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Redland farmers road trip to Small Farms Conference, Part Two
Posted in events, farm, farmer/grower, food, location, tagged small farms conference, Will Allen, Melissa Contreras, Worden Farm, Eva Worden, Chris Worden on August 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Redland farmers road trip to Small Farms Conference, Part One
Posted in events, farmer/grower, location, people, politics, tagged Bee Heaven Farm, Margie Pikarsky, Mario Yanez, Melissa Contreras, Muriel Olivares, small farms conference, UF/IFAS on August 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Hey there Redland Ramblers! This is guest blogger Melissa Contreras, founder of Urban Oasis Project. Last night, a group of Redland and Miami farmers and I returned home after a weekend at the 2nd Small Farms/Alternative Enterprises Conference in Kissimmee. I have always been a farmer wannabe, and as such, I grow food for my [...]
Henna Hookah & Hani, July edition
Posted in agritourism, events, food, tagged Everglades Hostel, Hani Khouri, Henna Hookah & Hani, Kristin Jayd on July 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
July 24, 2010 8 pm to 1 am Come hang out in the laid back tropical atmosphere of the Everglades Hostel’s back yard. Event organizer and artist Kristin Jayd will be applying henna/mehndi designs. The gazebo will be set up as a hookah lounge, with carpets and cushions to recline on. A DJ will be [...]
Summer fruit groove
Posted in agritourism, events, food, tagged Fruit and Spice Park on June 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It’s never too hot to eat fruit in the summer, so head on over to the Fruit and Spice Park for their Redland Summer Fruit Festival this weekend. I don’t know about the other vendors, but Farmer Margie will be selling melons, melons, melons! She went to C&B Farms up by Clewiston and loaded up [...]