https://stlouisgardener.com/place/glen-carbon-madison-county?format=rss&page=1&location_id=740 St Louis Gardener en Overview Norma's Produce & Greenhouses is a Glen Carbon family produce stand and seasonal greenhouse operating since roughly 1985, four decades of continuous family operation in the same village. The stand opens in mid-April and pairs fresh produce with a working plant offering through the spring and summer window. What makes Norma's Produce & Greenhouses special? A combined produce-and-plant identity backed by on-site growing, homegrown tomatoes and asparagus alongside vegetable starts, gives the stand a different shape than a pure roadside produce stop. The plant offering covers vegetable starts (two-packs and larger tomato plants), geranium hanging baskets, and other annual bedding flowers across the spring planting window. The produce side runs both homegrown items, tomatoes, asparagus, and other on-site crops, and a parallel inventory brought in by area growers, with sweet corn, watermelon, cantaloupe, and other summer staples appearing in season. Annual seasonal cycles keep regulars on a reliable calendar, the stand operates as a community fixture each year from April opening through the fall produce window. What fellow gardeners are saying Repeat customers describe the homegrown tomatoes as a real differentiator, clean-flavored and unmatched by grocery alternatives. Spring visitors return specifically for the geranium hanging baskets and vegetable starts at the values the stand prices them at. https://stlouisgardener.com/place/normas-produce-greenhouses-glen-carbon 49c9adb18e44be0711a94e827042f630 Sun, 24 May 2026 02:04:03 +0000 Farm Markets & Seasonal Destinations