2023-01-28 newsletter

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 a great team for this!

We are grateful for the opportunity to bring produce to the residents
of Sanibel and Captiva each Tuesday. Thank you for coming out to see
us.

As usual, we plan to be at McCarthy’s Marina Tuesday, 9-11 am. We
will set up both a small market stand of produce and provide an option
for people to pick up their pre-orders. And we continue to be thankful
to Captain Bob Rando and Jenny Rando of Captiva Cruises for this
opportunity to be there.

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

For those who want to know our weekly schedule, here it is below:

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

• 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 (new!)

• Rainbow carrots

• Cucumbers

• Zucchini

• Sweet Peppers

• Eggplant

• Round radish

• Daikon radish

• Watermelon radish

• Green onions

• Dill

• Cilantro

• Italian flat parsley (limited)

• Curled parsley

• Saw Palmetto Honey

• Lemons

• Sunflowers

We are currently getting a good supply of cauliflower right now.

We are growing over 10 varieties of kale. The majority of what we
grow are two types commonly identified as “flat” and “curly”, but we do
grow a mixed bouquet of multiple kale varieties listed as “mixed kale”
on our website. We generally use the curly and mixed kale in raw kale
massage salads while the flat is often used in something cooked where we
want the leaf to hold up over time when heated, for example, in a
soup.

Here was Simeon at market on Saturday morning helping next to
mom.

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Here is a little video I made from last Tuesday’s market. Hope it
works.

Here is the link if the above one does not work. https://youtu.be/ozdzNoCuOOM
If you don’t mind sharing this information with neighbors, friends,
etc., please do so. We would be glad to see more people coming out on
Tuesday mornings!

Thank you! We look forward to seeing you again this Tuesday.

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