Tasty and Healthy - November 8, 2012

Greetings! Happy "Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day"! We will share a bold recipes. To the left is a photo of our Mustard Greens field. We are excited to announce that our Greens should be ready for Thanksgiving. Mmmmm.

As always, we hope this week's post finds you and your family doing well. 

Great response on the U-Pick Green Beans!

We'll do it again next Spring.

Thanks for stopping by the farm to pick.

Presently we are harvesting our pesticide-free Yellow Summer Squash, White Radish and Zucchini!  

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

• Eight-ball Zucchini (our speciality)
• Yellow Zucchini
• Turnips
• Pole Beans
• Yellow Beans
• Red and White Swiss Chard (another specialty)

• Kale
• Broccoli
• Mustard Greens
• 5,000 collard plants! (biggest seller)

Mustards will be ready some time next week.

It will be another 20-50 days before most of these are ready for harvest.

The Kale and Swiss Chard required replanting due to the amount of rain in October. We'll keep you posted when they are ready.

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

Cherry Tomatoes

Green Tomatoes

Eggplant

Cucumbers

Pickling Cukes

Green and Red Bell 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
Acorn Squash
Spaghetti 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

Red Navel Oranges
Navel Oranges
Tangerines

Red Grapefruit

Red Delicious Apples

Florida Avocados

From the Farm:

Pesticide-Free Yellow Summer Squash

Pesticide-Free Zucchini
Pesticide-Free White Radish
Pesticide-Free Okra (limited supply)

Phone for fresh-frozen Black Eye Peas

Where we will be this week:

Rolo will also be at the Spring Hill Drive location on Tuesday, November 20, before Thanksgiving.

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

In Honor of "Bold and Pungent Cooking Day"

Taco-Style Enchiladas

White Bean Soup

Cucumber Dill Sauce

Cucumber-Onion Salad

Quotes for this week:

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.
- Amelia Earhart -

“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.” 

~ Khalil Gibran

“I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion 

than work miracles in unkindness and hardness.”
~ 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,

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.