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Year ending. New crops, and looking onward.
**This post is from 2020 and contains COVID-19 veggie distribution details that are no longer applicable.** As we approach the end of the year, and the days with the least amount of sunshine, we slow down on planting and seeding a bit. Most of the fields are packed full of maturing veggies that will holdContinue…
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Nearly winter
**This post is from 2020 and contains COVID-19 veggie distribution details that are no longer applicable.** This week has already brought us two more frosty nights on the farm. We continue to protect our tender crops like peppers, eggplant, tomatoes, and more to continue a bountiful harvest through the winter and into springtime. The cold-tolerantContinue…
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Through the freeze
**This post is from 2020 and contains COVID-19 veggie distribution details that are no longer applicable.** There we go – we made it through the first freezing night of the season. Air temperatures were in the 30s from 8 pm last night, reaching freezing temperatures at 4 am until sunrise. We spent the last severalContinue…
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Responsibilities of being a farmer
One of the biggest responsibilities we have as farmers is to protect our crops from unfavorable weather conditions. With hurricane season officially ending early next week, we turn our attention to a different type of forecasting – temperature. Sure we have the tools to mitigate temperature-related crop damage like frost cloth for cold and natural foliar clayContinue…
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Weathering the storm
After the models shifted overnight and the projected path of tropical storm winds inched closer to the farm, we spent our day preparing for the oncoming tropical storm Eta. Wednesday is usually a planting day, spent filling new rows with thousands of new baby plants. With the upcoming rain and wind, it didn’t make sense for usContinue…
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Finally…LPF news!
Time has flown by since we were able to write an update. We both love to write to you and strive to get the story of the farm out into the world. A lot has transpired since the spring. Here is a brief update from where we left off last… The end of last season andContinue…
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COVID-19 update
**This post is from 2020 and contains COVID-19 veggie distribution details that are no longer applicable.** Hello Friends and Family of Little Pond!!! Hello from springtime at the farm, hello from our tents to your cars, hello from the fields to those of you working the essential jobs in post offices, in custodial roles, in hospitals.Continue…
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Butternut Squash
Butternut squash Butternut squash is considered a “winter” or hard squash. Unlike it’s botanical cousin, the zucchini, butternut squash can store for months without refrigeration and is traditionally harvested at the end of the northern growing season (hence, “winter”). Nutritionally, butternut is high in fiber, lutein (good for your eyes), and potassium. The skin willContinue…
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Cabbage
Cabbage is a nutrient powerhouse, offering fiber, vitamins A, C, K, B6, folate, potassium, manganese, thiamin, calcium, iron and magnesium. A wonderful quality of cabbage is that it is long-storing and can be kept in your refrigerator for up to six weeks (best techniques found in our Veggie Storage Guide), if you can’t tackle it all inContinue…
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Spinach
A beautiful winter green, spinach is one of our most requested leafy greens at the market. It is native to Asia and a cousin of beets and chard. Folks love it for its sweet and tender leaves, especially when harvested fresh. It’s wonderful in a simple preparation of juice, addition to sandwiches, or cooked. Its nutrientsContinue…
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Cauliflower
Cauliflower, a cousin of kale, choi, and arugula, is in the brassica family so it shares similar nutrient qualities such as 100% of your daily vitamin C, antioxidants, vitamin K, calcium, potassium, magnesium and fiber. We grow many types, some classic shaped green or white and some spiral shaped and green (romanesco). They can all be preparedContinue…
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Parsley
Often overlooked – freshly harvested, organic parsley is a delicious herb. We chop up and place in a container in the fridge for use later on eggs in the morning or on fish at dinner time. If you like to juice, fresh parsley is an awesome addition to juice. You can make a delicious pesto with itContinue…
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Chard
The beauty queen of veggies! A great source of folate, zinc and thiamine. Chard is a delicate green, if you’ve never cooked with it, just add it to the end of any recipe, the stems can go in a minute earlier than the leaves. It’s amazing in a curry, soup or salad. If you’re feelingContinue…
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Collard Greens
Collard greens are a staple of southern cooking and are the whole package! They are full of healthy protein, three times a daily serving of vitamin A, ten times a daily serving of vitamin K, and even has omega-3 and 6. It’s a power house green and is delicious to boot. Never tried these gorgeousContinue…
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Here we go!
In just five weeks from now, we will be harvesting and loading our truck full of the first delicious and nutritious vegetables and vibrant flowers, and heading down to St. Pete with the first abundant haul of the season! Planting is well underway, and the plants look healthy and strong. We are expecting minimal impactContinue…
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The weather has been cool, with light rains – perfect transplanting weather. Last week we began getting the first crops into the ground. The vegetable fields are waking up and coming back to life! In less than seven weeks from now, we’ll be harvesting the first vegetables and flowers of the season. Time flies!! We’ve gotContinue…
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Dustin’ off the John Deere, building greenhouses, building soil.
Summer is so quiet here. Everywhere else summer seems loud, crowded and sticky. But not here. The mornings are cool, calm and almost too beautiful. They seem otherworldly. Just the chorus of a few crickets and a pink glowing sky. Below are entire fields of sunn hemp cover crop, sitting fully saturated and supple from soakingContinue…
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Final market for the 2018-2019 season!
Just a quick note to say hope to see you all tomorrow (Saturday May 25, 2019) at our last market of the season! We will be at the Saturday Morning Market from 9am – 2pm and then we’ll be headed back home till October to quickly preserve some last minute goodies for our freezer andContinue…