Archive for January, 2010
Invasion of giant calabazas
Posted in photo, vegetables, tagged csa, farmers market on January 29, 2010 |
Last week Cliff Middleton brought over two giant calabazas. They were huge! One could fit inside a full share box, maybe. Grabbed a squash and waddled across the barn to weight it — 28 pounds! Weighed the other one — 32 pounds! What kind of organic goodness is Cliff doing over at Three Sisters Farm [...]
Magic mushrooms
Posted in farmer/grower, food, media, tagged Gabriele Marewski, Miami Herald, Paradise Farms on January 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Oyster mushrooms have been a welcome addition to the CSA shares so far twice this season. They are grown at Paradise Farm, and are for sale on Saturdays at the Paradise tent at the Coral Gables Farmers Market, and also on Sundays at the Redland Organics tent at the Pinecrest Gardens Farmers Market. The following [...]
Mystery of the bees
Posted in farm, photo, tagged Bee Heaven Farm, Miguel Bode on January 28, 2010 | 6 Comments »
About half the honey bees are dead at Bee Heaven Farm, according to Miguel Bode, the beekeeper. He checked his hives after the last freeze and again this past weekend. The bottom of the hives had a layer about an inch thick of dead bees, and there were plenty more dead bees outside the hive [...]
Assessing freeze damage
Posted in farm, photo, vegetables, weather, tagged Bee Heaven Farm, Eva Worden, Margie Pikarsky, Worden Farm on January 27, 2010 |
A week later, the freeze damage appears even worse at Bee Heaven Farm. Leaves that were brown last week look almost black and withered. Heirloom pole beans are totally fried. The last of the Gold of Bacau beans sold at market last Sunday. Margie says she’ll replant beans, but it’s going to be a couple [...]

