Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Our Farm to Your Table


  • For $40 a month, you get 2 baskets a month filled with seasonal fruits and vegetables
  • 15" x 7.5" baskets locally made at the East Texas Basket Factory in Jacksonville, Texas
  • Basket pick-up will be Sunday afternoon/evenings and possibly Wednesday in Tyler.
  • Payment will be made monthly when you pick up the first basket
  • Once the season begins we will have a set schedule and location

To sign up, please complete the form on the right side of the page
  • Name
  • Email address
  • Message:
    • Cell phone number
    • Interest (# of months or whole season)

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Solar Ray Farms Introduction

At Solar Ray Farms we have well over 200 fruit trees with over 30 types of fruit
  • Ex. Peach, plum, pear, blueberry, blackberry, muscadine, fig, raspberry, apple, and many more! Click here for the full Fruit List
30 types of vegetables planned for 2017
  • Ex. Okra, red potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, yellow squash, zucchini, spaghetti & butternut squash, tomato, kale, cabbage, spinach, carrots, beets, onions, and many more! Click here for the full Vegetable List

  • The season is 4-6 months ranging from April/May to September/October
  • Since we use all natural methods and no pesticides, Mother Nature plays a large role on our season.
  • The farm is actually in East Texas so ripening dates will reflect that

  • This year we are doing a Farm-to-table program! Click the link to find out more!


2017 Annual Vegetable List

This is a list of annuals planned for this year. These have to be planted new each year. Success varies due to weather. Some of these may not be successful enough to make it into customer baskets. Still this gives a good idea of what to expect.


Spinach
Broccoli
Cabbage
Kale
Carrots
Beets
Onions
Garlic
Basil
Red Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Okra
Spaghetti Squash
Butternut Squash
Yellow Squash
Zucchini
Cucumber
Tomato
Bell Pepper
Paprika Pepper
Cayenne Pepper
Green Beans
Black Beans
Purplehull Peas
Eggplant
Cantaloupe
Pumpkin
Watermelon
Honeydew

Fruit list

We have around 30 types of perennial fruiting plants listed below. These are not all fruit, but they come back year after year without replanting, where the vegetable list does not. Some of these trees are tropical or specialty types that don't produce well in this area so they are an occasional special treat when the weather permits. The common east Texas fruits (underlined) are much more consistent. Every year brings a different mix from the list.

Apple
Apricot
Asparagus
Blackberry
Boysenberry
Loganberry
Raspberry
Strawberries
Mulberry
Blueberry
Elderberry
Fig
Grape
Muscadine
Kiwi
Jujube
Lemon
Loquat
Olive
Pawpaw
Peach
Nectarine
Pear
Pecan
Persimmon
Plum
Pomegranate
Tea