CSA members gathered at Bee Heaven Farm recently for Gleaning Day. They brought potluck dishes to share, and bags and containers for their loot. Because on Gleaning Day, you’re allowed to forage for your veggies. The challenge is to find what’s left. To the uninitiated, frondy carrot tops look like the weeds that surround them. [...]
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Treasures in the weeds
Posted in csa, events, farm, location, photo, tagged Bee Heaven Farm, csa, Gleaning Day on May 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Red in Redland, a color-journal
Posted in artist, location, photo, tagged Color, Fruit and Spice Park, Red, The Redlands on March 3, 2012 | 1 Comment »
[Welcome to guest blogger Alex Norelli, contributor to the Organic Gardening blog. Alex is a blogger, poet, and photographer. Here is his view of a month's visit to Redland. - marian33031] My first introduction to the Redland was through the Fruit and Spice Park, a great place to see the potentials of this land and climate. When I arrived [...]
Fruit and Spice and everything nice
Posted in agritourism, location, photo, restaurant, tagged Chris Rollins, Fruit and Spice Park, Jon DeFaro, Mango Cafe, Margie Pikarsky on January 12, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Recently, farmer Margie Pikarsky and her husband Nick, daughter Rachel and my friend John DeFaro joined me for lunch at the Mango Cafe, located at the Fruit and Spice Park. The Cafe is by the park’s main entrance, inside a rustic wooden house. We were there for the fruit sampler, made fresh daily from whatever [...]
Fun day at the farm
Posted in agritourism, events, farm, location, tagged Bee Heaven Farm, Farm Day, Sakaya Kitchen on December 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
7th Annual Farm Day at Bee Heaven Farm Sunday, December 18th 11:30am – 3:00pm Activities: * Make Your Own Scarecrow (and take it home), and other fun stuff * Hay Rides – For all the kids at heart * Farm Market – Featuring locally-grown seasonal organic produce, dried tropical fruit, raw farm honey, heirloom tomato [...]
Giving thanks
Posted in events, farm, farmer/grower, food, location, locavore, photo, tagged Bee Heaven Farm, Thanksgiving on November 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. For several years running I’ve been one of many people fortunate to be invited to celebrate in the barn at Bee Heaven Farm. It’s an extra special dinner because almost everything is local or organic, and many people at table are farmers who grew some of the food. Thanks to [...]
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