Estes Farms

Peachfest is this Saturday!

We are mostly prepped and are excited for it.

If you want to beat the rush and or if you are opting to avoid downtown Ruston completely during peach fest and still would like produce, the farm will be open tomorrow from 8-4 (possibly later, with appointment).

If you are planning to attend peach fest, please don’t forget about the vendors that will be set up at the Ruston Farmers Market. We will all be set up from 9-3.

Several of us are making plans to accommodate/hold customers produce (after purchase) for pickup later in the afternoon so there won’t be a concern about spoiling your produce while you walk around. We will be helping customers out in this way by keeping their bags in ice chests until they return (before 3pm).

We have an abundance of most of these items (unless marked):

**Fresh shucked sweet CORN
**Watermelon (not pictured yet-super sweet)
**Cantaloupe
Lettuce
Cherry tomatoes 
Red tomatoes
Green tomatoes
Cucumbers
**Okra (limited)
**Eggplant
Green Zucchini
Straightneck squash (limited)
Scallop/pattypan squash
Red and yellow onions
Red and Yukon gold potatoes
Bell peppers
Jalapeños
Sweet peppers
Cayennes
Pimento peppers (ideas/recipes for these coming soon)
Poblano peppers (limited)
Sweet banana peppers
Fresh cut herbs : basil, dill, oregano, cilantro
Fresh cut zinnia bouquets
Glass bead bracelets - plain or with cross
Faux leather wristlets - to go on keyring

We will also have dill pickles, spicy dill pickles, sweet pickles, spicy, sweet pickles, sweet Chowchow, dill pickled green beans, and so much more.

We hope you guys come on out. We would love to see you. 

Tomorrow we would typically be setting up in front of the Ruston post office as well as other places.

Instead we will be selling from the farm tomorrow from 8-6 (later by appointment only).

The focus will be on harvesting.

Veg updates:
We are pulling more and more corn every day, the okra is starting to come in nicely, peppers and potatoes need to be harvested, and guess what?!??
We found 2 ripe watermelons tonight as evening was approaching!
The watermelon and cantaloupe fields will be walked through tomorrow though we do have a few to open up our sales room with (for any early customers) (they will not last long).

Eggplant is starting to grow and our Cherokee purple tomatoes are looking beautiful. We harvested a load of them tonight. Cherry tomatoes will be collected and didnt we just harvest cucumbers?! We need to go through those rows again as they are growing super fast this time of year.

Zucchini is dwindling down, squash is as well so grab some while you can. We will be replanting these soon so we don’t go too long without them. Pattypan/scallop squash will be around a little bit longer though. The purple hull peas are vining and looking lovely. They will be coming soon, so be on the look out!!!

And as far as canned items:
We have dill pickles, spicy dill pickles, sweet pickles, spicy sweet pickles, dilly beans (these are my favorite) as well as chow-chow.
Pickled red onions sell out every time we make them. More will be made this week (possibly tomorrow). Pickled peppers/pepper sauce will be made this week as well.

Address: 2456 Highway 818, Ruston.
Turn by the farm sign into the driveway, go straight until you see fields to your left, the driveway veers to the left and we’re at the end of the drive in a red brick house. Honk your horn so we hear you and just inside the side door is our sales room where everything will be set up.

We hope to see y’all soon!

Tomorrow hours: 8-6
Friday hours: 8-6
Saturday: at the Ruston Farmers Market from 9-1, farm sales from 2:30-5:30.

50% off discount discussed!!!

For those that applied for the 2026 farmers market nutrition program card, your cards have been loaded with funds.
This program runs 6/1 to 11/30.

We, at Estes Farms, not only accept these cards for farm purchases, but we ALSO offer a 50% discount off, due to our partnership with Greaux the Good.

We also accept snap/ebt cards and offer 50% off of any farm purchases when these cards are used!!!

Our prices are already very reasonable and we are certain that these discounts will help those that participate in these programs.

If you are a senior or a wic recipient and do not have a FMNP card, you can either apply through your local council on aging or you can reach out to the Louisiana Department of Ag & Forestry at 985-345-9483 or can apply directly online by going to https://www.ldaf.la.gov/food/farmers-market-nutrition-programs and either clicking on “food benefits for seniors” or “food benefits for wic recipients”. Applications are still open.

There are a lot of ways to get food to the table and the best way is straight from our soil to your family.

To keep things completely transparent, here is our promise to you:

-No Reselling: We never buy someone else's local products to sell as our own.
-No Middlemen: We do not buy from out of state farms to resell to local farms.
-Strictly Local: We do not buy out-of-state truckloads to distribute.
-True Ruston Roots: Every single item is grown right here in Ruston, Louisiana.

When you buy from us, you are supporting real, local agriculture. Buy from Louisiana certified farmers. Thank you for trusting us to grow your food!

Wednesday 10-1, we will be set up next to Hodge Bank.

New this week (and not listed), we will have limited ripe tomatoes, corn, and cantaloupe.

We hope y’all can make it out.

What a wonderful day to make pickles!!!
Surely someone out there is thinking this…

Guys, we have such enormous volume on cucumbers. This volume will definitely not last. So, grab cucumbers at this price while you can.75/lb with a 20 lb minimum ($15)

While here, you can check out our ripe red tomatoes, green tomatoes, cantaloupe, cherry tomatoes, squash, zucchini, bell peppers, jalapeños, red potatoes, Yukon gold potatoes, onions, fresh herbs, dill pickles, dried herbs, and lettuce. We also have fresh dill if you need some for what will be your homemade batch of dill pickles
(hint, hint: cucumbers are on sale!!!).

We are open until 6pm today.

And if you have a farmers market nutrition program card, it has now been loaded with money and we can begin offering 50% discount when you use either that card or your snap/ebt card.

See y’all soon!!

We have totes and totes (hundreds of lbs) worth of cucumbers, all sizes.

Today we’re offering them for .75/lb with a 20 lb minimum. 20 lbs for $15.

Come and get them while at this price.

While you’re here, you’ll see the fresh picked ripe tomatoes, cantaloupe, zucchini, squash, onions, potatoes, herbs, lettuce, and more that we’ll have available.

Hope to see y’all soon.

Help Wanted. We need a picker to help out on the farm. Please reach out if you are interested.

We will be open from 1 PM to 5PM. If you need to come outside of that window, please let us know!

Good morning everyone, it’s the day you’ve been waiting for! We will be at the Ruston Farmers Market from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM with red tomatoes, green tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, sweet corn, cantaloupe, squash, zucchini, cucumbers, lettuce, bell peppers, jalapeño peppers, okra, lettuce, kale, herbs, dill pickles, spicy dill pickles, sweet pickles, red potatoes, Yukon gold potatoes, red onions, yellow onions, spring onions, and more! We look forward to seeing you there this morning!