09/13/2026
News for this week from
78 AcresFarm - Smithsburg, Md
Hello Boonsboro - the Chestnuts have fallen and the last tastes of summer / first tastes of fall are on our tables.
All is going well at the farm with the landscape changing as the season moves along. Orchards dormant will soon be trimmed and fields coming out of production will be planted with cover crops to add nutrients to the soil for next year’s crops. Our fall field crops already in are ripening and later seasonal crops are being added each week (Broccoli, Potatoes, Celery, Radish’s, Greens,Broccolini and more). Warm temperatures / cool temps / heavy rain and sunshine this week have given all crops a boost. Peach season is behind us and we are way for apples / pears and heartier foods for the chilly and cold season ahead.
Expect the last melons of the season, beans will begin to thin and summer squash will be with us a bit longer. We have begun pressing apples so cider will once again be a weekly offering at the market. Please see-up to date Farm photos below!!!! Chestnuts are on the ground, the farm weather station, the corn fields turned to other crops and in the distance the pear trees and beyond rows of cabbage, broccoli,Brussel sprouts and brocollini coming in, joined by Apple tree rows, winter squash, flat head cabbage and the last rows of summer squash. Every week the produce we bring to market is our own - all grown by US in Smithsburg, Maryland.
We are in fall high gear now as there will be changes each week in our varieties and volumes as we bring you the best of our fresh farm foods. We will try and keep our market offerings shout out up to date and work hard to get everything picked and packed onto our truck for market - remember please that some of our varieties are small yield treats that will only be on our tables for a short time and that the impact of the late spring freeze may have an effect on our fall apple varieties (also - in Smithsburg several weeks ago we had a bad storm with hail / ice!! - the hail did hit / damage some of the farm produce - 2026 has been a tough year for all growers in the mid-atlantic region with weather events like this!!).
Sweet yellow onions, red onions will again be on our tables this week, known for their rich flavor and firm body, for cold dishes or your general cooking. Watch for white and shallots filling out our savory table choices. New additions to our veggie harvest is brocollini, radishes and beets - these will soon be on our tables weekly. Peppers have matured with more varieties on our tables each week, from hot to sweet, plus field tomatoes are here in full force - heirlooms, slicers, low acid,tie dye, german stripe,Roma's, plum, heirloom cherry and more.
MARKET SPECIAL !!! - This week our butter and sugar sweet corn will be 6 for 5$ and 12 for 9$ (Freezing Special Below - order ahead of the market)
This week we will Excite Yr Taste Buds with samples of - Apples, Pears, Cider and more.
Prime Honey Crisp (our first apple of the season!!!)
Yellow Blonde Apples
Gala Apples
Ruby Rush Apples
Day Break Apples
Amarillo Soul Apples
Crimson Crisp Apples
Bosc Pears
Our own home farm pressed Apple Cider
!! Possibly !! Our Chambircin Pressed Grape Juice
Garlic Cloves - our 2026 garlic harvest
Sweet Onions - our 2026 Harvest, many more varieties are coming
Red Onions
Shallots
Field Tomatoes
Field Green Bell Peppers
Field Yellow Bell Peppers
Field Red Sweet Bell Peppers
Hot Banana Peppers
Shish*to Green Peppers
Poblano Green Peppers
Jalapeño Green Peppers
Sweet Banana Peppers
We are Bringing the Heat!!! Small Boxes of Hot Chili peppers and Habenro peppers may be on our tables this week!!!
Swiss Chard
Dino Kale
Curly Kale
Collards
Broccoli
Green Flat Head Cabbage
Purple Cabbage
Broccolini - a tender Kale / Broccoli hybrd
Red Radish's
Green Zucchini
Gold Bar Squash
Zephyr Green / Yellow Squash
Fairy Tale Eggplant
Italian Eggplant
Green Pole beans
Yellow Wax Beans
Green Italian Flat Beans
Large Orange Sweet Potatoes Small Orange
Bayou Belle Sweet Potatoes
Murasaki White Sweet Potatoes
Possibly the first winter Squash
Yellow Sweet Corn - Fresh Picked, the Xanadu variety is a tasty sweet butter and sugar thrill!
Apples Butters
Apple Sauces
Honey ( we bring the bees to the farm to pollinate the orchards)
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********Boxed 2nd Tomatoes - 35$ per box. Must be ordered before market for your pick up, see our phone / text numbers below.
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********Boxed Peppers for putting up, sauces or salads if you have interest in specific varieties or mixed call / text us and we will get you a price. Must be ordered before market for your pick up, see our numbers below.
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********Special for Freezing - Our Fresh Picked Bicolor Xanadu Corn, 100 ears for $65, this must be preordered, Call or text Andrew 202-674-1541 / Kristi - 240-675-1508 and we will bring it bagged to market for your pick up.
