The Miami Herald has a nice long article about farmer Margie Pikarsky and the Redland Organics CSA. You can find it in today’s Tropical Life section. Bee Heaven owner: Organic farming is good for the foodie — and the land BY ANA VECIANA-SUAREZ aveciana@MiamiHerald.com On a muggy summer day, as bruised clouds gather overhead, Margie [...]
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Mother earth
Posted in farm, farmer/grower, media, tagged Margie Pikarsky, Miami Herald on July 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Tourists in farm country
Posted in agritourism, media, tagged county commissioners, Miami Herald, zoning on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I can’t tell you how many times people have asked me if Bee Heaven has a farm stand where they can get fresh veggies, or if there’s a place serving local food. Now, finally, it looks like Redland is going to (officially) catch up with what family farmers in other parts of the country have been doing all [...]
Heard it on the radio
Posted in farmer/grower, interview, media, tagged Christine DiMattei, Margie Pikarsky, Miami Herald, Niala Boodhoo, WLRN on February 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Farmer Margie was recently interviewed by Niala Boodhoo of WLRN/Miami Herald about the economic impact of last month’s freeze. Two reports originally aired on WLRN last week, and the second one is by reporter Christine DiMattei. If you weren’t lucky enough to catch them on the radio, you can listen to and/or download them from [...]
Magic mushrooms
Posted in farmer/grower, food, media, tagged Gabriele Marewski, Paradise Farms, Miami Herald 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 [...]
Edible landscapes
Posted in farmer/grower, locavore, media, tagged Gabriele Marewski, Paradise Farms, Miami Herald, edible gardens on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The trend of people growing veggies in their yards is really taking off. Several experienced gardeners were interviewed in a recent article in The Miami Herald. Redland Organics grower Gabriele Marewski, of Paradise Farms, is one of the featured growers. The article was published on Sunday Oct. 4th in the Home and Design section. You [...]
