Historically, gastronomic accounts date the Christmas Lima bean to the 1840s.The bean, which is often called the Chestnut Lima because of it similarity in taste to the nut, is a large, white, flat seed with maroon spots and swirls. These intricate designs remain on the bean once it is cooked. The Christmas Lima has a full-bodied, nutty, chestnut taste and the texture of baked potatoes. It is used in both its mature green state as a shelled Lima for eating fresh, freezing or canning as well as used dried, cooked into stews and casseroles. The Christmas Lima is very successful in the high desert environments of the southwest. They are hardy, heat tolerant and very productiveâ??a bean known for its yield and versatilit
We are an established year-round "third-party"CSA, community cooperative located in the heart of downtown Indianapolis. Our mission is to make good food accessible by giving you the tastes to drive your desire to eat better. We network with approx. 125 farms locally, for a farm fresh food delivery once a month. By subscribing, members reap the health benefits of eating local & natural foods while helping to build a sustainable community of growers.
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Our farm has been in the same family since the early 1800. It is currently farmed by two generations, Jim and Kate Smith and their daughter, Maggie Smith. For direct retail sales we raise angus cross breed cattle, pastured laying hens and heirloom vegetables.
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The 2010 Battle Ground Farmers Market will be located at the Gardner Center (BG CInema Shopping Center) on HWY 503 and Eaton (199th) Road. Now open for two market days in our sixth season
We are very down home on what we offer, very locally grown and crafted.
WIC and Senior Food Nutrition Program produce vouchers are accepted at our market!
Parking available next to market, and walker friendly, pets on a leash are welcome too!
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Sustainable farming and responsible living are a way of life at Blackbird Heritage farm. We only grow vegetabes from which we can save seeds. This means no hybrid or genetically modified seeds. Our 16 acre farm is divided into three plots which have been put into a three year rotation; animal pasture on year one to vegetable production on year two to beneficial grasses on year three, then back to animal pasture.
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Bread and Roses Farm is a small organic family farm a quick hop from the Rome and Utica areas. We offer a variety of in-season vegetables, herbs and free-range eggs at local farmers' markets and through direct sales. We eat what we like and we like what we eat! As a result, we grow many heirloom vegetables. We are offering multiple Slow Food Ark of Taste varieties this year, and raise several heritage breeds of chickens, including Gold and Silver-Laced Wyandotte hens.
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Celebrate the Sixth Year of the Cannon County Farmers' Market. Our Market is an open air - seasonal market open on Saturday from 6-10am and located in downtown Woodbury Tennessee on the Courthouse Square. The 2009 Market will be open in May with plants and early produce and will close the last weekend in October. There is a wide assortment of fruits and vegetables available, as well as baked and canned goods.
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