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Mohawk Valley Featured Farm: Free Flow Farm

Now is the time to get out and meet the farms located throughout our region. This week, we are so excited to share our featured Mohawk Valley Farm – Free Flow Farm!

About Free Flow Farm

Free Flow Farm was born out of the free and easy way our relationship has always felt to us, and still feels to this day.

Free Flow Farm is a local vegetable and produce farm located in Herkimer County. The farm is owned by Pooniel Healy and her husband Scott. They weren’t originally looking seriously at buying anything, but once they were on the property they both knew it was what they had been always looking for. Pooniel and Scott have been there six years now and they both feel a deep connection to the land, the area, and all of nature.

In their own words,

Our farm is not just a vegetable, herb and flower farm. It is a refuge for our souls and for the many animals that reside here. It is our happy place where we feel our best. We express our gratitude for it everyday.

The 2024 Garlic harvest is complete and it is BEAUTIFUL this year!

We have three varieties for sale:

Music is a porcelain, hard-neck variety, an excellent keeper (up to a year in a cool, dry spot) with 5-6 very large cloves which makes it easy to peel. The flavor is a mild/medium heat with delicious taste, used for roasting, sautéing and raw eating. It caramelizes to perfection.
Italian Purple is a rocambole, hard-neck variety, and does not keep as long as Music, but will keep up to 9 months in a cool, dry spot. It’s flavor has more heat than Music with a stronger “zip” to it. Great for raw eating and sautéing.
Calabria is an heirloom Rocambole variety considered the premier garlic of Italy. Extremely rich flavor but it can be difficult to grow. It’s a Northern garlic that needs cold winters. This garlic will keep up to 6 months in a cool, dry space.

Our fresh cut flowers are also in full swing in August. At the markets and festivals customers can choose flowers for their own bouquet from the bouquet bar we provide.

Did you know…

Scott and I met and married later in life and we knew what we cherished. We both already had a deep connection with the land in the area and all of nature.
Pooniel’s paternal Grandmother grew up ½ mile from where they are now and she feels like her grandmother was calling her home when they bought this farm.
Our farm is not just a vegetable, herb and flower farm. It is a refuge for our souls and for many animals that reside here. It is our happy place and where we feel our best. We express our gratitude for it everyday.

How to find Free Flow Farm

Free Flow Farm is on Facebook and you can reach out to to them there for questions or special orders. They have filled special orders in the past and will continue to so depending on availability.

They attend several Farmers Markets in the area:

Mohawk Valley Farmers’ Market in the village of Herkimer on Fridays. The market starts at 12pm and is located in the rear lot of 142 North Main St, accessible from North Washington St.
We set up at the Little Falls Farmers’ Market on Saturdays from 8am-12pm at the M&T Bank parking lot.
Brookwood Market in Herkimer is the second and fourth Sundays from 10am-2pm in Brookwood Park.
Starting in August we will also be at the Whitesboro Farmers’ Market in the park at the center of town.

We will be attending the following special events this year:

Old Home Days in Vernon Center on Aug 3,
Chicks Along the Canal in Little Falls on August 10,
Old Forestport Day on August 24,
Bennington (Vermont) Garlic Fest on August 31,
Fort Clock Craft Fair on September 7 and 8,
Mohawk Valley Garlic and Herb Festival in Little Falls on September 14,
Inlet Fall Festival on September 21 and 22 ,
Cheesefest in Little Falls on October 5,
Foothills Artisan Show in Forestport on October 12, and then our shows move indoors for the fall and holiday seasons.

Thanks so much to Free Flow Farm for all they do to offer natural local produce right here for all of us in the Mohawk Valley!

Visit Mohawk Valley Farms for the best produce

We love the region’s farms and farm stores and the dedicated families who operate them to produce the best locally grown products to feed and care for our families!

Learn more about Mohawk Valley Farms and Farm Stores right here on Mohawk Valley Today!