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Summer begins
Our harvest season is now over! Thanks to all of our farmers market friends for visiting us at the market for the last 8 months! It’s been an abundant season and for that we are GRATEFUL! As our summer off-season begins, we’re working on projects and then will be deep in planning for the nextContinue…
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Final week of the season
The final week of the harvest season are here. This Friday, we will harvest the last of the vegetables and bring them to St. Pete for our last farmers market of the season! We would LOVE to see you at the farmers market this Saturday. We want to get the last fresh harvest into yourContinue…
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Early-enrollment is open!
Membership enrollment for next season begins today! If you’re ready to take your love of fresh, local, organic food to the next level, Farm Membership provides the opportunity to level-up! How it works: Farm Members sign up ahead of the new season. Your early commitment earns you a Farm Card with your purchase amount plusContinue…
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Two weeks left + membership announcement
We’re on the home stretch now. We got through Mother’s Day (hope we made lots of moms happy!), and now there are just two weeks left of the harvest season!! Here’s what to expect in abundance from us these last two weeks: peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, beans, butternut squash, cucumbers, onions, basil, lettuce, flowers and herbs!Continue…
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Everything, blooming!
It’s warming up out here. And it’s Mother’s Day week! We’re ready to celebrate. This week, we are making every effort we can at harvesting so many vegetables, and SO MANY FLOWERS to spread out into the world. With all this color blooming on the farm, I imagine you could see it from space. WeContinue…
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It’s May now
It’s May now! New this week, we’ve got the first of the butternut squash. It’s prolific this spring, and jumbo. This is a great end-of-the-season crop because it will last the whole summer on your counter if you’re not ready to cook it yet! Now, in our final month of the harvest season, we areContinue…
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the month ahead
It’s another week at our farm in central Florida. Now, the number of harvests that remain can be counted on one hand. It’s hard to imagine how this season flew by so quickly. Truth be told – we’ve been busy. We are finished planting for the season – so our remaining work is laid outContinue…
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Make the harvest last through the off-season
The time to soak up the organic seasonal abundance is NOW. We do not harvest any veggies from the farm from June through September. So the time to preserve veggies for the off-season is when crops are abundant in the springtime! So, this post is dedicated to a few of our tried and true methods for storing freshContinue…
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Garlic is here 🧄
New this week: Dried garlic is here! About 10 days ago we harvested all of the garlic from the field and laid it out in the greenhouse to cure for about a week. That process is complete now and the skins have dried down, protecting the garlic cloves inside. This garlic will store for many months. There’sContinue…
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Fleeting Spring
Springtime is here, We’ve pulled out all the frost cloth and hoops from the field, having passed March 14th, our local frost-free date. All the oak trees have pushed out new green leaves, carolina wrens and chickadees are making nests on the farm and our front porch. The mornings are cool and the days areContinue…
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What is Community Supported Agriculture?
What is CSA? CSA is Community Supported Agriculture. Our farm utilizes this approach. Deeper roots: CSA is a model where a farm accepts members into the farm. A direct relationship between the community of members and their farmers is established. The relationship includes an upfront payment from the member, and a commitment from the farmersContinue…
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Farmers market holiday gift ideas
We are feeling the gift-giving spirit and have been stocking up on special things for our family from the farmers market. There are so many one-of-a-kind foods, plants, and artisanal goods available at Saturday Morning Market. Here are some local food related gift you can find at the market: Saturday Morning Market Gift Certificate St.Continue…
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Market season begins!
The season is beginning. Our first harvest is happening today and tomorrow for market THIS SATURDAY! We have been hard at work growing for you and we’re excited to see you and get started with the season! The beginning of the season brings an abundance of crops like kale, collards, lettuce, baby greens, scallions, babyContinue…
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Planting and getting ready
We are hard at work planting and getting ready for the approaching season! This time of year, we are full of excitement in anticipation. As we sow the seeds for the season to come, we are full of hope of a delicious, plentiful harvest to share. We spend our days planting tiny plants into openContinue…
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Turning earth
Just a quick update. After a couple of months preparing for the season to come, it is time now that we begin sowing seeds and turning the earth to begin the process of planting for the season. At the beginning of summer, we received just enough rain to germinate our cover crops. Since then, theContinue…
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Why become a Farm Member?
If you value shopping local, eating organic, and seeking the freshest, most nutrient dense food available, we invite you to explore Little Pond Farm Membership. This is your chance to lean into what’s important to you, continue shopping at the market like you normally do (plus membership perks!), and save money on veggies and flowers for the wholeContinue…
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Magic was everywhere
That’s a wrap! Our long and beautiful Florida harvest season has come to a close. Vegetables were abundant, flowers were floriferous, recipes were shared, friendships were nurtured, machines were broken and fixed, there was hail, there was drought, magic was everywhere. Our amazing farm team at the last farmers market of the season: Orion, Leo,Continue…
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It’s the final week!
The final week of the harvest season are here. This Friday, we will be harvesting and gathering all the last fresh vegetables and flowers that the farm has to offer for the season! Then, we will turn it all under, and the harvest season will be finished. So let it be known: we would LOVEContinue…