Volante Farms To Reopen This Weekend

Submitted by Volante Farms

will officially open for the spring 2012 season with a re-opening celebration beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 31.

All are invited to attend the event, which will include tours of the new greenhouse and farmstand and samples of some of Volante Farms' newest offerings.

Fourth-generation, family-owned and -operated Volante Farms in Needham has specialized in homegrown produce and locally grown plants since 1917. Beginning March 31 with the 2012 spring season, they are opening a year-round farm stand that will offer seasonal local homegrown produce, handcrafted sandwiches, prepared foods and baked goods, Crescent Ridge ice cream and much more.

This new farm stand, which will bring new, exciting, and healthy food to Needham and surrounding communities all year, has also brought many new jobs to the area as recently seen on WGBH’s Greater Boston.

In preparation for the spring launch, Volante Farms is running a blog series, New @ 95, referencing its 95th season of local farming, on its website at http://volantefarms.wordpress.com/new-95/. The series touches on the farm’s history, the renovation project, greenhouse and field production, the newly added farm kitchen, deli and ice cream shops, new local products and partners, and many aspects of the farm’s past and its current direction.