Durian the cat is dead. He was killed in his sleep the other night by a feral dog that crawled under the car where the cat was sleeping. The dog went for the cat’s throat, slashing its jugular, and the cat didn’t have a chance. It was dragged by the dog to the other side [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bee Heaven Farm’
Feral dogs kill again
Posted in animals, farm, photo, tagged Bee Heaven Farm, cats, feral dogs on January 2, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Party at the farm
Posted in agritourism, comic, events, farm, food, photo, tagged Bee Heaven Farm, Farm Day on December 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
First, the Miami Herald mentioned the 7th Annual Farm Day at Bee Heaven Farm in its Thursday food section, right at the top of page 2. Then Short Order posted the news. (And it was also posted on this blog.) “Oh no,” Farmer Margie worried out loud. “How many people are coming? A thousand?” She [...]
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 [...]
You say luffa, I say loofah
Posted in farm, photo, vegetables, tagged Bee Heaven Farm, luffa, Nick Pikarsky, Sadie on November 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The other morning, Sadie the farm manager was peeling the skin off a long, green, slightly lobed vegetable that looked like a cross between a cucumber and a pumpkin. Underneath the skin was a tangled mass of fibers, and it didn’t look edible at all. “You can try to eat it, but you won’t get [...]

