Redland Raised launch event: Thursday Oct. 29th, 10- 11 am Publix at Tropicaire Shopping Center 7805 SW 40th Street, Miami Starting this week, you won’t have to go too far to find locally grown produce. Redland Raised branded green beans, yellow squash, zucchini, boniato, okra and avocados will be available at all 1000 Publix stores [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Redland Raised produce at Publix
Posted in events, food, locavore, market, politics, tagged Carlos Alvarez, Charles LaPradd, eat local, Fresh From Florida, Publix, Redland Raised on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Arazá ice cream
Posted in chef, events, farmer/grower, food, fruits, locavore, market, tagged Hani Khouri, ice cream, Local Links, Redland Mediterranean Organic, Sous Chef 2 Go on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Arazá! What a wonderful name! Too bad the fruit is so tart…. But Farmer Margie told me that Hani Khouri of Redland Mediterranean Organics was going to make ice cream with it. Robert Barnum confirmed he had sold some fruit. Hot on the trail, I spoke with Hani and he promised that arazá ice cream [...]
Go make your beds
Posted in farm, people, photo, tagged Bee Heaven Farm, Margie Pikarsky on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A lot of behind the scenes prep work goes on at Bee Heaven Farm before the first seeds are planted. The cover crop, which fixes nitrogen and other nutrients, has been mowed and tilled under to also add organic matter to the soil. The next step is to create rows of raised beds, where the [...]
Extension is saved – come celebrate!
Posted in farmer/grower, location, politics, tagged county commissioners, Extension on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Miami-Dade County Cooperative Extension staff, in an expression of our appreciation for our supporters and friends in our recent budget resurrection, would like to invite the community to a “Thank You” reception on Tuesday, October 27th from 3 to 6 PM. As this is an informal gathering we do not expect to have a [...]
