Snippets and snapshots from our north Florida farm.

Sunday, January 25, 2015

2015 Availability List - January 25 Update

Little Eden Heirloom Farm
~Always Heirloom~
~Always Organic~

We look forward to seeing you at the New Sunshine Growers' Market tomorrow and every Monday (except State holidays) from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. as we bring our fresh baked items, snacks, preserves and more. We'll also bring our pet treats, custom fish bowl vase aquariums (perfect office buddies and gifts) along with some of our hiking sticks and canes, paintings, sculptures and more.

We're starting our 2015 CSA Membership next month so we're changing things a bit for the next few weeks. To make sure we have the amount of lettuces, kales, orientals (pak choy/bok choy), greens, etc., we will need for our subscription customers, we won't have any produce for sale at the Market. If you are interested in becoming a part of our farm family, please send us an email at littleedenheirloomfarm@zoho.com and we'll send you a pdf with information about this wonderful opportunity.

The New Sunshine Growers' Market
Location: Located off of Capital Circle SE, in the Capital Circle Office Complex
(Near the FL Department of Health under the Oak trees, off of Esplanade Way in SouthWood.)

Some don't carry cash so we accept major credit cards for your convenience.

2015 Availability List
Updated: January 25, 2015

This week:

Blackberry Banana Bread - $2; $4.50; $9
Blackberry Lemon Bread - $2; $4.50; $9
Chocolate Chip Cookies - $1; $1.25; $4
Cranberry Orange - $9 loaf
Fig Chips - $2.50 bag
Italian Herbed Flatbread - $4
Low Sugar Fig Preserves – 4 ounce - $3; ½ pint - $6; pint - $9
Pumpkin Chips - $2.50 bag
Stone Ground Whole Wheat Bread with Sunflower Seeds, Flax Seeds and Sesame Seeds - $6 loaf
Uncle Buck's Chocolate De-Light - $2; $18 party size
Zucchini Bread - $2; $4.50; $6; $9

Pet Treats:
Dog – Pumpkin, Peanut Butter, Garlic - $3 package
Cat - Cat Nip Mint - $3 package

Cut flowers, herbs and more:
Herbs – Dried Basil-Various varieties - $1 spoonful
Luffa - Sponges - $4 each
Peppers Sweet - Dehydrated Various Varieties $5 bag

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!

Our mission is to teach and spread the news of how healthy and TASTY non GMO food can be!

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Ron and Annette Layton
Little Eden Heirloom Farm
Always Heirloom~Always Organic
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
Facebook: facebook.com/littleedenheirloomfarm
Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/littleedenheirloomfarm
Email: littleedenheirloomfarm@zoho.com
Telephone: 850-274-7690
Telephone: 850-296-5358

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

2015 CSA Subscriptions

For easier reading, send us an email
at littleedenheirloomfarm@zoho.com
and we'll email you a pdf document
showing all three of these files:
Introduction
Subscription Options
2015 Availability List

~Always Heirloom~
~Always Organic~

Community Supported Agriculture - The benefits of participating in a CSA are many. As a member you will not only enjoy all of the food but you will also know exactly where your food is grown and who grows it. All of our heirloom produce is organically grown - no pesticides - no herbicides. 


As a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Share Member, you are part of our farm family.  You help pay for seeds, water, gas for the rototillers and so much more.  Our personal commitment to you:   Have the peace of mind to know you are eating fresh local organically grown produce, no genetic modifications, no genetic engineering. 

You’ll receive extras, above and beyond your share purchased.   Each week you’ll find something to try that you didn’t know about, maybe some fresh made organic mustard or a jar of preserves we harvested and made just for you.  Each Full Vegetable Share Membership will receive a loaf of bread, whole wheat or if you prefer, winter white (your choice) and each Half Vegetable Share Membership will receive a loaf of bread every two weeks.  (Bread opt-out is an option, detailed below)

Start off the year right by jumping into a share full of seasonal, organic heirloom vegetables like salad lettuces, stir-fry lettuces, greens, kale, sprouts (i.e., sunflower, broccoli, bean, etc.), whole grain breads, cut flowers, herbs, and more. Each week you’ll enjoy what’s in season, all grown on our farm in Crawfordville, Florida.   

We are small enough to provide that personal touch.  If you do not like bell peppers (or peppers in general) let us know and we’ll work with you to replace it with something else.  You are welcome to opt out of the items you do not like or eat.  Do you not like collard greens?  Let us know!  

A Full Share is designed to feed a vegetarian family of 1-2 each week. 

A Half Share is designed to feed a non-vegetarian family of 1-2 each week.

Add an additional $8 per week for specialty/sweet breads to include, for example, a slice or two of our fan favorite Blackberry Banana Bread, Cranberry Orange Bread, Zucchini Bread, Whole Wheat Crackers, Chocolate Chip Cookie(s) and/or some fresh made bagels, doughnuts, etc. 

Egg Shares will be an option in February/March and are a great Add-On.  At $4 per dozen chicken eggs; $6 per dozen duck eggs (duck eggs are not available year-around).  You are welcome to sign up for Full Egg Share (weekly) or Half Egg Share (bi-weekly) to meet your family needs.  Half Egg Shares are not on the availability list but do inquire!  Our free-range chickens and ducks are fed strictly Certified Natural Feed which contains no hormones, no antibiotics, no meat, and no feathers.  They also happily scratch and peck the garden weeds, assisting us with garden pest control. 

Add-Ons can be purchased separately; you are welcome to purchase only breads and/or eggs.  Let us know if you want only loaf bread of wheat, white, etc. - $6 per week share.  Likewise, if you want a Full or Half Share with no bread, the cost is $24 per week for Full Share and $12 per week for Half Share.

We’re sure you’ll love the varieties of vegetables, fruit, dehydrated snacks, condiments, baked items, preserves, herbs and flowers our Little Eden Heirloom Farm has to offer.  

We are year-around growers.  As you look at the availability list you’ll see we pack in more than a full day’s work, doing what we love - lessening the environment of its GMOs (genetically modified organisms) and overabundance of pesticides and teaching others about these issues.  Throughout the year you will receive beans, beets, cabbage, blackberries and/or other fruit, broccoli, chard, cucumbers, lettuces, potatoes, squash, tomatoes, watermelon, various herbs and the list goes on and on.  Each week we’ll share with you what the Lord has given us to harvest from our gardens. 
CSA members also get priority in ordering "a la carte" items added to your bag/box.  Many of these items are limited in quantity and only last a few short weeks or days. As we send out our weekly “Harvesting and Happenings Newsletter” send us an email and let us know what you would like and if you’ll be paying for it at Market pick-up, or if you would like an invoice sent to you for pre-payment with a credit card (credit card transactions are also available at the Market).  

We’re a small farm, subscriptions are limited so don’t delay.  As you may know, some vegetables take four months or longer to produce so we need to make sure we have space to grow your favorite things.  If you don’t want to start your subscription until May, for example, we encourage you to sign up and pay now.  Contact us today at littleedenheirloomfarm@zoho.com, or give us a call at 850-274-7690.  See page 2 of our 2015 CSA Subscription Options for a few things we need to get your subscription started.  

What’s in your bag/box for CSA pick-up?

Monday, February 2, 2015, officially starts our 2015 CSA Share Member Subscription Service.  Share Members will receive the following to include but not limited to 
Greens – Turnip, Mustard and/or Collard
Kale and/or Swiss Chard
Salad Lettuces (2-4 varieties)
Stir-fry Greens
Sprouts – Bean, Broccoli, Sunflower
Orientals – Pak Choy/Bok Choy
Bread – Stone Ground Whole Wheat with Sunflower, Flax and Sesame Seeds (Wheat without seeds or Winter White Bread by request) (opt-out option)

Each week you’ll also find gifts of sweet breads/snacks, bagel(s), biscuit(s), condiments, spreads, herbs, and/or flowers, and more.  

By purchasing locally grown produce directly from the farmer, you are guaranteed to have the freshest, most nutrient rich fruits and vegetables possible. 

Thank you so much for considering being a part of our farm family.




Ron and Annette Layton
  Little Eden Heirloom Farm
~Always Heirloom~Always Organic~
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.
Facebook: facebook.com/littleedenheirloomfarm
Facebook Group:
facebook.com/groups/littleedenheirloomfarm
Email: littleedenheirloomfarm@zoho.com
Telephone: 850-274-7690
Telephone: 850-296-5358

2015 CSA Subscription Options - First Market Pick-up is Monday, February 2, 1015

Updated:  1/20/2015









You are welcome to pay with cash, check or credit card . When paying with a check, your CSA membership will begin the following week (or a later date as requested) to give time for the check to clear. 

For major credit card payment, you can pay at the Market or email us at littleedenheirloomfarm@zoho.com and we'll send you an invoice to pay from.





Monday, February 2, 2015




Pick-up Location: 




New Sunshine Growers' Market



Southwood next to Florida Dept.



of Health, Esplanade Way, Tallahassee








Monday, February 4, 2015




Pick-up Location: 




Organic Growers' Market



Under the Oak Tree at Black Dog Café



Lake Ella, Tallahassee









Crawfordville Deliveries:  



We deliver to Crawfordville locations on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (before 4 p.m. on Fridays) Office, home, gym, etc. With the amount of baking, planting, harvesting, etc., we do, we prefer to deliver on Thursdays or Fridays but will happily work with you for another pick-up option.








2015 CSA Schedule             
Duration
 2015 Start Date/
Add-On/Purchase Separately


Pick-up Locations
Sweet Bread
Eggs *





Full Share
$30 Weekly Pick-up
Monday, February 2, 2015/
$8 loaf; 2 loaf halves
Chicken:
Includes one loaf Bread
(Weekly Bread)
New Sunshine Growers' Market
or multiple slices
$4 Dozen
(White or Wheat)

Southwood, Tallahassee, Florida






Duck:
Half Share
$15 Weekly Pick-up
Monday, February 4, 2015

$6 Dozen
Includes one loaf Bread
(Bi-weekly Bread)
Organic Growers' Market


(White or Wheat)

Lake Ella, Tallahassee, Florida








* Eggs - Certified Natural Fed Free Range - Beginning in March, 2015







There's no minimum weeks to purchase, thank you for joining our farm family. 






Here are some quick calculations to consider:








Duration
Full Share $30 wk
Half Share $15 wk
Sweet Bread(s)
Chicken
One Month (4 Weeks)
$120
$60
$32
$16
Two Months (8 Weeks)
$240
$120
$64
$32
Four Months (16 Weeks)
$480
$240
$128
$64
Six Months (24 Weeks)
$720
$360
$192
$96
Eight Months (32 Weeks)
$960
$480
$256
$128
Ten Months (40 Weeks)
$1,200
$600
$320
$160
Twelve Months (52 Weeks)
$1,560
$780
$416
$208





Information we'll need from you:


Duck
Start Date



To
Full Share or Half Share



be
Duration: Number of Weeks


posted,
Location of Pick-up (Monday or Wednesday Market)

please
Add-Ons (Sweet Bread and or Eggs (Chicken or Duck)

inquire.
Vegetables and/or fruit you do not like



Email








We look forward to hearing from you!







Ron and Annette Layton



Little Eden Heirloom Farm




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2015 CSA Availability List - First Market Pick-up is Monday, February 2, 1015
Updated
January 20, 2015







Pick-up Locations




New Sunshine Growers Market, FL Dept. of Health, Southwood, Tallahassee, FL
Mondays
11 a.m.ish til 2 p.m.ish
Growers' Market at Lake Ella, Tallahassee at Black Dog Café, 229 Lake Ella Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32303
Wednesdays
11 a.m.ish til 6 p.m.ish
Crawfordville Deliveries:  



We deliver to Crawfordville locations-Office, home, gym, etc. We are happy to work with you for another pick-up option.

Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (before 4 p.m. on Fridays)






We are happy to bake other prepaid items for you and suggestions are always welcome!
Blackberry Banana Bread $2; $4.50; $9
Biscuits - $5 bag of four
Chocolate Chip Cookies - $1-$4.50 each
Wheat Crackers, Cayenne or Paprika - $3 bag
Fig Chips - $2.50 bag
Flatbread, Garlic Italian Herbed, White or Wheat - $4
Flatbread, Italian Herbed, White or Wheat - $4
Granola - $9 bag
Low Sugar Fig Preserves – 4 ounce: $3; ½ pint: $6; pint: $9
Peanut Brittle - $4 bag
Pretzels - Soft or Crispy; Salt or Cinnamon Sugar; Wheat or Winter White - $3 each
Pumpkin Bread -  $2; $4.50; $9
Pumpkin Chips - $2.50 bag
Pumpkin Seeds, Roasted - $3 bag
Sesame Brittle - $2.50 bag
Stone Ground Whole Wheat Breads with Sunflower Seeds, Flax Seeds and Sesame Seeds -$6 loaf
Uncle Buck's Brownie Delight - $2; $18-party size
Uncle Buck's Chocolate Delight - $2; $18-party size
Winter White Bread - $5 loaf
Zucchini Bread - $9 loaf; $2 slice





Other Items of Interest



Canned Fruit and Vegetables



Ketchups




Mayonaise




Mustards




Salts, Seasonings and Spices



Pestos and other Spreads



Pepper vinegars and other vinegars







Bath/Personal Products



Facial Scrubs




Lotions




Soap









and more!









Gluten Free:




Chocolate Chip Brownies - $1 each; $2 each
Sesame Brittle - $2.50 bag





Vegan:




Vegan Pumpkin Pie - $3 slice; $20 pie (RE: pie plate – whole pies are pre-order)
Pumpkin Bread - $2 slice; $3.50 loaf; $9 loaf





Pet Treats:
Singles



Cat – Mint
4 for $1



Cat - Garlic
Gift Boxes



Dog – Peanut Butter
$5 each








Cut flowers, herbs and more:



Decorative Gourds - $3-$15 each


Herbs – Dried Basil-Various varieties - $1 bag


Potted Flowers, Herbs, Vegetables - $3 - $15 each
Seedlings - Flowers, Herbs, Vegetables - $1-2 each


Luffa - 4" Sponges - $4 each


Luffa Seeds – 25 for $2


Various Flower, Herb and Vegetable seeds - 9 varieties 5 seeds each $2.50

Various Plants, Trees, Bulbs - Prices vary.  TBA

Goldfish Bowls and Vases - $10- $15







Vegetables/Fruit Included in CSA  Farm Share
Varieties

Average Start of Harvest

Beans
Baby Butter Beans

April/May

Beans
String

April/May

Beets
Various varieties

March          

Beet Greens


March

Blackberries   
Wild Florida

June/July

Broccoli


March 

Brussel Sprouts


March 

Canteloupe


June

Cabbage
Various varieties

Feb/March 

Carrots
Various varieties

March 

Corn   
Various varieties

June

Cucumbers
Various varieties

April/May

Cauliflower     
Various varieties

March

Eggplant
Various varieties

May/June

Figs                   
Various varieties

July/August

Garlic


May/June

Greens
Collards

January

Greens
Mustard

January

Greens
Turnip Leaves

January

Herbs
Basil - Various varieties

April/May

Herbs
Sage

April/May

Herbs
Oregano

April/May

Herbs  
Various varieties

April/May

Lettuce/Salad Greens
Arugula

February

Lettuce/Salad Greens
Mixed

January

Lettuce/Salad Greens
Asian Stir-fry varieties

January

Lettuce/Salad Greens
Mixed Baby Types

January

Lettuce/Salad Greens
Chard

Feb/March 

Onions
Chives

May/June

Onions 
Green

May/June

Onions 
Various varieties  

May/June

Okra
Burgundy

June/July

Okra
Clemson Spineless

June/July

Oriental
Pak Choy/
Bok Choy

Feb/March 

Peppers
Hot – Mini
Very Hot
June

Peppers
Hot – Cherry

June

Peppers        
Extremely Hot
Various Varieties
June

Peppers
Sweet Bell
Var. Colors
June

Peppers
Sweet Varieties
Var. Colors
June

Potatoes       
Various varieties

May

Pumpkin       
Various varieties

September

Radishes
Various varieties

February

Sunflowers
Sprouts

Year-around

Squash 
Flowers

April/May

Squash
Spaghetti

May

Squash
Yellow

April/May

Squash
Zucchini

April/May

Squash Greens   
Various varieties

April/May

Spinach


Feb/March 

Sprouts        
Various varieties

Year-around

Sweet Potatoes 


October

Tomatoes
Grape

April/May

Tomatoes
Cherry 

April/May

Tomatoes      
Various Varieties      

April/May

Turnip 
Root

Jan/Feb

Watermelon     
Various varieties

May/June






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!
Our mission is to teach and spread the news of how healthy and TASTY non GMO food can be!
Ron and Annette Layton












Looking to 2015-2016



Fresh Duck Eggs in FEB/MAR-Certified Natural fed free range


More fig varieties



Peas




Water chestnuts



More vegetable varieties



More herb varieties



More fruit varieties



Corn - Popcorn and other varieties


More fresh made goodies, sweet treats, preserves, etc.


Potted roses and other ornamental plants


More cut flower varieties



Gardening and wild edible plant classes


Goldfish and Koi

More breeds of chickens for eggs


Rare and endangered breeds of chickens


Rare and endangered breeds of turkeys


Ducklings




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