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By leela

^{_{Modified on July 23rd, 2024 at 6:00 pm}
July 23, 2024 at 5:58 pm}

Unexpected Fruit Tree

fruit, fruit tree, plant, tree, unexpected, Unexpected Fruit Tree

As seen by @_fruit__tella on IG

Kind of fruit tree:

Banana

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Tropical in temperate Mediterranean climate

By Gainesville Eye

^{_{Modified on July 29th, 2024 at 8:44 am}
July 17, 2024 at 8:34 am}

Siembra Farm

CSA, farm, Food Source, plant, prices

Full Season Biweekly CSA

Oct-June $720

Full Season Weekly CSA

Oct-June $1400

Fall CSA example: Sweet potatoes, radish, zucchini, cucumber, eggplant, peppers, kale, lettuce, and arugula.

Winter CSA example: Beets, carrots, turnip, broccoli, chard, spinach, green onions, and parsley.

Spring CSA example: Potatoes, acorn squash, onions, cauliflower, cucumber, bok choi, arugula, and peaches.

Ways to Purchase	Online
Payment Methods
Wholesale Policy

Farm	Siembra Farm
Contact	Contact
Our Story
Onsite Services
Visitation

Growing Practices

Fertilization
Weed Management
Pest Management
Other Practices

Other places our products are sold:

Is this your farm? Contact me to get authorship privileges over this post.

By Gainesville Eye

^{_{Modified on July 29th, 2024 at 8:44 am}
at 8:19 am}

The Family Garden

CSA, farm, Food Source, organic, plant, u-pick

Products

Basil
Parsley
Lettuce
Bok Choy
Kale
Cauliflower
Radishes
Eggplants
Peppers
Tomatoes
Strawberries
Cantaloupes
Summer Squash
Butternut Squash
Acorn Squash
Peaches

Ways to Purchase	at Saturday farmer’s market, CSA
Payment Methods	Cash, Venmo, EBT token (farmer’s market only)
Wholesale Policy	Direct to restaurants & businesses

Farm	The Family Garden
Contact	(352) 559-2172 info@thefamilygardencsa.com
Our Story	The Family Garden has been in operation since 2007. Founded by Jordan Brown and his wife Diwa, the farm was initially located in Bell, Florida. In 2015 they relocated to east Gainesville, and bought the 20-acre parcel that we currently grow on. We grow all our fruits and vegetables using organic methods, selling both wholesale to local restaurants and businesses in North Florida, and direct to consumers at the Alachua County Farmers Market. The farm also runs a small CSA program.
Onsite Services	u-pick
Visitation

Growing Practices

The Family Garden, or TFG, grows with dignity and respect for the land and the people who care for your food. The amazing thing about organic farming is that it doesn’t only benefit the farmer and the consumer, but also the the land and the people who tend to it. That’s why every season we strive to use the most sustainable and mindful practices possible. Not only does this produce the best food, but it also strengthens our connection to the land and enriches our lives. We’re committed to demonstrating the value of this connection, and the joy that it can bring to the entire community!

Fertilization
Weed Management
Pest Management
Other Practices

Other places our products are sold:

Alachua County Farmer’s Market, Sat 8:30-noon

Is this your farm? Contact me to get authorship privileges over this post.

By leela

^{_{Modified on July 15th, 2024 at 7:42 am}
July 15, 2024 at 7:41 am}

Unexpected Fruit Tree

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Kind of fruit tree:

In the region of Apopka, a gardener has a mango in ground, breadfruit in container

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Mango is generally assumed to be “too tropical.”

Grow Notes:

By leela

^{_{Modified on June 8th, 2024 at 9:31 am}
June 7, 2024 at 8:54 pm}

Fruiting Durian in Florida

durian, fruit, fruit tree, plant, tree, unexpected, Unexpected Fruit Tree, zone 9b

Kind of fruit tree:

Durian

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Ultra-tropical, hardly anyone tries to grow it

Grow Notes:

There are folks who struggle to grow durian in even more southern tropical climate; common belief has been that it’s the climate that’s the issue, but it seems more an issue of soil

If anyone can find this grower, check their growing practices

(This is an approximate location, apparently the tree is on Pine Island somewhere)

By leela

^{at 8:04 pm}

Unexpected Fruit Tree

fruit, fruit tree, plant, tree, unexpected, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Jackfruit
mango
Avocado

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Considered tropical, local lore is that the region’s hard frosts would kill any of these trees before maturity

By Leela Maps

^{March 29, 2024 at 7:24 pm}

🌳 Food Forest

Compost Pile, Ecospace, Food Forest, fruit tree, plant, tree

Nearby is a food forest.

📷

🌱 Plants

banana
mulberry
sugar apple
coconut
barbados cherry
avocado

By Leela Maps

^{March 15, 2024 at 2:45 pm}

Unexpected Fruit Tree

fruit, fruit tree, plant, tree, unexpected, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Banana

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Semi-public, where swimmers and walkers can access; native to SE Asia

Grow Notes:

By John

^{_{Modified on March 12th, 2024 at 4:22 pm}
March 12, 2024 at 9:57 am}

Fruiting 🥑🌳!

fruit, fruit tree, plant, tree, unexpected, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Avocado, mature fruiting

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

This region is generally assumed to be too cold to grow subtropical fruit trees

Grow Notes:

By Leela Maps

^{_{Modified on March 8th, 2024 at 7:58 pm}
March 8, 2024 at 7:44 pm}

Flowering Lychee

fruit, fruit tree, plant, tree, unexpected, Unexpected Fruit Tree

By Leela Maps

^{February 16, 2024 at 8:05 pm}

Unexpected Fruit Tree: Cacao

fruit, fruit tree, plant, tree, unexpected, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Cacao

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Super tropical

Grow Notes:

In ground

Grower: “My plan was never to cover it since it’s under the canopy of Mamey trees. Anyhow, it didn’t even get into the 30s this winter usually January has temperatures in the 30s but not even the high 30s reached this winter.”

By leela

^{October 7, 2023 at 11:35 pm}

Auroville 🌳 Food Forest

Compost Pile, Ecospace, Food Forest, fruit tree, plant, Raw Vegan, tour, tree

By leela

^{_{Modified on September 29th, 2023 at 10:01 am}
September 29, 2023 at 10:00 am}

Cacao Farm

chocolate, fact, farm, manufacturing, plant, source

By leela

^{_{Modified on September 8th, 2023 at 1:58 am}
September 2, 2023 at 12:17 pm}

Van Dyke Ranch

farm, plant

About

By leela

^{August 31, 2023 at 8:25 am}

Farm

farm, filler 2, plant, Portola Valley FM Source

📷

Area (approx)

Founded Date

Crops Growing

Growing Methods

By leela

^{at 8:23 am}

Farm

farm, filler, plant, Portola Valley FM Source

📷

Area (approx)

Founded Date

Crops Growing

Growing Methods

By leela

^{at 8:22 am}

Farm

farm, plant, Portola Valley FM Source

📷

Area (approx)

Founded Date

Crops Growing

Growing Methods

By leela

^{_{Modified on August 31st, 2023 at 8:18 am}
at 8:17 am}

Avila Farms

Avila Farms, farm, plant, Santana Row FM Source

Crops Growing

Heirloom Tomatoes
Carrots
Lettuce
Celery
Leeks
Onions
Broccoli
more

Growing Methods

Select produce is organically grown, without pesticides

By leela

^{_{Modified on July 3rd, 2023 at 9:45 pm}
July 3, 2023 at 9:42 pm}

Allstar Organics

farm, Food Source, plant, source

People

Marty Jacobson and Janet Brown, with 3 full-time employees

Area (approx)

2 acres (on which herbs for hydrosols and oils are grown) in Lagunitas, 10 acres (on which all the vegetables are grown) in Nicasio, and 20 acres in Point Reyes, about 35 miles to San Francisco

Founded Date

Allstar Organics has been continuously certified organic since 1994.

Crops Growing

Celery • Eggplant • Fava beans • Fava greens • Flowers • Food craft products • Garlic • Green beans • Herbs • Melons • Non-edibles • Onions • Peas • Shallots • Tomatillos • Tomatoes • Hydrosols

Growing Methods

We utilize a routine of organic soil enrichment programs in order to maintain soil fertility… the foundation of our production. As a result, our vegetables and herbs acquire vivid color, texture, fragrance, flavor, and nutritional quality.

Our Website

We Source To:

Restaurants:

Slanted Door, San Francisco
Seven Hills, San Francisco
Flour & Water, San Francisco
De Young Café, San Francisco
Market Bar, San Francisco
Outerlands, San Francisco
Seven Hills, San Francisco
The Slanted Door, San Francisco
Tosca Café, San Francisco
Boca Nova, Jack London Square
Madera at Rosewood Sand Hill, Menlo Park

Groceries:
Good Earth, Fairfax and Tam Junction
Rainbow Grocery, San Francisco
Whole Foods, Mill Valley and Blithedale
Woodlands Market, San Francisco, Kentfield and Tiburon
Oliver’s Markets, Santa Rosa, Cotati and Windsor
Diablo Foods, Lafayette
Driver’s Market, Sausalito
Mill Valley Market, Mill Valley
Oakville Grocery, Oakville

Specialty Shops:
Cooks of Crocus Hill, St. Paul, MN
Comforts, San Anselmo
Cowgirl Creamery, Pt. Reyes and Ferry Plaza San Francisco
Made Local Marketplace, Santa Rosa
Nicasio Valley Cheese Co, Nicasio
The Seed Bank, Petaluma
Three Stone Hearth, Berkeley
Marin French Cheese Company, Novato
Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market, San Francisco
Far West Fungi, San Francisco Ferry Plaza
Pump Espresso Bar, Forest Knolls

By leela

^{_{Modified on September 23rd, 2023 at 10:11 pm}
at 9:19 pm}

Heirloom Organic Gardens 🥬

farm, Heirloom Organic Gardens, plant, Saratoga FM source, source

Certified organic

People

Grant Brians, his family, and 20 full-time employees

Area

240 acres

Crops Growing

Amaranth • Artichokes • Arugula • Beets • Bok choy • Broccoli • Broccoli rabe • Cabbage • Cactus pads • Carrots • Cauliflower • Celery • Chard • Chickweed • Chicory • Collard greens• Corn • Cress • Cucumbers • Dandelion greens • Eggplant • Endive • Fava beans • Fava greens • Fennel • Garlic • Herbs • Kale • Kohlrabi • Komatsuna • Lambsquarters • Leeks • Lettuce • Melons • Mustard greens • Nettles • Onions • Orach • Parsnips • Peas • Potatoes • Purslane • Radishes • Rutabagas • Scallions • Shallots • Spinach • Tatsoi • Tomatillos • Tomatoes • Turnips

Growing Methods

“has been certified organic continuously since 1975 and is the only original California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) member remaining. In early 2006, Grant acquired Heirloom Organic Gardens from founder Stuart Dickson. The farm uses a combination of organic and biodynamic practices”

Learn More

By leela

^{June 27, 2023 at 12:47 pm}