guide you. Our original first entrance has been dedicated for use by our Post and Beam Suite Guests and the original exit location has been seeded to create a lovely meadow by the brook.

PARKING has been moved to the greenhouse and overflow parking next to it in front of the brown barn.

07/05/2026

Happy Fourth of July!

We look forward to seeing you on opening weekend next weekend! The blueberry bushes are full, the blooms in the field are stunning, and there’s

Meg and Bridget are opening the barn doors as a special pop up sale weekend. They will close again until September 11 and 12th for the County Bounty Tour.

Read more on our newsletter or view our website!

06/25/2026

Join Kelsey at the Teaching Kitchen on Monday for some fun and delicious breakfasts!

Calling all parents and caregivers! On June 26, there is a free "Healthy Breakfasts for Kids" nutrition class at the Stewart's Shops/Dake Family Teaching Kitchen at Salem Family Health! Taught by Food for Life Instructor Kelsey Southerland and made possible by the Mary McClellan Foundation, this class will feature healthy recipes, games and activities. Registration is required, and adults must accompany their kiddos. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/4uNRSVr

06/12/2026

Coming (oh so) soon! July 11–Blueberry season returns! Like always we will be offering Blueberry Rewards ALL season, but, only on Wednesday and Saturday mornings 8-noon. Give half of what you pick, and you keep your half for FREE! This helps us keep the berry bushes healthy and picked, best practices for growing organically, AND helps us ensure these amazing superfoods can be *affordably* *abundant* in large quantities in family freezers and counters galore. The blueberry’s superpower antioxidants status for our health cannot be overstated. And, what a treat!

Of course you don’t have to give away half of your labor though if you’d like to keep every last gem. Beginning July 11th 7am-Dark Daily the overhang in front of Gardenworks will be open, transformed into a beautiful farmstand and “you pick” headquarters. Ample signage will orient you for your self guided relaxing visit as your arms fill with bounty and your mind and heart settle with glorious deep breaths surrounded by the beauty of creation. We are so excited!

BUT FIRST: June 20th 5-6:30pm you are welcome to a FEAST. Join us behind the scenes before the farm truly opens for a plant powered potluck feast as we kick off our monthly gatherings. Bring a plant only dish to share and stand amazed at all of the colors and flavors before you. We cannot wait to gather with old friends and soon to be new friends alike, and we hope you can come. RSVP on our website, calendar of events. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

The crescendo begins, ever so slowly

05/23/2026

Dreaming of your own cut flower, cup of tea or dahlia patch? We have six packs and dahlia tubers, the overflow of our fields available. Meander to the greenhouse behind the big red barn, and browse our little pop-up. While we officially open in July, spring has always been a time for Gardenworks to support your gardening efforts, and we’re excited to carry on that tradition, albeit a bit differently. Self-serve, 7am-dark, please bring cash or check (by July we should have electronic payment options). *You may also place an online order for dahlia tuber pickup from our website store, you will receive an email when your order is ready.

https://www.tasteandseerefuge.com/store/p/dahlia-tubers

Anticipate being delighted with stunning blooms, and relaxed by deliciously powerful teas. 💕

05/20/2026

Behind the scenes: seeding, seeding, watering, tending, transplanting, fabric laying, support installing, airbnb completing, and lots of mowing and w**d eating! It’s full time all the time in beautiful weather and not, and we love it! Dirt is constantly under our fingernails… we properly scrub before leaving the farm about 33% of the time. We’ll surely get better 🤣

Spring also brings along finishing up our school year complete with a field trip to Boston, a dance performance, mountain biking races and practice, half marathon, etc😀
We are so thankful for all of these good things.

Mad dash spring is here and this Texan is SO thankful it’s finally warm.

Happy spring to all!

**Stay tuned for Memorial Weekend pop up cut flower/tea plant sale!**

05/04/2026

Breathtaking flower events for Mom- a quiet time for her to stroll and pick, a guided tour of our flower fields and guided bouquet making, a romantic deluxe date night, or perhaps an incredible getaway.

Gift Certificates are available for the following offerings, or visit our website *store* to secure just what you know she will love.

Delight in all there is to enjoy on the farm, your choice. Our fields are open to your loved one, the tables can be reserved just for them, we host a flower field tour along with bouquet making, a health-inspired tour and discussion, wreath making workshops, bundles of blooms, and a one of a kind e