BEETS

We grow beets in all shapes, sizes, and color! From early baby beets the size of a ping pong, to storage beets the size of baseballs! Beets are a favorite around the farm.

Broccoli

We grow broccoli in both the Spring and Fall. Being a cool weather crop, broccoli tastes better in cooler weather! Our favorite time to eat it is right after a light frost in the Fall time!

Brussels Sprouts

Brussles Sprouts are a long plant. We plant them from seed in late March and we usually don’t start harvesting them until October! Like broccoli, brussles sprouts taste best after multiple frosts.

Cabbage

We raise cabbage on the farm twice a season. Spring and Fall. In the Fall we enjoy growing Murdoc - a storage variety prized for its flavor in sauerkraut!

Cucumbers

Cucumbers are a summer staple. We enjoy growing standard market cucumbers, however this season were going to try Pickling Cucmbers!

Eggplant

Whitneys favorite vegetable! Eggplant is a crop that gets a lot of love on the farm these days. From these painted globe types, to long, skinny japanese eggplants - we’ve got you covered!

Garlic

Jordans all around favorite crop. How Grade A Gardens all began. We now raise around 45,000 plants and about 8 different varieties. If you love garlic, than you’ll love Grade A Gardens!

GARLIC SCAPES

Garlic scapes come only from Hardneck garlic. Its edible flower stalk, garlic scapes are prized in many cuisines. This is said to be the healthiest part of the plant. Enjoy them stir fried with pork, or made into Garlic Scape Pesto - these green curls have quite the following!

Herbs

From basil to parsley to cilantro - we don’t get too crazy growing herbs - but we enjoy growing the staples!

Kohlrabi

You either love it or hate it - but this funky crop is grown in the Spring and Fall on the farm. In the Fall months we grow a giant variety called ‘Kossak’.

Lettuce Mix

We cant seem to grow enough salad mix. One of the first and last offerings we have in a season. Our fresh lettuce mix lasts much longer than “store bought” due to our attention to detail on when we harvest, and how we handle it!

Melons

Not much better snack in the Summer time! We enjoy growing melons of all shapes and sizes.

Onions, Shallots & Leeks

Onions are at the core of so many dishes. They are one of the largest crops we grow on the farm. From early Spring onions, to storage onions in December - we’ve got you covered.

Storage Radish

These beautiful winter onions offer a crop that keeps well into winter. They have such beautiful colors! Great pickled, cooked, or raw!

Roots

We grow many different roots. Carrots, beets, turnips, radish etc. And sometimes we even blend them in a bunch!

Peas

One of the first seeds we put into the ground. Garden peas are one of our favorite crops to eat ( not to harvest ) ! We raise shell peas, and sugar snaps!

Peppers

We enjoy growing many types of peppers. Pictured here are the Ausillo Thin Skins- an Italian Pepper from Des Moines! We grow a small amount of extremely spicy peppers but the majority are sweet bells, shishitos, and the thin skins.

Potatoes

Potatoes are a staple on the farm. We usually are the first to market with freshly dug new potatoes, and usually have them throughout the year. From your standard Dark Red Norland to old Heirlooms like the Makah Ozette - we love growing potatoes.

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes are a Fall crop for us. They store extremely well and are said to get sweeter in storage! We enjoy having these to sell all the way through December.

Radishes

This is one of the first crops we’ll harvest. Spring radish are normally ready in just 3 short weeks! These are great with butter, salt, and bread!

Spinach

We enjoy growing “savoy” Spinach - the crinkle leaf kind! This spinach is amazing raw in a salad but can also be wilted and tossed with pasta! We have this very early in the season because it overwinters well in Iowa.

Summer Squash & Zucchini

Zucchini and Summer squash are a summer staple in Iowa. We have found that it is a common crop to grow in a back yard garden, so we tend to not over grow this crop. It usually shows up in our CSA and Farmers Market for a solid month, and then we say goodbye to it until next season!

Winter Squash

Another crop that stores well. Winter squash is a great crop to have in the pantry all winter long! Pictured is one of our favorite varieties - Delicata!

Tomatoes

We usually plant right around 500 tomato plants every season. We focus primarily on old heirloom varieties - tomatoes that actually taste! From dark red slicing heirlooms like ‘Cherokee Purple’ - to Italian paste tomatoes like ‘San Marzano’ - all the way down to tiny cherry tomatoes like ‘Sun Gold’ - there is no shortage of tasty tomatoes at Grade A!

Turnips

We have recently started growing a lot of turnips on the farm thanks to the quick and tasty ‘Hakuri’ salad turnip. They’re great at ping pong ball size, sauteed with their greens intact. ‘Purple Top’ are another beautiful storage crop that is great to keep in the crisper drawer late into the Winter months.

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