Tasty and Healthy - June 26, 2012

Welcome to this week's newsletter. Tropical Storm Debby kept us out of the fields, but we kept our customers close to heart. Hopefully you were able to come through the rains without damage or serious problems. We've come up with "party recipes" for those who enjoy preserving, canning and freezing. With lots of celebrating taking place next week, we thought our favorite party recipes should be shared. (below)

Special Interest:

If interested in shelled black-eye peas, please phone the farm to place an order. Peas are in our standard two pound bag. $8 per bag.

As always, please feel free to phone the farm for special requests or special orders. We'll do everything we can to accommodate you. If you need something from the Farmers Market in Plant City, it is best to phone by Wednesday afternoon.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services visits to our farm to test our soil and plants. For more information about our farming techniques, and the testing we undergo, please click here.

Gran'ma Angie thanks you for the bags! She hopes you will keep on bringing 'em. Thanks for "recycling" your plastic bags with us! It helps us keep prices down.

From the Farmers Market:

Florida tomatoes

Eggplant

Cucumbers
Pickling cucumbers
Green Bell Peppers
Pablano Peppers

Green Jalapenos (be sure to remove the seeds!)

Sweet Cubanella Peppers

Carrots

Sweet Potatoes

Baking Potatoes

Florida Red Skin Potatoes

Bicolor Corn (perfect for grilling!)

Yellow Onions
Scallion Onions

Celery
Cabbage
Romaine

Head Lettuce
Lemons

Limes

DeAngelo Pears
Small Gala Apples
Mangos (from Homestead)

Bananas
Watermelon
Cantaloupe
Shelled Zipper Peas 2lb bags $8 (phone to order)
Shelled Black-eye Peas 2lb bags $8 (phone to order)

From the Farm:

• Reservations being taken for our specialty Traditional Southern Field Peas

Where we will be this week:

please note: due to demands on the farm, the Sunday and Monday locations are temporarily suspended. Produce Barn will be open as usual. Thanks for understanding.

Friday - Rolo will be at the Spring Hill location. 

Saturday - Rolo and Joann will be at the Hernando County Farmers Market on Hwy 19 with 40 other vendors! Come browse, shop, and visit with your neighbors - it's an all 'round enjoyable time. You'll also be supporting local businesses by visiting their booths. 

Saturday and everyday - Gran'ma Angie, Nana Phyllis, Joann and Rolo will be at the Produce Barn until 6PM. 

For our Calendar of Locations, and special times and dates for June and July, please click here, or click on the Calendar Tab at the top of this page.

This week's Recipe Suggestions

for parties:

Old fashioned chili - great as is, or served on hotdogs.

It's a meal in itself - or served as a side.

Everyone loves Taco Layer Dip.

Peach Cobbler

Easy Fruit Cobbler

Black Bean Dip

Quote for this week:

Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can 

disturb your peace of mind. Look at the sunny side 

of everything and make your optimism come true. 

Think only of the best, work only for the best, 

and expect only the best. Forget the mistakes of the 

past and press on to the greater achievements of 

the future. Give so much time to the improvement 

of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. 

Live in the faith that the whole word is on your side 

so long as you are true to the best that is in you.

Christian D. Larson

As always, thank you for your encouragement and support. Without you, we wouldn't be able to do what we love most - FARM!

Looking forward to seeing you,

10137 Preston Rd

just off Mondon Hill Road between Hwy 41 and Hwy 50.

Produce Barn is open daily until 6PM

Phone 352-799-6752

When we're busy in the field, our cells keep us available:

352-232-3381 & 352-232-0294

E-mail us Beasley_Farm@tampabay.rr.com

For our Produce Stand locations, dates, and hours please click here.

Please phone the farm to special order Southern Field Peas if you would like them brought to one of our satellite locations.