2023-03-24 newsletter

Greetings to the residents of Sanibel and Captiva from 12 Seasons
Farm,

We now should have a steady supply of organic blueberries. We brought
them last week to the Captiva market and they sold out fairly quickly.
We hope to get a larger amount this week.

The blueberries are coming in at a good time as the strawberry crop
production is beginning to decrease. We should have strawberries for at
least one more month.

We look forward to being at McCarthy’s Marina this Tuesday, 9-11 am.
As usual, we will have a market stand of produce for those who want to
buy off the table.

Thank you to those that pre-order and pick up your orders at the
market! This is much appreciated.

Thanks to Captain Bob and Jenny Rando with Captiva Cruises for this
continued opportunity!

If you would like to place an order for Tuesday pick up,
please do so before 8 pm Sunday at www.12seasonsfarm.com.

Here is our weekly schedule:

TUESDAY PICK-UP FOR SANIBEL & CAPTIVA: Place an
order online before Sunday, 8 pm, if you want to pick up an order at
McCarthy’s Marina in Captiva on Tuesday, 9-11 am. Extra produce will be
available for those who want to buy off the table. ****

 ** WEDNESDAY LAKE’S PARK FARMERS’
MARKET:** We will be at the Lakes Park Farmers’ Mkt. each
Wednesday from 9 am to 1 pm. in Ft. Myers. Parking is free during the
farmers’ market.

THURSDAY DELIVERIES & FARM PICK-UP: Please place
an order online before Tuesday, 8 pm, if you want home delivery or farm
pick-up for Thursday.

SATURDAY FARMERS’ MARKET AND PREORDER PICK- UP :
Market runs 8 am to noon. Please place an order by Thursday, 8 pm to
pick up your preorder at the Bonita market. If preordering, please pick
up preorders after 10 am.

Orders can be placed online at ** www.12seasonsfarm.com**

This is what we are harvesting:

• Strawberries

• Blueberries (from certified organic farm in Central
  Florida)

• Summercrisp Lettuce

• Baby Butterhead Lettuce

• Romaine lettuce

• Large Leaf Butterhead lettuce

• Cherry tomatoes

• Heirloom/Specialty tomatoes

• Red Slicing tomatoes

• Arugula

• Curly kale

• Flat kale

• Mixed kale

• Broccoli

• Broccoli greens

• Cauliflower (limited)

• Rainbow carrots

• Cucumbers

• Zucchini

• Sweet Peppers

• Eggplant

• Round radish

• Daikon radish

• Watermelon radish

• Green onions

• Large sweet onions

• Dill

• Cilantro

• Italian flat parsley

• Curled parsley

• Saw Palmetto Honey

• Nasturtium Flowers

• Sunflowers

We had a work team here last week from Taylor University in Indiana.
In years past I worked as an adjunct professor with Dr. Grace Ju Miller
teaching a course in Tropical Sustainable Agriculture. The course would
take place both at ECHO in N. Ft. Myers, Florida and in either Honduras
or Guatemala. The course has been on hold for a few years. I still keep
in touch with Dr. Grace Ju and this spring break she led a work team
down to volunteer at ECHO and included a tour of 12 Seasons Farm and an
afternoon of the students working with us.

Here are Taylor students pruning tomato vines. We were grateful for
their contributions on their spring break.

The kale express! Myrah and Jeanna Small bringing in the kale
harvest.

We have a good supply of the sweet Italian bull horn peppers. I
prefer to grow these over the traditional bell pepper. The Italian bull
horn peppers have thinner walls and a real pleasant flavor. They seem to
be less demanding on the soil and get less sun scald than bell
peppers.

Today we had a group potluck lunch. We are grateful for a team that
enjoys being together. We come from many walks of life and some come
without much prior agriculture experience, but we strive together,
learn, and work hard to do the common things uncommonly well. We enjoy
the labor of farming and bringing to you all a healthy harvest of
goodness.

Hope to see many of you on Tuesday!

Danny, Vicki, the kids, and the 12 Seasons Team