Beautiful harvest this morning!  All items are available for purchase at JTA Foods & Grill, 900 N. Macon in Bement.

Butter Crunch Lettuce
Kale
Butter Crunch/Kale/Giant Green Mustard Mix
Green Pepper
Parsley
Basil
Cilantro

Good morning from the farm!  Light harvest today.  We have some delicious fresh basil and parsley that will be delivered to JTA Foods and Grill (900 N. Macon Street, Bement) this morning.  There may be some Clean Acres zucchini, salad greens and other items still available at the store.  Feel free to browse our recipes page for easy ways to prepare fresh produce.  Stay tuned for more harvest information and have a great weekend!

Beautiful morning at Clean Acres today!  We have a nice harvest of Buttercrunch Lettuce, Lettuce Mix (Buttercrunch, Kale, and Mustard Greens), Kale, and Mixed Herbs (Cilantro, Dill, Basil, and Rosemary).

Produce will be available for sale later this morning at JTA Foods and Grill, 900 N. Macon Street, Bement.

Here’s an update of what is to come:

Tomatoes
Big beef looking great but still green.  Amish Paste (Roma) tomatoes almost ready to harvest.  Great for sauces and salsa!

Green Bean
Harvesting every three days.  Hoping to have some next week for purchase at JTA Foods and Grill.

Potatoes
Getting close to harvest.  Hopefully within the next few weeks.

Green Pepper
Looking great!  Hoping to harvest in a few weeks.

Produce is available for purchase at JTA Foods and Grill, 900 N. Macon Street, Bement.  Items include:

• Kale – triple washed, ready to eat
• Buttercrunch Lettuce – triple washed, ready to eat
• Zucchini
• Summer Squash
• Cilantro
• Dill
• Rosemary
• Basil

Check our recipes for quick and easy ways to enjoy the fresh produce!

This year will mark the fourth year of the Clean Acres’ mission to bring local, fresh, chemical-free produce to the Piatt County area.  It is with this goal that we hope to lessen the effects of chronic diseases and help people lead healthier lifestyles through the foods that they consume.  

We have been busy this growing season getting ready for harvest 2018.  In order to provide chemical-free produce year after year, much of our time continues to be focused on making good soil.  It has been and will continue to be a process, and we are seeing those efforts pay off. We’ve used cover crops, crop rotation, and low-till management practices to help improve the soil’s overall microbial content.  These soil improvements have turned a crusted, hard soil into a more nutrient-rich environment. Some improvements include beneficial insects, more worm activity, better drainage, and moisture retention.

In an effort to help people lead healthier lifestyles, the Clean Acres’ mission continues to bring consumers closer to the foods that they eat and the farm from which they are harvested.  We hope to add small farm to fork events this year where children and adults alike will experience harvesting produce and turning it into a meal. Adding to more on-farm opportunities, a new children’s garden invites participants to explore and to see where food comes from.    

In other updates, instead of on-farm pick-up, we plan to sell directly to consumers at our local grocery store, JTA Foods and Grill in Bement.  A fresh harvest will be delivered on Fridays. We will post our harvest information on our website, www.cleanacresproduce.org, so that you can plan your grocery trip to JTA.    

JTA Foods & Grill (900 N. Macon, Bement) is open Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

2018 Produce List

The 2018 produce list includes the following:

• Lettuce Mix (Spinach, Kale, Buttercrunch, Mustard Greens, Swiss Chard)
• Onion
• Herbs: Dill, Cilantro, Basil, Parsley, Rosemary, Thyme
• Green Beans
• Peppers (Yellow, Green and Jalapeno)
• Potatoes
• Sweet Potatoes
• Tomatoes (Big Beef, Roma, and Amish Paste)
• Eggplant
• Watermelon
• Cantaloupe
• Butternut Squash
• Zucchini
• Clean Acres Garden Salsa – Available in Clean Acres walk-in cooler only.

We have also planted the following perennial plants which will be harvested in future years once matured:

• Rhubarb
• Asparagus
• Strawberries
• Raspberries
• Horseradish

Thank you for supporting Clean Acres!  We look forward to providing you with fresh, local, chemical-free produce at JTA Foods and Grill this year!