Blue Gate Farm

The USDA directory still lists this place, but hasn't updated its record since 2015 — hours, phone and website may be out of date.

Directions

The share opens with flowers in May and finishes with squash in October — 12 crops in all, on Iowa season dates.

As of October: pumpkins and grapes at peak; tomatoes, peppers and squash close to finished.

What's in the share

Crop	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
🎃Pumpkins
🍅Tomatoes
🍇Grapes
🫑Peppers
🎃Squash
🍒Cherries
🌻Flowers
🌽Sweet Corn
🫛Green Beans
🫛Peas
🍑Plums
🧄Garlic

In seasonPeak pickingOff season

What they grow & sell

Artichoke;Arugula;Beans, other (lima, etc.);Bok Choy;Broccoli rabe;Broccolini/baby broccoli;Cabbage;Carrots;Cauliflower;Celery;Collard Greens;Corn (sweet);Cucumbers;Eggplant (Italian, Japanese, etc.);Garlic;Green beans;Green onions/scallions;Kohlrabi;Leeks;Lettuce (head, leaf, etc.);Mache/lamb’s lettuce;Mixed leafy greens;Mizuna;Mustard Greens;Okra;Onions (pearl, red, white, etc.);Parsnips;Peanuts;Peas;Peppers, hot;Peppers, sweet;Potatoes (new, red, russet, etc.);Pumpkin;Radicchio;Rhubarb;Spinach: baby, regular;Squash, summer: zucchini, etc.;Squash, winter: butternut, etc.;Sweet potatoes;Tomatoes (cherry, grape, etc.);Tomatoes (plum, round, etc.);Turnip greens;Turnips;;Canned or preserved fruits/vegetables: jams, jellies, preserves, salsas, pickles, dried fruit, etc.;Eggs;Fresh and/or dried herbs;Honey;, 0, 1, Artichoke;Arugula;Beans, other (lima, etc.);Bok Choy;Broccoli rabe;Broccolini/baby broccoli;Cabbage;Carrots;Cauliflower;Celery;Collard Greens;Corn (sweet);Cucumbers;Eggplant (Italian, Japanese, etc.);Garlic;Green beans;Green onions/scallions;Kohlrabi;Leeks;Lettuce (head, leaf, etc.);Mache/lamb’s lettuce;Mixed leafy greens;Mizuna;Mustard Greens;Okra;Onions (pearl, red, white, etc.);Parsnips;Peanuts;Peas;Peppers, hot;Peppers, sweet;Potatoes (new, red, russet, etc.);Pumpkin;Radicchio;Rhubarb;Spinach: baby, regular;Squash, summer: zucchini, etc.;Squash, winter: butternut, etc.;Sweet potatoes;Tomatoes (cherry, grape, etc.);Tomatoes (plum, round, etc.);Turnip greens;Turnips;