Firefly Garden & Homestead

The USDA directory still lists this place, but hasn't updated its record since 2023 — hours, phone and website may be out of date.

Instead of just focusing on family staples, Firefly Gardens also includes rare heirloom varieties that you may not have heard of or otherwise not have the opportunity to try. Some of these Varieties include the art of taste datil, lemon basil, heirloom tomatoes, and much more. We have add on products such as, our bread and bakery shares, Coffee from our roastery, tea, eggs, honey and medicinal herbs. Currently We are not certified Organic, but we do follow all Organic practices. We do not use any herbicide or pesticides. We focus on creating habitats for natural predators and natural mulching techniques. Our gardens are fertilized only with our onsite compost which is comprised of organic material, leaves and clippings from our garden and food scraps from our homestead.

Directions

The share opens with peas in May and finishes with squash in October — 9 crops in all, on Indiana season dates.

As of October: 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
🍅Tomatoes
🍇Grapes
🫑Peppers
🎃Squash
🍒Cherries
🫛Green Beans
🫛Peas
🍑Plums
🧄Garlic

In seasonPeak pickingOff season

What they grow & sell

Arugula;Beans (string);Beans, other (lima, etc.);Bok Choy;Broccoli rabe;Cabbage;Carrots;Collard Greens;Cucumbers;Eggplant (Italian, Japanese, etc.);Endives;Garlic;Green beans;Green onions/scallions;Kale;Kohlrabi;Lettuce (head, leaf, etc.);Mixed leafy greens;Mizuna;Mustard Greens;Okra;Onions (pearl, red, white, etc.);Peas;Peppers, hot;Peppers, sweet;Potatoes (new, red, russet, etc.);Radishes;Spinach: baby, regular;Squash, summer: zucchini, etc.;Squash, winter: butternut, etc.;Sweet potatoes;Swiss chard;Tomatillo;Tomatoes (cherry, grape, etc.);Tomatoes (plum, round, etc.);Turnip greens;;Baked goods: breads, pies, etc.;Canned or preserved fruits/vegetables: jams, jellies, preserves, salsas, pickles, dried fruit, etc.;Coffee and/or tea;Dry beans;Honey;, 0, 1, Arugula;Beans (string);Beans, other (lima, etc.);Bok Choy;Broccoli rabe;Cabbage;Carrots;Collard Greens;Cucumbers;Eggplant (Italian, Japanese, etc.);Endives;Garlic;Green beans;Green onions/scallions;Kale;Kohlrabi;Lettuce (head, leaf, etc.);Mixed leafy greens;Mizuna;Mustard Greens;Okra;Onions (pearl, red, white, etc.);Peas;Peppers, hot;Peppers, sweet;Potatoes (new, red, russet, etc.);Radishes;Spinach: baby, regular;Squash, summer: zucchini, etc.;Squash, winter: butternut, etc.;Sweet potatoes;Swiss chard;Tomatillo;Tomatoes (cherry, grape, etc.);Tomatoes (plum, round, etc.);Turnip greens;