Suncoast Food Alliance Market Update for April 26, 2011

April 26, 2011         Hello Locavores!    Farm to Fork Family Picnic at Hunsader Farms has moved to May 15: To maximize the exposure of this event, we have moved the date from May 1 to May 15. This event is geared toward families to help them get closer to their food source and assist parents in exposing their children to healthy food. The ticket price hasn't been set, but we're expecting adult tickets at $30-$35, children between 6 and 12 at $8-$12 and children under 5 will be free. There will be activities for the whole family so mark your calendars!     Crops Continue to Mature: All crops continue to mature on schedule and more new items reach maturity. Overall, farmers can't ask for too much more. No reports of insect pressure or nutrient deficiencies.    A Couple Farms Have Joined Us: Check out offering from Utopia Farms and Affloter Farm. Utopia Farms is has operations in Homestead, Sarasota and Manatee Counties. This conventional farming operation is one of the largest farms we work with, they normally sell to grocery stores across the country. We met a while back and we're testing to see how this will work since they normally deal in tractor/trailer loads, not cases. We're going to start with some of their peppers and see how it goes. Affloter Farm is a the opposite. Covering about 1/4 acre, Owner Don Affloter is just getting his hydroponic operation off the ground and the first results were impressive. Both a fine examples of the type farmers we have in our area!    Last Week for: Cut Lettuce (Watercress Farms)    New this week: Watermelon, butternut squash, Acorn Squash, Corn (Hunsader Farms) Anahiem Peppers, Bell Peppers, Tequila Peppers (King Farm) Watermelon Radish (Affolter Farms) Banana Peppers and Cherry Bomb Peppers (Utopia Farms) Herticot vert (Suncoast Nursery).   We All Thank You for your Support! See Price List below:     Videos of past farm visits can be found at www.suncoastfoodalliance.com Successfully,   John E. Matthews   Sr. Forager Suncoast Food Alliance www.suncoastfoodalliance.com 941/284-3384      Item Availablity Hi Hat Ranch   Oranges Fair Orange Blossom Honey                         Good Mitchell's Natural Produce   European Seedless Cuke Limited Zephyr Squash Very Limited Hunsader Farms   Collard Greens Good Watermelon: Sugar Baby (seeded)*NEW* Good Tomato: Grape Fair Tomato: Cherry  Fair Tomato: Round Good Tomato: Roma Good Tomato: Yellow*New* Good Yellow Squash (Med/Lg) Good Zucchini (Large) Good Acorn Squash*NEW* Limited Butternut Squash*NEW* Limited Mustard Greens Fair Bi color Corn*NEW* Fair Kohlrabi Good Swiss Chard Good Mustard Greens Fair King Family Farm   Kohlrabi Good Blueberries Good Blueberries Good Blueberries Good Green Cabbage Good Red Cabbage Good Peaches  Good Red Beets (Long) Good Asian Seedless Cucumbers Good Peppers: Tequila*NEW* Good Peppers: Tequila*NEW* Good Peppers: Bell Peppers*NEW* Good Peppers: Bell Peppers*NEW* Good Florida Sweet Onions (Dried) Good Leeks Fair Chinese Cabbage                                                 Fair Celery  Fair Zucchini Fair Yellow Squash Good Patty Pan Squash Fair Turnip Greens/ Turnips Good Turnip Greens Good Turnips Good Mustard Greens Good Collard Greens Good Swiss Chard Good Red Kale Good Green Kale Good Fennel Fair Thyme Unavailable Lavender Fair Wild Flowers Fair Dancing Goat Farms   Quail Eggs Fair     Cincotta Ranch   Dried Florida Sweet Onions Good *Dried Florida Sweet Onions Good **Dried Florida Sweet Onions Good     Watercress Farms   Fresh cut lettuce mix Good Arugula (Rockets) Call Arugula (Rockets) Call Baby Pak Choy Leaves*NEW* Call Baby Swiss Chard Call     Jones Potato Farm   Creamers Good *Creamers Good Red Potatoes (1A) Good French Fingerling Potatoes*NEW* Call     Affolher Farm   Watermelon Radish*NEW* Limited     Suncoast Nursery   Herticot vert*NEW* Limited Dill Good Thyme Unavailable     Utopia Farms   Banana Peppers*NEW* Good Cherry Bomb Peppers*NEW* Good Bell Peppers (Red)*NEW* Good     Simply Organix   Sunflower Shoots Limited Pea Shoots Limited Mote Marine   Siberian Caviar  Good *Siberian Caviar  Good **Siberian Caviar  Good Siberian Sturgeon (headless) Good Siberian Sturgeon (whole) Good

 

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