The 2019 Local Garlic Season
May— green garlic
June— garlic scapes
July— fresh garlic
August- October— 24 varieties of certified organic, heirloom garlic
Important Note: No Shipping Until August 2019
We have completed shipping garlic orders from our 2018 crop. We share some of our 2019 varieties below as a preview to what will be available to order beginning in August 2019. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us using the Contact page in the menu above.

Killarney Red Rocambole garlic has a strong, nutty flavor with thin, mahogany clove wrappers that are easy to peel.
Rocamboles have thin papery wrappers and large cloves making them easy-to-peel in the kitchen and also short-storing (through December).

Purple Italian Rocambole garlic is as beautiful as it sounds and has a medium garlic flavor that is excellent for baking. It averages 7 cloves per bulb and peels easily.
Rocamboles have thin papery wrappers and large cloves making them easy-to-peel in the kitchen and also short-storing (through December).

Spanish Roja is a large-sized rocambole hailed as the archetypal garlic flavor. It's strong, hot, and spicy with large cloves-- about 8 per head.
Rocamboles have thin papery wrappers and large cloves making them easy-to-peel in the kitchen and also short-storing (through December).

Ann Arbor Porcelain garlic is the garlic that made me fall in love with growing garlic. I shared it with my neighbors. I mailed it to my uncle in Colorado. The joy I found pulling this beauty out of the ground each July-- during our mid-summer garden harvest lull-- made me want to grow this tenacious plant with my children and share it with my community. Porcelains typically store through December, but I've kept this variety hanging on its stem in my kitchen through May.
Porcelain garlics are famous for having only 4 or 5 cloves per head. That means less time peeling in the kitchen! In testing porcelains are the densest garlics and research scientists identify them as a superior medicinal garlic. Porcelains store through December.

German Extra Hardy Porcelain garlic is one of our happiest garlics. Good ol' Michigan winters get along with this hardy variety very well. Our summer 2017 yielded lots of huge, heavy bulbs, so we have high expectations for our summer 2018 harvest.
Porcelain garlics are famous for having only 4 or 5 cloves per head. That means less time peeling in the kitchen! In testing porcelains are the densest garlics and research scientists identify them as a superior medicinal garlic. Porcelains store through December.

Romanian Red Porcelain adds a long lasting hot and spicy bite to any dish. It has an excellent flavor with a strong nutty after taste. Its heat and fiery flavor compliment Mexican dishes, and it is the perfect partner to ginger in Asian dishes. Use this garlic to make hot barbecue sauces, marinades, pickles, and relishes.
Porcelain garlics are famous for having only 4 or 5 cloves per head. That means less time peeling in the kitchen! In testing porcelains are the densest garlics and research scientists identify them as a superior medicinal garlic. Porcelains store through December.

Music Porcelain is the allium family's gift to cooks-- large cloves wrapped up in a pink package. Music's slightly spicy flavor is hot raw and sweet roasted.
Porcelain garlics are famous for having only 4 or 5 cloves per head. That means less time peeling in the kitchen! In testing porcelains are the densest garlics and research scientists identify them as a superior medicinal garlic. Porcelains store through December.
Elephant Garlic is not garlic! It's a bulbing leek that people love for its mild flavor and massive clove size. Mild, onion-like flavor and more palatable than many garlics to some people when used raw. Huge heads with large cloves that caramelize well. Elephant garlic grows beautiful white scapes that remind us of the Allium flowers people plant as bulbs in town. Elephant garlic is a very long keeper and a good way to round out your local organic garlic supply to last through spring when green garlic is back again!

We first became interested in Siberian Purple Stripe garlic when I saw it advertised at the Ann Arbor Kerrytown Farmer's Market as an immune booster. In one garlic study Siberian was found to have the highest allicin content of its competitors. Allicin is the compound in garlic that supports normal cholesterol levels, boosts the immune system, and enhances circulation.
Purple Stripe garlics are hardnecks (which means great flavor!) and they're also beautiful. Stores 6-7 months.

This beautiful purple bulb from the Republic of Georgia is know for its mild, creamy flavor when cooked. Bulbs average 7-10 cloves. Chesnok Red won “best baking garlic” in taste tests conducted by Rodale, Sunset Magazine, Martha Stewart and others.
Purple Stripe garlics are hardnecks (which means great flavor!) and they're also beautiful. They store well for 6-7 months.
Astute customers have noticed that not all of our varieties are listed above. Online we offer the varieties we grow in largest quantities, but we do bring some of our 2018 trial and reserve varieties to farmer's markets and offer them at our on-farm sales.
2018 Trial Varieties
Thai Purple Turban (sold out as of 8/31)
Persian Star Purple Stripe
Oregon Blue Artichoke (sold out as of 9/15)
St Helens Silverskin (sold out as of 9/15)
Rose de Lautrec Creole (the famous pink garlic from France!- sold out as of 9/15)
2018 Reserve Varieties
Early Portuguese Turban
Pyong Yang Asiatic (sold out as of 10/15)
Montana Zemo Porcelain (sold out as of 9/8)
Filaree Artichoke
Stull Porcelain (sold out as of 10/15)
Ann Arbor Porcelain (sold out as of 10/13)
German Red is a full-bodied, strong and spicy garlic that reliably produces large, satiny white and purple heads. The easy-to-peel cloves are wrapped in fawn colored skins.
Rocamboles have thin papery wrappers and large cloves making them easy-to-peel in the kitchen and also short-storing (through December).