Zephyr Farm

This review is for the produce stand at the Hope Street Farmer’s Market. I have get to make it to the actual farm, but I sure do love their goods!
Fresh, beautiful, flavorful and reasonable, I load up on veggies from this stand every Saturday morning. Plump green zebra tomatoes, crisp lettuce, meaty eggplant and delicate miniature squash — the list goes on and on and everything is top-​quality.
There are many produce-​growers int he area, but I consistently return to Zephyr simply because I’ve never been disappointed in the quality, and am always impressed by the friendly people who staff their tent.
A favorite? Their succulent husk cherry tomatoes. If you’v never tried these guys, do yourself a favor and get them while and when you can. Their like little drops of sunshiney sweetness that explode in your mouth. Who knew produce could be such a treat?!

In efforts to be healthier this year and support our local farmers, we decided to do a farm share. Zephyr was one of the only vendors we could find in the Providence area.
HOW IT WORKS: A seasonal host in the west end opens their yard every Tuesday from 4:00 — 6:00 for pick up. You pay a lump sum in two installments and receive the same number (or weight) of items weekly as everyone doing the share.
WHAT IT COST$: For roughly $ 30 a week, our basket tote was filled with lettuce, tomatoes, bell peppers, squashes, zucchini, garlic scapes, and other veggies. We added an egg share for an additional $ 5 a week — convenient. Comes out to about $ 600 for the season.
QUALITY: Everything is fresh but needs to be eaten that week.
QUANTITY: I say it’s enough produce for 2.5 people eating salad and multiple vegetable sides nightly for dinner. If you’re not veggie heavy, you could stretch this to a family of four.
VALUE: Not only did we save massive amounts on grocery shopping, but we needed to go to the store far less often AND we really saved because we were eating out much less in efforts to consume all of our produce.
VARIETY: food type was lacking (when I compared notes with my sister in law’s Boston share) and you’ll have to get crafty with garlic scapes as you’ll receive at least 20 for the first few weeks of the season. We made a lot of pesto.
TIP FOR SHARING: If you’re going in with another couple, they recommend you alternate weeks for pick up and keep everything you receive during your week. After all a head of lettuce is a difficult thing to split.