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• Fruit of the dragon

  Just the name alone conjures up something rare and mysterious — dragon fruit! The fruit itself looks like a large magenta egg with fins. It has a bright, thick, leathery skin that belies the interior. I’ve seen kids reach for it at market, pick it up and look quizzical. Just [...]
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• Brunch in Paradise 2012-2013

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    New 2012-2013 dates: October 28, 2012 (canceled due to weather). November 25, 2012. January 20, 2013. March 17, 2013. March 31, 2013. May 12, 2013.   11:00 am – check in 11:30 am – light refreshments and farm tour 12:00 noon – lunch A delicious and memorable experience, Brunch [...]
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• A Taste of GrowFest!

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  (Part 2 of 2) Two Sundays ago, the second day of GrowFest!, I took a break from selling seedlings at the Bee Heaven Farm tent to stroll around and visit some of the vendors. It wasn’t all plants at GrowFest!. There was plenty to try and buy, much like a [...]
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• GrowFest! is a success

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  (part 1 of 2 parts) GrowFest! was the place to be for plant lovers last weekend! Over 850 adults, plus lots of kids, came to the first-ever event held at the Fruit and Spice Park in Redland. Festival organizer Margie Pikarsky of Bee Heaven Farm was thrilled with the turnout. [...]
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• Sea of seedlings

  Stopped by Bee Heaven Farm on Friday afternoon to help out for a little bit. Victor and Ish were loading the farm’s box truck with heirloom plant seedlings to take to GrowFest! at Fruit and Spice Park nearby. They had made one run and were loading the truck for a [...]
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• Organic Trade Association town hall meeting

  Join FOG and the OTA on October 12th in Homestead, Florida Florida Organic Growers (FOG) and the Organic Trade Association (OTA) cordially invite you to a Farmer Town Hall Meeting to take place on October 12, 2012 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at the Miami-Dade County Extension building in Homestead, [...]
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• Free Organic Farming Workshop

  Florida Organic Growers (FOG) is organizing a Free Organic Farming Workshop at LNB Groves and Bee Heaven Farm in Homestead, Florida. The event will take place on Thursday October 11th 2012 , from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. The workshop will provide practical information and advice about organic tropical fruit [...]
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• GrowFest vendors and exhibitors

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  Plenty of vendors will have their tents set up at the inaugural GrowFest! Some you may know from local, grower-supported farmers markets, and some may be new to you. Take a moment to say hi and see what they’re all about. They’re a pretty good representation of the growing local [...]
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• Homestead avocados in Whole Foods

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  Seen at Whole Foods stores recently…. (Homestead Organic Farms is also the area’s largest organic green bean grower, and you will get their green beans in your CSA share come November.) Filed under: fruits, market, photo Tagged: avocados, Dan Howard, Homestead Organics, Whole Foods [...]
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• Seedlings for your garden

  For Bee Heaven Farm, the heart of GrowFest is their annual heirloom tomato and vegetable organic seedling sale. Over two thousand seedlings have been planted and are waiting to go home to your garden. The stars of the party are heirloom tomatoes in a rainbow of colors — black, red, [...]
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