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Brunch in Paradise

Posted in agritourism, chef, events, farm, food, location, tagged , on October 29, 2011|

Sunday, October 30, 2011
11:00 a.m. farm tour, followed by lunch at 12:00 p.m.

Sip mimosas while on a leisurely tour through the farm and avocado grove…
Delight in an amazing meal featuring just-harvested fruit, farm-fresh produce, fresh eggs, homemade yogurt, and local artisan cheeses…
Bring friends and family to make this the centerpiece of an enjoyable outing to the heart of Redland…

Each Brunch in Paradise will feature Chef Kira Volz, cooking up a Sunday tradition with seasonal South Florida flair. Items for the menu are harvested and prepared fresh, based upon the seasonal availability of Paradise Farm.

Reservations are required. Each brunch is priced at $53.00 for adults, $15 for children under 12, and free for children under 2. Tax and Google fee not included. Please inform Paradise of any allergies at least 48 hours prior to the event so that you can be accommodated.

Additional brunch dates: November 27, 2011. January 15, 2012. March 18, 2012 (St. Patrick’s Day). April 8, 2012 (Easter). May 13, 2012 (Mother’s Day).

Paradise Farms Organic is only open to the public during these special events.
For more information contact: info@paradisefarms.net  or 305.248.4181.

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Tale of two markets

Posted in food, market, photo, tagged , , , , , , on August 31, 2011|

A two foot long jakfruit split open.

Last Saturday I shopped at two markets, one small and friendly, and one big and corporate. First, I stopped by to see what was new at the Upper Eastside Market, and it was loaded with good things to eat. Who says it’s too hot to grow anything here in the summer? Over at the Nature Boyz juice stand, Clive had a couple of good sized jakfruit available. They are starting to mature this time of year. Further down the row of tents, I found locally grown okra, collards, calabaza, lemongrass, fresh akee and annona fruit. You could get callaloo and plantains from Three Sisters Farm in Redland, sweet potatoes grown on a small farm in Kendall, and loads of starfruit from a garden just down the street in Miami Shores. The eggs were from hens kept somewhere in North Miami, shhhhh! They even had bags of white and brown organic rice grown and milled in Belle Glade. Almost everything at this market is local — sourced either from Miami-Dade County or somewhere in Florida.

Local avocados grown for Uncle Matt’s.

My next stop was Whole Foods in Aventura. I’d heard there was local fruit in the stores, and wanted to see for myself. I easily spotted a nice heap of shiny and fresh green avocados carrying the Uncle Matt’s brand, and grown locally by Murray Bass. Nearby were medium sized mamey from Health and Happiness Farm, but their pints of longans had sold out.

The fruits looked pretty good, but specialty items were another story. Packets of allspice leaves and berries from Bee Heaven Farm were starting to look a little brown. Bunches of wilting garlic chives, also from Bee Heaven, were piled in a shallow basket in an open cooler. They were starting to wilt, and looked in desperate need of a mister. One shelf up were boxes of extremely perishable edible flowers from Paradise Farms that looked flat, dried up and inedible.

Overall, I have to give Whole Foods credit for making a good effort to support local growers. They are doing an OK job of sourcing local fruits this summer. But, by the looks of things, their produce people could use training on how to handle delicate specialty items. And of course, there’s just no comparison to shopping at the neighborhood farmer’s market, which has plenty of extremely fresh, locally sourced items!

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Dinner in Paradise 2011-2012 season

Posted in agritourism, events, locavore, tagged , on August 4, 2011|

The new schedule for the next Dinner in Paradise has been released. Dinners are very popular and do sell out quickly, so don’t wait to buy your tickets…

Join us for another stellar season with Miami’s best chefs preparing a delicious five course meal made with local organic products and paired with fine wines. The magic and charm of our lush edible landscape coupled with the finest chefs creates a uniquely intimate dining experience under the stars. Each year, we donate proceeds to a local charity or organization philosophically in line with our vision of sustainable, healing, and healthy organic food. This year we are sponsoring Youth L.E.A.D., Slow Food Miami, and Troy Community Academy.

Youth L.E.A.D seeks to educate and empower young people to adopt healthy, sustainable behaviors and advocate for food & environmental justice in their schools and communities.  Slow Food Miami is an all volunteer run organization that works to implement local school and community gardens. Troy Academy Community serves a total of 60 youths between the ages of 13 and 18 who are failing in traditional school settings and are involved in the juvenile justice system. They give hands on learning approaches to provide positive alternatives and futures for at risk youth.

Guests arrive at 5:00pm for cocktail reception and farm tour, followed by dinner at 6:00pm. (Dinners starting March 11 and after: cocktail reception at 6:00pm and dinner at 7:00pm)

Each dinner is $165.00 per person + tax and processing. Reservations are required. Make reservations and pay online at the Paradise Farms website.

December 11th

Loews Hotel Miami Beach/ Chefs Fredrick Delaire & Jason Prevatt
Azul at the Mandarin Oriental/Chef Joel Huff
Daniel Ganem/Kane Steakhouse

January 8th

The Forge/Chef Dewey LaSossa
River Oyster Bar/Chef David Bracha
Sugarcane/Chef Timon Balloo

March 11th

Meat Market/Chef Sean Brasel
Sushi Samba/ Michael Bloise
Area 31 at the Epic Hotel/Chef Michael Reidt

March 25tth, Theme: Spontaneity

Michael’s Genuine/Chef Michael Schwartz
BLT Steak at The Betsy/Chef Sam Gorenstein
Essensia at The Palms Hotel/Chef Frank Jeannetti

April 15th, Theme: Seafood

Lido Restaurant at The Standard/Chef Mark Zeitouni
Sra Martinez/Chef Michelle Bernstein
Hedy Goldsmith/Michael’s Genuine

April 29th

Cecconi’s/Chef Sergio Sigala
1500°/Chef Paula DeSilva
Eden Roc/Chef Thorsten Leighty

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Paradise Farm open house

Posted in agritourism, events, tagged , on July 6, 2011|

It’s not every day that farmer Gabrielle Marewski holds an open house at her Paradise Farm. Usually the only time you can visit is for one of her well-known Dinners in Paradise, held in the winter. To get a tour in the off season is a rare treat. From her invitation:

Come visit the farm this Saturday from 9 am to noon!

We would like to thank you for all your questions about organic gardening as well as your inquiries about our produce and other items we sell! Your excitement is certainly contagious and we have decided to offer a tour and a farm market on Saturday July 9th.

Please join us for a tour of our farm! Our farm market will include items such as our delicious oyster mushrooms, organic plants for your garden, iced flower-power tea, and much more! Reservations are required so that we may plan accordingly. The tour will begin promptly at 9:30am so please arrive at least 15 minutes before hand.

The tour is $10 per adult and $6 per child. Please call to make a reservation: 305-248-4181. We look forward to seeing you!

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Easter Brunch in Paradise

Posted in agritourism, chef, events, farm, locavore, tagged on April 19, 2011|

Come celebrate Easter at Paradise Farms! Join Farmer Gabriele Marewski on her farm for a Healthy Easter Egg Hunt, a leisurely farm tour led by Gabriele, followed by a delicious brunch by Chef Kira Volz.

The brunch features: fresh mango and orange juices, mimosas, homemade organic yogurt with local berries, herb roasted potatoes, marinated heirloom tomatoes, Paradise Farms organic salad greens, malabar spinach and caramelized onion breakfast strada, and finishing with spiced coconut cake for dessert.

Farm tour begins at 11 am with brunch at 11:30.  Visit Paradise Farms to make your reservation. Price $43 plus tax and Google fee. Children under 12 for $15. Babies free.

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