Wishing Stone Farm Is Innovating For The Future
Little Compton farmers Skip Paul and Liz Peckham come up with new and improved growing and marketing ideas.
A melt-in-your-mouth, sweet “Sungold” cherry tomato is a rare thing to find in January, but Skip Paul and Liz Peckham still have a few left in their greenhouse at Wishing Stone Farm in Little Compton. “This is probably the last week for them,” said Paul last Friday, Jan. 7, as he was gathering fresh produce to bring to Saturday’s Winter Farmer’s Market in Pawtucket. “We are getting ready to start the seeds for next year.” Baskets of organically grown onions, garlic and small sweet potatoes sat in the shed ready to be loaded up for the one hour trek to Pawtucket. The farmers go there twice a week, on Wednesday evenings and Saturdays. “These are really popular,” Paul noted of the small sweet potatoes. “They cook really fast, have a high …
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