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4-week Simple Recipe Series
We’re dropping a new resource to start off 2023: a four-week Simple Recipe Series. For four weeks, we will send you one recipe per week (sent on Thursday, ahead of the weekend). The recipes we will be sharing are for meals we have prepared in our own kitchen with our veggies for years. We come backContinue…
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All the veggies we grow (work in progress)
This page is a work in progress. We’re working on uploading our library of veggie images and descriptions.
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On the other side of the cold
We hope this message finds you well following the holiday weekend. This morning, we are on the other side of the cold. We made it through four nights of freezing temperatures on the farm, with two of those nights being deep freezes with temps in the mid-twenties. We worked all of last week getting theContinue…
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Turmeric
This golden root grows from a tropical broad leaf plant that looks a little like banana leaf and grows 4-6′ tall. Turmeric is in the ginger family and native to southeast Asia, which means our climate and similar altitude is perfect for this tropical beauty, which we plant in May and harvest beginning in October.Continue…
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Open for the holidays!
We are OPEN: We will be at Saturday Morning Market this weekend (24th – Christmas Eve), and next weekend (31st – New Years Eve). We hope to see you at the farmers market these last two weeks of the year. Bundle up this week, it’s going to be REALLY cold! We have an abundant harvest,Continue…
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New things ripening
Heirloom tomatoes are here, in a big way. Usually, the heirloom tomatoes slowly begin to ripen, a few pounds here and there for about a month until the harvest begins to roll in strong. That was not the case this year. Last week, we harvested the first tomato, and then…. we harvested hundreds of pounds.Continue…
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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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Winter crops beginning to thrive
We hope you are well as we enter December. The weather has been cool and foggy on the farm for multiple weeks now. We are mowing down things like cucumbers and squash as we head into cooler weather. We are planting many bulb crops for springtime, including: ranunculus, onions, tulips, and garlic. These veggies andContinue…
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Study on farmers market affordability
Check this out: We’re excited to share an interesting study conducted by one of our farmer’s market shoppers, Sara. Sara took the time to conduct research on the cost of vegetables at the farmer’s market versus vegetables from her local grocery store. She was surprised by the results – the farmers market won in almost every category. CheckContinue…
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Meet us at the market
Have we met? We are Ellen and Cole, husband and wife team behind Little Pond Farm. We just wanted to introduce ourselves. We are the owners and farmers of Little Pond Farm, and the voices behind the posts here on the blog. You may have seen us around the farmers market – we attend eachContinue…
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Plenty for a feast.
If you’re planning to have a local, organic thanksgiving this year, we thought it might be helpful to quickly let you know everything we will have in abundance this weekend at the market. This market is your chance to get everything you need to celebrate in the coming week. Holiday staples: green beans, butternut squash, sweetContinue…
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Organic veggies and flowers return for the new season
It is the time of the year we have all been waiting for. The weather has cooled down, our supply of preserved veggies has dwindled, and it is time now to harvest again. We have worked for many months to prepare to bring this first harvest to the market. We are excited to harvest theContinue…
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New to Little Pond? Start here
Who we are: We are Cole and Ellen Turner, husband and wife team, and owners of Little Pond Farm in Bushnell, Florida. Established in 2013, the farm is USDA Certified Organic which means we grow our crops without the usage of any synthetic chemicals or inputs, with soil-health as a focus and an emphasis onContinue…
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First signs of fall
Walking the fields on Monday checking the crops, we discovered a harbinger of fall – a sure sign that vegetable harvest is approaching. Pictured above, the first Roselle hibiscus flowers unfurled over the weekend. The flowering of Roselle hibsicus is triggered by the shortening daylight hours this time of year. First, the flowers bloom. WhenContinue…
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Growing…
First – we got rain! If you read last week’s newsletter, you may remember it has been one month on the farm without any measurable rain. This is unseasonably dry weather. The lack of rain has made it more difficult for us to establish the first plantings of the season. It has been a challenge preparing theContinue…
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Planting
This week we began planting into the field. We are filling up rows of crops an acre at a time, and anticipating a sea of green in a matter of weeks. We have had no measurable rain over the last month. This has made it very challenging to get the fields ready for planting. WithoutContinue…
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The promise of seeds
The farm, soon, will be full of green. Seeds are beginning to sprout and grow into baby plants in the greenhouse. Soon, these baby plants will be ready to transplant into the fields. After that, it will only be a short time until harvest begins. In just 8 weeks, if all goes as planned, weContinue…
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Summer is over…
Our summer is ending. That may sound odd, but our “summer break” from growing ends at the beginning of August. Now, all of our careful plans for an abundant season will begin to take shape. We will begin sowing seeds in the greenhouse, getting ground prepped, and beginning the next growing cycle. We have beenContinue…