Tasty and Healthy - March 21, 2013

Greetings, and welcome to this week's Tasty and Healthy newsletter. 

March 21 is National Common Courtesy Day. It's the perfect day to thank you for your many courtesies in extending friendship, support and kindness which keeps our little farm going. Thanks for your ongoing support so we can continue farming, bringing you the freshest product available! 

Some fields will be turned under in the coming weeks to introduce the richness of "greens" back to Mother Earth. By tilling the plants back into the soil, we enrich it naturally, instead of using more conventional means, which tend to change the consistency of the soil.

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:

• Beets
• Yellow Squash
• Zucchini
• Scallop Squash
• Yellow Zucchini
• Okra
• Green Beans
• Spinach
• White and Red Radishes
• Kale
• Spinach

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 Baby Kale

Pesticide-Free Collard Greens

Pesticide-Free Red and White Swiss Chard (phone to reserve)

Pesticide-Free Fresh Spinach SATURDAY ONLY AT THE HERNANDO COUNTY FARMERS MARKET

From the Farmers Market:

Mushrooms

Florida Grape Tomatoes

Florida Green Tomatoes

Florida Tomatoes

Eggplant

Florida Green and Red Bell Peppers
Cubanella 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!

Red Onions

Red Radish

Beets (Beautiful, flavorful perfect for canning - available by the case, so please phone the farm to reserve!)

Green Cabbage

Baby Bok Choy
Cucumber
Zucchini
Yellow Squash

Butternut Squash

Florida Romaine

Lemons
Limes
Pineapple

Bananas
Strawberries
Sugar Babies Watermelon

Valencia Oranges

Apples- Granny Smith, Fuji and Red Delicious

fresh herbs - variety

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.

Rolo will not be in Tarpon Springs location on 

March 24th and 31st.

On April 13 The Food Truck Rally 

will return to the Hernando County Farmers Market!  

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 - Will not be at this location on March 24th or March 31st. 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)

Jalapeno Poppers

Grilled Tomatoes

Quote for this week:

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most 

important, have the courage to follow your heart and 

intuition. They somehow already know what you truly 

want to become. Everything else is secondary. " 

- Steve Jobs

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.