Tasty and Healthy - St. Patrick's Day Celebration!

St. Patrick's Day is on Sunday! Does your family enjoy a little tradition for a special meal? If not, how about starting one this Sunday? 

The traditional favorite is Corned Beef and Cabbage.

We are readying the farm equipment and fields to change from our Winter crop season to the Spring plantings. To see which Winter Crops are currently being harvested on Beasley Farm, please see the highlighted areas below. For Kale or Swiss Chard, please phone the farm. We will cut it especially for you to keep it at its freshest.

Collards (shown below) belong to the Cruciferous Family. They are extremely healthful and versatile, full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Please click here for information about Greens.

Because Greens are extremely perishable, we ask our customers to special order them if picking up at a satellite location. At the farm, we keep them in children's swimming pools of water.

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

• Broccoli
• Spinach
• Beets

TWO BAGS LEFT!

If interested in fresh-frozen 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!

We Support Our Troops

Being Harvested on the Farm:

Pesticide-Free Turnips

Pesticide-Free Collard Greens

Pesticide-Free Kale (phone to reserve)

Pesticide-Free Swiss Chard (phone to reserve)

Pesticide-free white radishes 

Phone for fresh-frozen Black Eye Peas 

From the Farmers Market:

Mushrooms
Florida Grape Tomatoes
Florida Green Tomatoes
Florida Tomatoes

Eggplant

Florida Green and Red Bell Peppers

Cubanella Sweet Peppers

Jalapenos, green (be sure to remove the seeds!)

Carrots

Sweet Potatoes

Baking Potatoes

Red Skin Potatoes
Gold Skin Potatoes

Spanish Onions
Florida Sweet Onions
Scallions are back in!
Scallions are in!

Red Radish

Beets
Green Cabbage

Baby Bok Choy

Acorn Squash
Butternut Squash

Florida Romaine
Lemons

Bananas
Valencia Oranges

Apples, Granny Smith, Fuji and Red Delicious

Mangoes
Honeydew Melons
fresh Dill and Rosemary herbs (1 tray each)

As of February 1, 2013, we are no longer accepting checks unless prior arrangements have been made. "Bad Checks" have become a burdensome business expense. 

We appreciate your understanding.

Everyday - until 6PM Gran'ma Angie, Nana Phyllis, Joann and Rolo will man the Produce Barn. 

Monday - 9AM - 2PM We are now serving our north Brooksville customers in the Cloverleaf Farm Mobile Home Park - just off Hwy 41, across from the Hernando County School Compound and south of Croom Road in North Brooksville. Turn into Cloverleaf Farm's main entrance, on the right side by the golf driving range. 

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 - 10AM-3PM Joann and Rolo will be at the Hernando County Farmers Market on Hwy 19 with 40 other vendors! Enjoy live entertainment, wonderful food, 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!

Sunday - 9AM-2PM Rolo will be at The Tarpon Springs Sunday Morning Farmers Market in downtown Tarpon Springs (Corner of Alt 19 and Tarpon Ave). A great Pinellas County addition to our satellite locations. Be sure to phone the farm for any special orders!

For our Calendar of Locations please click here, or click on the Calendar Tab at the top of this page.

(links are in the words under the photos)

Traditional Irish Corned Beef and Cabbage

Apple Cake

Quotes for this week:

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

- Dalai Lama -

The beauty and mystery of this world only emerges through 

affection, attention, interest and compassion . . . 

open your eyes wide and actually see this world 

by attending to its colors, details and irony.
- Orhan Pamuk -

Thanks always for your continuing support and encouragement.

Looking forward to seeing you soon,

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 GREENS or Southern Field Peas if you would like them brought to one of our satellite locations.

Thick and Creamy Split Pea Soup

There is nothing like home-made Split Pea Soup. Will you be gone all day? Do the prep work the night before, and let your crock pot do the cooking (see the alternate cooking method below).

We prefer a faster method, using a ceramic coated cast iron dutch oven.

Split peas, though high in carbs, is low calorie. A one cup cooked serving contains about 230 calories. One serving also contains over 700mg of Potassium, provides 16g of dietary fiber (more than half the daily recommendation) and packs 16g of protein (about 1/3 of the daily recommendation).

Split peas, though high in carbs, is low calorie. A one cup cooked serving contains about 230 calories. One serving also contains over 700mg of Potassium, provides 16g of dietary fiber (more than half the daily recommendation) and packs 16g of protein (about 1/3 of the daily recommendation).

Vitamins and minerals include Vitamins B6,  C, E, K, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Zinc, Copper Manganese, Selenium, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folate, Choline.

Eighteen Amino Acids are also present in cooked split peas.

Ingredients:

1 pound dry split green peas, soaked, sorted and rinsed

2 cups of finely diced, cooked ham (or none for vegetarian preference)

3 carrots, finely chopped or shredded per your preference

1/2 cup diced onions

2 ribs celery, including leaves, chopped

2 cloves fresh garlic, minced

1 bay leaf

12-15 sprigs of parsley, chopped, about 1/4 cup

1 tbsp salt or seasoning salt or your favorite blend of seasonings

1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper

1.5 quarts of water (we used home-made chicken broth)

Method:

Using Dutch Oven on stove, low-boil Peas, bay leaf and seasoning in liquid for about one hour.

Remove bay leaf. With immersion blender, potato masher, or blender, purée the peas. Pour back into Dutch Oven, add other ingredients and simmer an hour or two until other vegetables are softened to your preference. 

SLOW COOKER - ALTERNATE METHOD: 

Layer carrots, celery and the other ingredients in crock pot. Pour water gently over layers. Cover and cook on High for 4-5 hours OR Low for 8-10 hours, until peas are soft. Remove bay leaf, mash the peas to thicken, or stir to blend soup.

Tasty and Healthy - March 7, 2013

(shown on left:  Boston Butt, Florida Sweet Onion, Field Peas, Sliced Tomatoes, Sauteed Red Skin Potatoes -- recipe below)

Florida is actually proving the adage "in like a lion, out like a lamb" with March. Freezing temperatures are ending our unusually warm Winter. Best wishes for an enjoyable week...

We are readying the farm equipment and fields to change from our Winter crop season to the Spring plantings. To see which Winter Crops are currently being harvested on Beasley Farm, please see the highlighted areas below. For Kale or Swiss Chard, please phone the farm. We will cut it especially for you to keep it at its freshest.

Collards (shown below) belong to the Cruciferous Family. They are extremely healthful and versatile, full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Please click here for information about Greens.

Because Greens are extremely perishable, we ask our customers to special order them if picking up at a satellite location. At the farm, we keep them in children's swimming pools of water.

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

• Broccoli
• Spinach
• Beets

If interested in fresh-frozen 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!

We Support Our Troops

Being Harvested on the Farm:

Pesticide-Free Turnips

Pesticide-Free Collard Greens

Pesticide-Free Kale (phone to reserve)

Pesticide-Free Swiss Chard (phone to reserve)

Pesticide-free white radishes 

Phone for fresh-frozen Black Eye Peas 

From the Farmers Market:

Mushrooms
Florida Tomatoes

Eggplant

Florida Green and Red Bell Peppers

Cubanella Sweet Peppers

Jalapenos, green (be sure to remove the seeds!)

Carrots

Sweet Potatoes

Baking Potatoes

Red Skin Potatoes
Gold Skin Potatoes

Spanish Onions
Florida Sweet Onions
Scallions are in!

Red Radish

Beets
Florida Corn

Green Cabbage

Baby Bok Choy

Florida Zucchini

Florida Yellow Squash

Acorn Squash
Butternut Squash

Florida Romaine
Head Lettuce

Lemons

Bananas
Huge, Mouthwatering, Delicious Watermelon!

Valencia Oranges

Apples, Granny Smith and Red Delicious

Pineapple
fresh mint herbs (1 tray each)

As of February 1, 2013, we are no longer accepting checks unless prior arrangements have been made. "Bad Checks" have become a burdensome business expense. 

We appreciate your understanding.

Everyday - until 6PM Gran'ma Angie, Nana Phyllis, Joann and Rolo will man the Produce Barn. 

Monday - 9AM - 2PM We are now serving our north Brooksville customers in the Cloverleaf Farm Mobile Home Park - just off Hwy 41, across from the Hernando County School Compound and south of Croom Road in North Brooksville. Turn into Cloverleaf Farm's main entrance, on the right side by the golf driving range. 

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 - 10AM-3PM Joann and Rolo will be at the Hernando County Farmers Market on Hwy 19 with 40 other vendors! Enjoy live entertainment, wonderful food, 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!

Sunday - 9AM-2PM Rolo will be at The Tarpon Springs Sunday Morning Farmers Market in downtown Tarpon Springs (Corner of Alt 19 and Tarpon Ave). A great Pinellas County addition to our satellite locations. Be sure to phone the farm for any special orders!

For our Calendar of Locations please click here, or click on the Calendar Tab at the top of this page.

(links are in the words under the photos)

Boston Butt with Sautéed Potatoes, Field Peas, Tomatoes

Sautéed potatoes

Quotes for this week:

"The man who removed the mountain

began by carrying away small stones."

~ Chinese Proverb

"What you see depends on what you're looking for." 

~unknown

Thanks always for your continuing support and encouragement.

Looking forward to seeing you soon,

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 GREENS or Southern Field Peas if you would like them brought to one of our satellite locations.