Shushan Valley Hydro Farm
Description
It all starts here in the quiet hills of Shushan, a tiny hamlet in Salem, NY on the Vermont border, about 60 miles northeast of Albany. On an old dairy farm that encompassed over 200 acres of pasture and woodland, there are four bays like this covering only a quarter of an acre, providing herbicide and insecticide free tomatoes on a year round basis. There are two more similarly sized bays, one for herbs and another for cucumbers.
An excellent well, fed from the pristine hillside on the property, provides plenty of the purest water for the operation. Nutrients are mixed into this water to produce lush tomato plants for about ten months per year. The plants are an indeterminate variety, i.e. the vines continue to grow as long as the fruit is picked slightly before it ripens fully.
Here is a current product list
Cherry tomatoes – red, orange, yellow and zebra
Beefsteak tomatoes – orange and red
Vine cluster tomatoes – red & yellow
Heirloom tomatoes- several varieties
Cucumbers – Asian and diva both seedless
Greens- Lettuce, arugula, chard, spinach, watercress
Herbs – Basil, cilantro , and many more

