Tag Archives: Sandy Spring Gardens

Tomato Smackdown

Field-grown or tunneled, which tomato tastes better? Continue reading

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Spotlight: Sandy Spring Gardens

This is an updated version of a previous article, just so the Olney Farmers Market newsletter can link to it for Opening Day. That’s this Sunday. See you there! Continue reading

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The Obscure Object of My Desire: Huitlacoche Found

In the middle of August in the middle of the week, I ran out of field-grown tomatoes.  Not wanting to wait until the farmers market on Sunday, I went over to Sandy Spring Gardens, where Tom Farquhar raises organic vegetables … Continue reading

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A Field Trip We Could Walk To: Sandy Spring Gardens

When I told Tom Farquhar where we lived, he said, “you could walk to the farm!”  Well, we could if it weren’t so hot (and we weren’t sure we could find the field back behind Lethbridge Court), so we drove … Continue reading

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