Tasty and Healthy - September 13, 2012

Okra grows on a small plant. It's the fruit after beautiful yellow and purple flowers blossom, and the bees pollinate. Our bees keep very busy on the farm, with a wide assortment of plants and flowers requiring their services.


Pesticide-free Okra is currently being harvested on the farm. Try it in casseroles, soups, fried, baked, roasted and grilled (Recipes on the right).

Currently we are preparing our fields to plant Autumn and Winter Crops.

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.

Did you know...

vine ripened tomatoes turn color from bottom to top?

Did you know...

1 cup diced or sliced fresh tomatoes is full of nutrients?

• Tomato accompaniments provide interesting, nutrient-rich, flavorful boosts to meals, snacks and appetizers.

Recipes below

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 regularly to test our soil and plants. For more information about our farming techniques, and the testing we undergo, please click here. 

A big thanks from Gran'ma Angie for recycling your shopping bags with us. Please keep them coming!

From the Farmers Market:

Tomatoes (recipes below)

Eggplant

Cucumbers
Green and Red Bell Peppers
Green Jalapenos (be sure to remove the seeds!)

Sweet Cubanella Peppers
Poblano Peppers

Carrots

Sweet Potatoes

Baking Potatoes

Red Skin Potatoes
White Skin Potatoes

Yellow Squash
Zucchini Squash
Butternut Squash

Yellow Onions
Scallion Onions
Red Radish
Beets

Celery
Cabbage
Romaine

Head Lettuce
FLORIDA Avocados
Lemons

Limes
Bananas

Where we will be this week:

Friday -  Rolo will be at our Spring Hill Drive location next to the Chevron location. Be sure to phone the farm for any special orders! 

Saturday - Joann and Rolo 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. Be sure to phone the farm for any special orders!

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 September, please click here, or click on the Calendar Tab at the top of this page.

Recipes for the Week:

Wonderfully Fresh and Versatile Salsa

Seared Cube Steak with Tomatoes and Onions

Smashed Potatoes

Quotes for this week:

Love doesn’t demand to be loved back, 

but it doesn’t mean it exists to be taken for granted.

~ Unknown

Every-time you smile at someone,

it is an action of love,

a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.

 ~ Mother Teresa

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,

All of us at Beasley Farm

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 and 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.