Thursday, October 18, 2012

Tasty and Healthy - October 18, 2012

Greetings! Happy National Chocolate Cupcake Day! We hope this week's post finds you and your family doing well.

Time flies and sometimes, when conditions are absolutely perfect, certain plants surprise us by growing quickly. Good News! Such is the case with our pesticide-free Yellow Summer Squash! We've been in the fields harvesting way before we anticipated! We've included 3 recipes below - two of them are freezable!

Does your family enjoy chicken? Check out this flavorful, yummy looking sandwich - we hope to try the recipe out soon.

Featured Vegetable - Yellow Summer Squash

Do you enjoy Yellow Summer Squash?

Low in Saturated Fat and Sodium, Yellow Summer Squash is a good source of Thiamin, Niacin and Pantothenic Acid, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Folate, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, Copper and Manganese.

Squash may be eaten boiled, sautéed, raw, grilled, fried, baked, and stir-fried. It can be shredded for baked goods (remove the seeds) and used in salads, sandwiches and casseroles. For more information, please visit our web page here.

Happy Birthday, Joann Beasley!

October 22

Currently planted on the farm, but not yet ready for harvest:

Eight-ball Zucchini (our speciality)
Yellow Zucchini
Turnips
Green Beans
Pole Beans
Yellow Beans
Red and White Swiss Chard (another specialty)
Kale
Broccoli
Mustard Greens
5,000 collard plants! (biggest seller)

It will be 60-90 days before these are ready for harvest.
The Kale and Swiss Chard require replanting due to the amount of rain.

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

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 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
Grape Tomatoes

Eggplant

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

Carrots

Sweet Potatoes

Baking Potatoes

Red Skin Potatoes
White Skin Potatoes

Yellow Squash
Zucchini Squash
Butternut Squash

Yellow Onions
Scallion Onions
Purple Onions
Red Radish
Beets

Celery
Cabbage
Romaine

Head Lettuce
Florida BiColor corn on the cob!
Lemons

Limes (recipe below)
Bananas
Navel Oranges
Johnny Golds Apples
Florida Avocados

From the Farm:

Pesticide-Free Yellow Summer Squash
Pesticide-Free Zucchini
Phone for fresh-frozen Black Eye Peas

Where we will be this week:

Friday - 7:30AM - 5PM 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 and 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 October, please click here, or click on the Calendar Tab at the top of this page.