Memorial Day Greetings, with gratitude to all who have served, and to especially those who are no longer with us.
Welcome to this week's newsletter.
New crops are being harvested every week, so we are busy as ever! Please scroll down to view all the crops currently being harvested. Our pesticide-free Traditional Southern Field Pea crops are planted. Last year we sold out of these peas, so be sure to phone your reservation early!
Currently harvesting lots n LOTS of squashes - all pesticide-free.
Many of these are "specialty squashes" with slightly different colors and textures to make meals more interesting and enjoyable at your dinner table.
There are 3 colors of our Zuchinis - Golden, Green and Butta (like "butter").
Also being harvested are:
Eight-ball Zucchini, Yellow Summer Squash, and Scallop Squash.
There are still some beautiful fresh beets (perfect for juicing, canning, roasting or boiling).
Many of these are "specialty squashes" with slightly different colors and textures to make meals more interesting and enjoyable at your dinner table.
Also being harvested are:
Eight-ball Zucchini, Yellow Summer Squash, and Scallop Squash.
There are still some beautiful fresh beets (perfect for juicing, canning, roasting or boiling).
Please phone if you are interested in canning beets. These are our pesticide-free, small-to-medium size beets without the green tops - available for a short time.
In addition, we are harvesting crisp, delicious, pesticide-free white radishes!
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
Red Bell Peppers
Pickling cucumbers
Red Bell Peppers
Green Bell Peppers
Green Jalapenos (be sure to remove the seeds!)
Sweet Cubanella Peppers
Radishes
Carrots
Sweet Potatoes
Baking Potatoes
Florida Red Skin Potatoes
Bicolor Corn (perfect for grilling!)
Yellow Onions
Vadalia Onions
Vadalia Onions
Celery
Cabbage
Head Lettuce
Cabbage
Head Lettuce
Romaine
Lemons
Limes
Seedless Naval Oranges
DeAngelo Pears
DeAngelo Pears
Bananas
Cantaloupe
Cantaloupe
Watermelon (seedless)
From the Farm:
Beasley's Pesticide Free Beets (no tops-perfect for canning)
Beasley's Pesticide Free Eight Ball Zucchini
Beasley's Pesticide Free Zucchini
Beasley's Pesticide Free Golden Zucchini
Beasley's Pesticide Free Butta Zucchini
Beasley's Pesticide Free Golden Zucchini
Beasley's Pesticide Free Butta Zucchini
Beasley's Pesticide Free Yellow Squash (recipe below)
Beasley's Pesticide Free White Radish
Beasley's Pesticide Free Scallop Squash
Beasley's Pesticide Free Scallop Squash
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. If you would like pesticide-free collards or swiss chard, please phone to reserve them, so that we will know to bring them.
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. If you would like pesticide-free collards or swiss chard, please phone to reserve them, so that we know to bring them.
Saturday and everyday - Gran'ma Angie, Nana Phyllis, Joann and Rolo will be at the Produce Barn until 6PM. Fresh Cut Pesticide-free Swiss Chard will be eagerly awaiting you in the little wading pool.
For our Calendar of Locations, and special times and dates for May, please click here, or click on the Calendar Tab at the top of this page.
This week's recipe suggestions:
Quotes for this week:
We're always trying to move out of the
darkness, when all we have to do
is turn on the light.
~ Steve Potter
The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
- Rumi -
- Rumi -
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,
