Month: January 2023

Greetings from the farm, There is a beehive of activity on the farm as crop production and demand have ramped up. This time of year has the unique challenge of keeping pace with the crop production and the busier schedule of farmers’ markets, home deliveries, and restaurant orders. Thankfully, we have a great team this…

Greetings to the residents of Sanibel and Captiva from the farm, The busy season is now upon us as we try to keep pace with the crop production and the the busier schedule of bringing produce to farmers’ markets, homes, and restaurants. We enjoy this life, but it is a demanding one. Thankfully, we have…

Greetings from the farm, The produce harvests have been good now that the weather is with pleasantly warm days and mildly cool nights. I often say the vegetables we grow do best in the same weather that most people seem to enjoy. When it gets too hot, then a lot of our crops begin to…

Greetings from the farm, This weekend we had a great effort by our team preparing the farm for the colder weather. We covered most of the sensitive crops with frost/freeze blankets, used propane heaters, and ran sprinklers to atomize the water and elevate temperatures. We recorded 30.6 degrees on Sunday morning and 31.1 this morning…

Greetings from the farm, We have enjoyed serving the residents of Sanibel and Captiva each Tuesday. Thank you for coming out to see us. We plan to be back at McCarthy’s Marina on Tuesday, 9-11 am. As usual we will set up both a small market stand of produce and provide an option for people…

Greetings to the residents of Sanibel and Captiva from 12 Seasons Farm, It is a very chilly morning. We recorded 30.6 degrees in one of the coldest areas of our farm. We are hoping for a good outcome. Sensitive plants were covered with frost blankets, heaters were deployed, and sprinklers turned on to reduce cold…

Greetings from the farm, We have been invited to join the Lakes Park Farmers’ Market in Ft. Myers and plan to be there each Wednesday, 9 am to 1 pm. This makes for a full week with Sanibel/Captiva on Tuesday, Lakes Park on Wednesday, Home Deliveries on Thursday, and Bonita Springs Promenade market on Saturday.…

Greetings from the farm, This brief newsletter is specifically for those on Sanibel and Captiva. We enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect with so many of you at McCarthy’s Marina last Tuesday. You all have been through enormous challenges. We hope the fresh vegetables were nourishing, delicious, and reminder of good things behind and ahead! We…

Greetings from the farm, We hope this newsletter finds you well as we embark into 2023! We look forward to being on Captiva tomorrow. We received a good number of orders for tomorrow and look forward to seeing so many of you there between 9 and 11 am at McCarthy’s Marina. The crops are growing…