Organic Growers' Farmers' Market - June 18, 2014 - Lake Ella Tallahassee, Florida

Five years ago I sold eggs from my free range, certified natural fed chickens, vegetables and my artwork at the Growers’ Market at Lake Ella in Tallahassee. When I accepted a different position at the office and lost my flex schedule, it ended my setting up as a vendor at various farmers’ markets in Leon and Wakulla Counties. Memories of the Farmers’ Markets are great ones even if I did get soaked a lot of times with summer showers. So I began my quest of getting in contact with the person in charge of this Market. I didn’t feel comfortable about advertising us being there if the rules had changed and we wouldn’t stay as a lot can change in five years, ya know. Last Wednesday we took the bull by the horn and with our country/rustic table, our price signs, baskets and veggies and off we went. Wow, did we have a blast! I refreshed hellos with vendors that were there five years ago and met some wonderful sweet new ones. We talked with a lot of visitors, sharing the benefits of non Genetically Modified food and the wonderful old fashion taste of heirloom produce along with our belief of growing organic and we sold a lot of produce. Ron enjoyed it so much that he said he wanted to do it every day!

We’ll be back on Wednesday so if you get the opportunity, be sure to stop by. The Growers’ Market is located under the oak tree at Black Dog Café located on the northwest side of Lake Ella on North Monroe Street. We are positive you’ll enjoy the checking out all the goodies the vendors have and we’ll make sure you enjoy our goodies also! We’ll get there between 12-1 p.m. and stay probably until around 6 p.m. This week along with our veggies we’ll have blackberry pie by the slice, cookies, breads, and I’m not sure what else we’ll have time for. We’ll be bringing some of our art also so that will be fun. We make rustic tables and received a lot of compliments on them last week so if you are interested in something rustic, be sure to ask!

I don’t think I’ll have a credit card reader attachment for my phone by Wednesday so be sure to bring cash. I don’t think any of the vendors accepts credit cards but we will soon. If you want to prepay with a credit card, let me know and I’ll create an invoice with your order, you can pay online and then just pick up your order at the Market.

I’ll post some photographs of our setup….lots of good things coming!

We love growing healthy food and appreciate you very much, thank you so much for stopping by!

Annette (Ron and Annie)
Little Eden Heirloom Farm

Heirloom* Organically Grown - From our Home to Yours
1067 Lower Bridge Road (now Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Road)
Crawfordville, Florida 32327
We are closed from Friday at 4 p.m. until Sunday morning.
Website: littleedenheirloomfarm.blogspot.com
Email: littleedenheirloomfarm@zoho.com
Telephone: 559-300-3113
Telephone: 850-363-0018

Note: We're a family farm so we're here most of the time. It's a good idea to call ahead to make sure though as we may be off to the post office for shipping an art piece or running errands. Come early on Wednesday as we'll be unavailable most of the day and we're closed Fridays from 4 p.m. until Sunday morning. We have a table set up by the road that we use to weigh and bag your requests. You can also call and/or email your order and we'll have it harvested, washed, etc., and ready when you arrive.

 

 

2014 Availability List - June 22, 2014 Update

Summer solstice arrived yesterday with a wonderful welcome back party of 98 degrees here in north Florida.  Welcome to summer time! Watermelons are getting bigger...and tasty looking, tomatoes are everywhere and cucumber varieties of round lemon to 18" Japanese Long are peaking around everywhere.  I found a couple 18" long zucchinis while harvesting today that will make it into some good yummy bread real soon. 

Happy Summer! 

Here's today's availability list.  Thank you so much for your interest in our Little Eden Heirloom Farm!

Little Eden Heirloom Farm
Heirloom* Organically Grown - From our Home to Yours
1067 Lower Bridge Road (now Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Road)
Crawfordville, Florida 32327
	We are closed from Friday at 4 p.m. until Sunday morning.
Website:  littleedenheirloomfarm.blogspot.com
Email:  littleedenheirloomfarm@zoho.com
Telephone:  559-300-3113
Telephone:  850-363-0018
2014 Availability List
Updated:  June 22, 2014
Beets	Chioggia - small	R/W striped	Available	.50 ea
Cabbage	Green - small		Available	$1 ea
Cantaloupe
Carrots	Purple/orange		Available	$3 bunch
Carrots	Orange
Cucumbers	Various varieties		Available	$.75-3 ea
Eggplant	Fingerling
Eggplant	Purple
Eggplant	White		Limited	.75 ea
Figs	Green Ischia	Large green
Gourds	Ornamental/non edible
Herbs	Basil - Various varieties
Onions	Red
Onions	White
Onions	Yellow
Peppers	Hot
Peppers	Sweet	Banana	Available	.75 ea
Peppers	Sweet	Green/Red	Available	1.25 ea
Peppers	Sweet	Var. Colors	Available	1.25 ea
Potatoes	Pontiac	Red	Available	1.50 lb
Potatoes	Kennebec	White	Available	1.50 lb
Potatoes	Fingerlings	Purple
Potatoes	Fingerlings	Yellow
Potatoes	Sweet
Squash	Acorn
Squash	Butternut		Available	$2-3 ea
Squash	Spaghetti		Limited	$4 ea
Squash	Yellow		Limited
Squash	Zucchini
Tomatoes	Cherry		Limited	$3 lb
Tomatoes	Grape		Limited	$3 lb.
Tomatoes	Green - Unripe		Available	$3 lb.
Tomatoes	Various varieties		Limited	$3 lb.
Watermelon	Various varieties
*Everything we grow is heirloom but one Certified Organic (CO) cherry tomato and one CO popcorn.
We love growing organic heirloom produce and it is wonderful to be able to share it with you.
For farm pick-up, let us know if you are bringing your own bag(s), containers, etc., thank you!
Thank you so much for buying non genetically modified food (GMO) and for your support of our little farm.
Our mission is to teach and spread the news of how healthy and TASTY non GMO food can be!
		Looking to 2015-2016
Sold out/Unavailable until 2014 Fall or early 2015
		Corn
Broccoli		Beans
Brussel Sprouts		More fig varieties
Cabbage	Purple	Peas
Cauliflower		Water chestnuts
Garlic		More herb varieties
Greens	Collards	More fruit varieties
Greens	Mustard	Certified Natural fed free range chicken eggs
Greens	Turnip	Baked goodies, sweet treats, preserves, etc.
Lettuce/Salad Greens	Arugula	Potted roses and other ornamentals
Lettuce/Salad Greens	Mixed	More cut flower varieties
Lettuce/Salad Greens	Various varieties	Gardening and wild edible plant classes
Lettuce/Salad Greens	Swiss Chard	Goldfish and Koi
Lettuce/Salad Greens
Lettuce/Salad Greens		Various breeds of good egg laying chickens
Onions	Chives	Rare and endangered breeds of chickens
Onions	Bunching	Rare and endangered breeds of turkeys
Radishes		Ducklings
Turnip	Root	Guinea keets
Little Eden Heirloom Farm
Heirloom* Organically Grown - From our Home to Yours
1067 Lower Bridge Road (now Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Road)
Crawfordville, Florida 32327
	We are closed from Friday at 4 p.m. until Sunday morning.
Website:  littleedenheirloomfarm.blogspot.com
Email:  littleedenheirloomfarm@zoho.com
Telephone:  559-300-3113
Telephone:  850-363-0018

 

2014 Availability List - June 11 Update

The "Organic Heirloom Vegetables" sign is up at the mailbox of our Little Eden Heirloom Farm. Ron also put up a table in the shade which is another wonderful thing. This way for those that like to pre-order, we can have things harvested and in bag(s), box(es) and/or in the cooler ready for pick-up. You are more than welcome to wait until we harvest and/or pack your order but for those that do not have time to wait, we think this will work out perfectly. It doesn't get shady at the table until around 11 a.m. so I am in the process of making chalkboard signs that we'll write on what is available. We're also thinking of putting some produce on the table in the shade for those passer-byes. Our telephone numbers are on the sign and at the bottom of this post. It's a small sign, viewable from both directions and tonight we'll make a larger sign with the word "Vegetables" which will be easier to read as you drive by.

We added Chioggia beets to this week's list. Chioggia is a mild beet that is white with red stripes, a pretty plate additon for the home table or those in the restaurant business.  

Chioggia Beet from
Little Eden Heirloom Farm

Chioggia Beets from
Little Eden Heirloom Farm

Sliced Chioggia Beet from
Little Eden Heirloom Farm

We post the new list on Sundays and Wednesdays here on our website, on Little Eden Heirloom Farm Facebook and Group pages and send out emails with a pdf attachment.  Information to learn more about us and stay up to date with happenings around the farm are listed below. Email us if you would like our availability list in pdf directly emailed to you.  

We love growing healthy food and appreciate you stopping by, thank you!

Annette (Ron and Annie)
Little Eden Heirloom Farm

Little Eden Heirloom Farm
Heirloom* Organically Grown - From our Home to Yours
1067 Lower Bridge Road (now Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Road)
Crawfordville, Florida 32327
	We are closed from Friday at 4 p.m. until Sunday morning.
Website:  littleedenheirloomfarm.blogspot.com
Email:  littleedenheirloomfarm@zoho.com
Telephone:  559-300-3113
Telephone:  850-363-0018
2014 Availability List
Updated:  June 11, 2014
Beets	Chioggia - small	R/W striped	Available	.50 ea
Cabbage	Green		Available	$3 ea
Cantaloupe
Carrots	Purple		Available	$3 bunch
Carrots	Orange		Available	$3 bunch
Cucumbers	Various varieties
Eggplant	Fingerling
Eggplant	Purple
Eggplant	White
Figs	Green Ischia	Large green
Gourds	Ornamental/non edible
Herbs	Basil - Various varieties
Onions	Red
Onions	White
Onions	Yellow
Peppers	Hot
Peppers	Sweet	Banana
Peppers	Sweet	Green/Red
Peppers	Sweet	Var. Colors
Potatoes	Pontiac	Red	Available	1.75 lb
Potatoes	Kennebec	White	Available	1.75 lb
Potatoes	Fingerlings	Purple	Available	$2 lb
Potatoes	Fingerlings	Yellow	Available	$2 lb
Potatoes	Sweet
Squash	Acorn
Squash	Butternut
Squash	Spaghetti		Limited	$4 ea
Squash	Yellow		Limited
Squash	Zucchini		Limited	$.50 ea
Tomatoes	Cherry		Limited	$3 lb
Tomatoes	Grape		Limited	$3 basket
Tomatoes	Green - Unripe		Available	$3 basket
Tomatoes	Various varieties		Limited	$3 basket
Watermelon	Various varieties
*Everything we grow is heirloom but one Certified Organic (CO) cherry tomato and one CO popcorn.
We love growing organic heirloom produce and it is wonderful to be able to share it with you.
For farm pick-up, let us know if you are bringing your own bag(s), containers, etc., thank you!
Thank you so much for buying non genetically modified food (GMO) and for your support of our little farm.
Our mission is to teach and spread the news of how healthy and TASTY non GMO food can be!
		Looking to 2015-2016
Sold out/Unavailable until 2014 Fall or early 2015
		Corn
Broccoli		Beans
Brussel Sprouts		More fig varieties
Cabbage	Purple	Peas
Cauliflower		Water chestnuts
Garlic		More herb varieties
Greens	Collards	More fruit varieties
Greens	Mustard	Certified Natural fed free range chicken eggs
Greens	Turnip	Baked goodies, sweet treats, preserves, etc.
Lettuce/Salad Greens	Arugula	Potted roses and other ornamentals
Lettuce/Salad Greens	Mixed	More cut flower varieties
Lettuce/Salad Greens	Various varieties	Gardening and wild edible plant classes
Lettuce/Salad Greens	Swiss Chard	Goldfish and Koi
Lettuce/Salad Greens
Lettuce/Salad Greens		Various breeds of good egg laying chickens
Onions	Chives	Rare and endangered breeds of chickens
Onions	Bunching	Rare and endangered breeds of turkeys
Radishes		Ducklings
Turnip	Root	Guinea keets
Little Eden Heirloom Farm
Heirloom* Organically Grown - From our Home to Yours
1067 Lower Bridge Road (now Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Road)
Crawfordville, Florida 32327
	We are closed from Friday at 4 p.m. until Sunday morning.
Website:  littleedenheirloomfarm.blogspot.com
Email:  littleedenheirloomfarm@zoho.com
Telephone:  559-300-3113
Telephone:  850-363-0018