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Orchard Pond is a diverse, family-owned, organic farm located in the Red Hills Region of Tallahassee, Florida.  Good food and caring for the land are traditions that have been passed down for generations in our families.  This inspires our dedication to producing the highest quality foods using sustainable practices.

We started our organic garden in 2008 when our first child was 6 months old.  Having access to all of that wonderful produce to feed our children from an early age is something we will always be grateful for.  Since then, thanks to the culmination of lots of hard work and determination of many great people, our garden has expanded to feed many more families.  Orchard Pond produce can be found at local restaurants , farmers markets, grocery stores , our CSA , and through the Red Hills Online Market .

Our on-farm commercial kitchen was added in 2011.  What started out as a facility for bottling honey, quickly became a test kitchen for trying out new recipes incorporating all of the beautiful produce coming straight from the field.  Now, Orchard Pond Pesto and Granola can be found in stores  throughout the state of Florida. Be on the lookout for new products coming soon!

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Farm Tour 2022: A free family weekend • October 15-16

The 15th Annual Farm Tour takes place on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15-16. It features 40 farms across North Florida and South Georgia, with dozens of vendors. Many stops on the tour are just down the road in Jefferson and Madison counties. Last year, more than 15,000 people hit the road to see a wide range of agricultural operations in our area. The 2022 tour promises to inspire just as many people to get out to discover or revisit the people and places that produce our food. “Come meet our local farmers, ranchers and growers,” says event coordinator Majken Peterzen, director of Millstone Institute of Preservation, which hosts the Farm Tour. “They love for you to visit – to see how they do what they do! Many of the sites will have produce or products for sale or sample. Workshops and demonstrations abound. It's just about the best weekend of the year!” Whether you're a consumer getting out to appreciate where your food comes from, a fellow farmer interested in what other farms are up to, or someone with an itch to scratch the earth and get things growing yourself – there's something for everyone on the Farm Tour. There is no charge for visiting the farms, and because the tour is self-guided, people can choose sites that interest them and visit them in any order they like during the tour times. Be sure to get a tour guidebook. You can pick one up at the chamber of commerce offices in Jefferson and Madison counties, the public library in either county, the Monticello News office (Courthouse Circle), the Jefferson County Farm Bureau office (105 W. Anderson St.) or Capital City Bank in Monticello (800 S. Jefferson St.). You can also download a digital copy by visiting the Facebook page for Fl-Ga Farm Tour. The guidebook provides details about what each participating farm offers and how to navigate your way to see them.

Tips and Guidelines for the Tour: • Bring the guidebook and map • Have a camera ready for great photos • Bring a cooler, in case you buy perishable products • Carry a tote bag • Have cash on hand in case aa vendor does not take credit cards • Wear closed-toed shoes and a hat • Leave your pet at home • Gas up before heading into the countryside

Nearby Sites on the Tour: Allison Acres – Happy Goats Farm (FB AllisonAcresBBFarm), located at 9077 NW Colin Kelly Hwy. in Pinetta, is a 219-acre organic farm with goats, Christmas trees, berries, a mayhaw orchard, apiary and wildlife habitat. Tour hours: Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Artzi Organic Veggies & Pita Queen (FB Artzi Organic Veggies), located at 114 Artzi Dr. in Thomasville, Ga., will have fresh organic veggies grown on their two-acre, intensively cultivated farm, gourmet falafel and hummus as well as breads, pastries, halva and cold drinks for sale. Tour Hours: Saturday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Boyd Farms Fresh ( boydfarmsfresh.com ) is offering a mini-festival for the Farm Tour with Schmoe Farm (schmoefarm.com), at Blackwater, 1548 Greenville Hwy. in Quitman, Ga. Enjoy live music, food, drinks and a hay ride. They also will be serving up beef and pork burgers and have a market of vendors with handmade and organic products. Tour hours: Saturday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 16, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Boyd Farms Fresh, Glendower Farms and Schmoe Farm – Three Farms, One Family – are the Patron Sponsors of the 2022 Farm Tour.

Deep Roots Meat ( deeprootsmeat.com ), located at 11061 W. US Hwy. 90 in Greenville, sells a vast array of beef cuts from their all grass-fed foraging cows. Tour hours: Saturday, 9 a.m. -5 p.m. with hayrides at 10 a.m., 12 noon and 2 p.m; Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., with hayrides each day at 12 noon and 2 p.m.

Florida-Georgia Citrus ( floridageorgiacitrus.com ), located at 5314 Boston Hwy. in Monticello, offers juice that tastes like “sweet sunshine,” a wide range of satsuma products, and tours of the cold-hardy citrus fields on the family farm. This stop also includes items from Full Moon Farm & Apiary, Lil-Nita's BBQ Sauce and the Jefferson County Extension Office, plus lunch from the Monticello BBQ Food Truck. This site also offers classes: Sustainable Citrus Production for Homeowners and Commercial Growers on Saturday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.; The Health Benefits of Citrus on Saturday at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tour hours: Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Glendower Farms ( glendowerfarms.com ), located at 12617 Ashville Hwy. in Greenville, sustainably raises Iberian pigs and is one of only seven Iberico herds in the U.S. Enter the multi-generational farm via an avenue lined with 180-year-old oaks and enjoy cooking demonstrations, meat tastings and walking tours. Bring your cooler in case you decide to buy some dry-cured bacon, sausages, brined chops, pork pastrami or Glendower’s specialty, the Bacon Cheddar Burger. Tour hours: Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Boyd Farms Fresh, Glendower Farms and Schmoe Farm – Three Farms, One Family – are the Patron Sponsors of the 2022 Farm Tour.

The Good Ground Farm ( Thegoodgroundfarm.com ), located at 399 Osprey Lane in Monticello, operates a bio-intensive market garden using human scale techniques and natural, sustainable practices. At this stop you can see how to grow a lot on a small plot, with demonstrations of the tools, techniques and set-up that make it possible. Tour hours: Saturday, 2-6 p.m.

Granny Kats Apiary Supply & Bee Learning Center ( grannykats.com ), located at 407 Industrial Park Dr. in Monticello, allows you to learn all about the life of bees. You can view bee anatomy through microscopes, study bee activity at the indoor observation hive, visit the outdoor hives and see where Granny Kats spins and extracts honey. Honey and products made from beeswax will be available for purchase. Tour hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.

Johnston’s Old Fashioned Meat Market ( johnstonsmeatmarket.com ), located at 1480 W. Washington St. in Monticello, was established in 1926 and specializes in fresh beef, hickory-smoked meats as well as fresh sausage. On the tour you can visit the locker plant, sample some fantastic food, peek behind the scenes, shop in the country store and find great deals on meat boxes. Tour hours at the Meat Market: Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 a.m. -5 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 16, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sausage-making workshops are offered on both days at noon and 2 p.m. On Saturday, you also can visit their newest addition inside the meat market, Lil' Figs Cafe, or swing by Johnston's new full-service restaurant, located at 1403 S. Jefferson, for a pig roast. Johnston's own herd of beef cattle is now at home near Cairo, Ga., at “The Finishing Yard” at Outz's, 476 Wilcox Rd. On Saturday, there will be hayrides to see the pasture-raised herd as well as food from Johnston's mobile kitchen.

Madison County Seed Library , located at 378 N.W. College Loop in Madison, has open-pollinated and heirloom seeds available free for the public to check out. Tour visitors can also watch seed saving demonstrations, play a hands-on seed ID quiz, participate in a seed starting activity and join Q&A sessions about various seed topics. Tour hours: Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 a.m. -1 p.m.

Monticello Vineyards & Winery – Ladybird Organics ( monticellowinery.com and ladybirdorganics.com ), located at 1211 Waukeenah Hwy. in Monticello, offers a vineyard tour and tasting of the wines that they have handcrafted in small batches from organic Muscadine grapes and other fruits grown in the Red Hills bioregion. Tour hours: Saturday, Oct. 15, from 12 noon-5 p.m.

Promised Land Homestead ( promisedlandhomestead.farm ), located at 703 S.E. Tuten Way in Lee, takes visitors on a hayride around the farm’s 62 acres to see its open pastures, oak hammock bottoms and uncultivated ranch land. You can get a close look at baby rabbits, calves and lambs as well as see a presentation on “Hives and Honey.” Their country store will be selling fresh eggs, chicken, lamb, beef, rabbit, honey, honey-based products, wool and other unique items. Tour hours: Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Rocky Soil Family Farm ( rockysoilfamilyfarm.com ), located at 3137 Waukeenah Hwy. in Monticello, produces more than dozens of varieties of organically grown herbs and vegetables, keeps bee hives and raises chickens for eggs. They also have their bakery up and running this year, offering fresh sourdough loaves and spatzle. Tour hours: Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15-16, 10 a.m to 5 p.m.

Schmoe Farm ( schmoefarm.com ) is offering a mini-festival for the Farm Tour with Boyd Farms Fresh (boydfarmsfresh.com) at Blackwater, 1548 Greenville Hwy. in Quitman, Ga. Enjoy live music, food, drinks and a hay ride. They also will be serving up beef and pork burgers and have a market of vendors with handmade and organic products. Tour hours: Saturday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 16, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Boyd Farms Fresh, Glendower Farms and Schmoe Farm – Three Farms, One Family – are the Patron Sponsors of the 2022 Farm Tour.

Serenity Acres ( serenitygoats.com ), located at 438 N.E. English Ivy Trl. in Pinetta, offers hayrides around the farm, with goat, horse and cow encounters, petting opportunities and sneak peeks into the milking room, the dairy kitchen and the soap making room. Tour hours: Saturday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Timber Bamboo Nursery ( timberbamboonursery.com ), located at 2181 Government Farm Rd. in Monticello, will have workshops/ demonstrations about bamboo propagation, bamboo biochar, bamboo animal feed pellets, bamboo caps, sustainable bamboo farming, landscaping with bamboo and bamboo pellets for mushroom substrate. Tour hours are Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 9-10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information about the sites described here and additional tour stops farther afield, consult the complete 56-page Farm Tour 2022 guide. Print copies are available at various locations around town (see page 6), and you can download an electronic copy from the event host’s Facebook page: search for Fl-Ga Farm Tour.

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Put on your comfy shoes and come wander the fields and farms in our surrounding counties.

The 9th Annual Farm tour is here! Over 30 participating farms, markets, gardens, producers, organic entrepreneurs, and ranches! Over 20 farms to visit including several new to the tour! A GREAT country weekend full of country life, family fun (hayrides, apple bobbing, horseshoes...) and lots of exploring and learning! Two full days of country life !

The 9th Annual Farm tour is here! Over 30 participating farms, markets, gardens, producers, organic entrepreneurs, and ranches! Over 20 farms to visit including several new to the tour! A GREAT country weekend full of country life, family fun (hayrides, apple bobbing, horseshoes…) and lots of exploring and learning! Two full days of country life !

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Most sites offer food (some complimentary others for purchase) and all have restrooms.

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Do you provide hayrides off you facility or grounds? We have a special event at the Bradfordville Blues Club on Dec. 6 and want to provide a hayride. You can reach me at (850) 933-5565. Thanks! Gary Anton

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Millstone Plantation Annual Farm Tour

October 14-15, 2023

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Millstone Institute for Preservation will host its 16th Annual Farm Tour. The tour includes over 40 farms in the Florida Panhandle and Southwest Georgia. These tours are considered "open house" so farms will have activities all day long on the scheduled day they are included on the tour. Farms will have activities, educations tours, markets where you can buy their products and goods, workshops and more. Washington County is proud to have a featured farm on the tour this year - Arrowhead Beef, LLC.

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Things to do in Tallahassee: Find a remedy with Blues Doctors, Fantasy with Symphony

It's beginning to look and feel like fall with temperatures set to drop into the 50s at night and pumpkin patches out in full force. This weekend, enjoy the country weather when the 15th Annual Farm Tour showcases 40 farms or check out Goat Day in Blountstown.

Florida State faces Clemson at Doak at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and FAMU is away at Gramling State at 2 p.m.

The Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra ventures into Fantasy and Folklore with guest pianist Adam Golka on Friday. Sir Rod and the Blues Doctors deliver the medicine at Bradfordville Blues Club.

Musical: Galloway at play: Mickee Faust Club goes mad for a musical with Jane Eyre parody

Theater: 'Sweet Charity' kicks off the FSU School of Theatre 2022-23 season in October

Exhibit: Artist and architect Valerie Goodwin maps a textile vision in retrospective exhibit

FSU School of Theatre opens the season with kickin' "Sweet Charity" and the Mickee Faust Club invites you to the creepy fun world of "Ravensmadd!"

Here's a roundup of entertaining happenings around Tallahassee, culled from emails, the  Council on Culture & Arts online listings and elsewhere.

Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra dips into Fantasy and Folktale

Explore the world as Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra presents an evening of evocative music with Fantasy and Folklore at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Travel to the steppes of Central Asia with Borodin, spend a night in the gardens of Spain with De Falla, or trek the Silk Road alongside the melodies of Fazil Say. Music Director Darko Butorac welcomes back soloist, Adam Golka for the adventure.

There will be  Pre-Concert Chat with Darko in the concert hall at 7 p.m. Tickets are $36, $44, $52, $60 with a senior discount of $5 off any ticket. Visit  tallahasseesymphony.org.

'Sweet Charity' opens at FSU  

The School of Theatre at Florida State University opens its 2022-23 season Friday,  running Oct. 14-23, with “Sweet Charity,” a quirky romance with Bob Fosse-inspired choreography to classic songs such as “Hey, Big Spender.”

Performance times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Richard G. Fallon Theatre is located in the Fine Arts Building (540 West Call Street)

Single tickets are $10-$30 and are subject to availability and additional fees depending on purchase method. Tickets may be purchased at  tickets.theatre.fsu.edu , by phone at 850-644-6500, or at the Fine Arts Ticket Office in the Fine Arts Building . The ticket office hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday.

Go 'Ravensmadd!' with Mickee Faust

What do you call a musical that is Jane Eyre meets Rocky Horror Picture Show meets and is like a dark and creepy Oklahoma?

You call it "The Cursed House of Ravensmadd!"The latest madness presented by Tallahassee’s cabaret company, the Mickee Faust Club, is an original work by Faust Artistic Director Terry Galloway and writing partner and wit Stacey Abbott.

Show times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14-15, and 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16.  And 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Oct. 20-22 and 4 pm. Sunday, Oct. 23 and  8 p.m. Oct. 27-28. Tickets are $20, $15 for people with disabilities. All shows are open captioned and the space is wheelchair accessible.

For more information or to reserve your ticket, visit mickeefaust.com.

A Revival at Bradfordville Blues Club

Tallahassee powerhouse Revival takes to the outdoor stage at Bradfordville Blues Club, 7152 Moses Lane, at 7:30 Friday, Oct. 14, with the incomparable Avis Berry’s dynamic voice and stage presence. These folks have catapulted to the top of Tallahassee’s musical mountain with a stellar ensemble of gifted local musicians including Jeff Davis on bass, Dillon Bradley-Brown on drums, Chris Skene on guitar and vocals, and John “JB” Babich on piano and vocals. True to their name, they revive old rock ‘n’ roll, blues, soul, gospel, rock, and jazzy influences.

Advance tickets are $20 at bradfordvilleblues.com . Tickets at the gate are $25 Bring chairs and blankets for the outdoor show. Ms. Ernestine will be serving her fried catfish and sausages.

Sir Rod & The Blues Doctors bring their funky, swingin' down-home blues to the Bradfordville Blues Club for the first time at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. This trio delights with fun, rug cuttin' music and an energetic show. Fronted by the dynamic Sir Rod Patterson, a soulful vocalist and award winning dancer, the Blues Doctors include master blues harp player, Adam Gussow (of Satan and Adam) on drums and vocals, and Alan Gross on guitars.

Advance tickets are $20 at bradfordvilleblues.com.  Cover at the gate is $25. Bring chairs for the outdoors show. 

On tap at the Blue Tavern

The Ringnecks are back at Blue Tavern, 1206 N. Monroe St., from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, with folk, traditional and new tunes. JazzEtcetera brings a variety of world-based jazz from 8-11 p.m. JazzEtcetera features Richard Bertram on bass, saxophones, clarinet; Michael Blizzard on flute, keyboard; Pam Ryan on viola; and Stanton Rosenthal, guitars, bass. $5 cover.

Join the 3rd Saturday Traditional Irish Session from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Blue Tavern. Dabbit Trio, which covers artists such as James Taylor, the Grateful Dead and Paul Simon along with jazz, folk and old-time favorites, not to mention their own original music, takes the Blue Tavern stage from 8-11 p.m. The Trio features Kendrick Jacobs on upright bass, Leslie Smith on percussion and David Rodock on guitar and vocals. $5 cover.

Happy hour with Paddy League and Brazilian guitar is 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, followed by Tuesday is Bluesday with Walter Belmont from 8-10 p.m. $3 cover. Happy Hour with Ben & Kirill is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday with Celtic tunes, followed by Open MIc Night hosted by Doc Russell at 8 p.m.  

Happy hour with Greg Brown is 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, followed by the 3rd Thursday Jazz Session with host Jack Straub & the Black Light District Allstars from 8-11 p.m. 

Havana museum celebrates 5th anniversary

The Havana History & Heritage Society’s Shade Tobacco Museum , 204 2nd St. NW in Havana, will celebrate its fifth anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 15, by focusing on its historic location at the Planters Exchange site in Havana. A video will be shown at 10:30 a.m. about the Planters Exchange, which began in the 1920s as a small farm products store and evolved into a major specialty fertilizer producer before closing in the early 1990s. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Museum tours, including the soon-to-be improved areas, will be available during the day and cake will be served following the video.

37th Annual Goat Day and Pioneer Day in Blountstown

Beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, the Rotary Club of Blountstown will host the 37th Annual Goat Day & Pioneer Day Festival at Sam Atkins Park in Blountstown, off State Road 20. This fundraising, family-friendly event will feature arts, crafts, food, hay rides, bouncey house and runs until 2 p.m. Admission is $5 per person, free for children under 3. Goats, Goat Show, and Goat Milking Demonstration starting at 9 a.m. Live entertainment by the band Flabbergasted starts at 10 a.m. 

OTHER EVENTS

Hot Tamale: The musical duo will be at the Red Shed Barbecue, 3032 Crump Road, from 5-8 p.m. Friday., Oct. 14 for upbeat acoustic music, including blues, vintage country hits, folk classics and old-school rock ’n’ roll. Check out Hot Tamale’s original song “Barbecue Sauce” on Youtube. Hot Tamale will also be performing at the Capital City Amphitheater in Cascades Park for the annual “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” event sponsored by the American Cancer Society on Sunday, Oct. 16.  Hot Tamale will be entertaining from 1:55 to 2:15 p.m.

The Wine House on Market: Blues Meets Girl plays from 7-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 at 1355 Market St. The duo is a sassy mix of blues harmonica player Mr. Downchild and singer/song writer Kasimira Vogel. $10 cover.

Great Oaks Pub at Southwood : Get ready to rumble from 7-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14,  with the Lil Grizzly Boogie Band at the Great Oaks Pub, 3750 Grove Park Ave. The band represents North Florida's musical styles from yesterday and today, featuring the powerhouse rhythm section of Chris Buda on drums and Kaye Rhinehart on bass,Scott Buchanan on lead vocal and guitar, Jake Morris on tuba and mandolin and Pete Knowlton on banjo, slide and harmonica. Full restaurant and bar, call 850-942-4653 for reserved seating, no cover.

926 Bar :  , The Stews with The Retrograde on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 926 Bar, 926 W. Tharpe St. Doors @ 9 p.m., show @ 9:30 p.m., $10 over 21, $12 under 21, all ages 

The Moon :  The Producers play  The Moon, 1105 E. Lafayette St., on Thursday, Oct 20. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. $20 general admission, advance, $35 reserved seating.

FSU Gospel Choir: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, Opperman Music Hall, FSU Campus.

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Come on down to the farm! The 15th Annual Farm Tour is October 15 and 16. Image by Millstone Institute of Preservation.

The 15 th Annual Farm Tour is October 15 and 16

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October 14, 2022, Release for the Tallahassee Democrat

Fall is upon us, and that means it is farm tour season!

The 15th Annual Farm Tour is on Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16, 2022. Farmers and producers in 12 counties in North Central Florida and South-Central Georgia will be open to showcase their various farming endeavors. It is a free family weekend of learning, exploration, and fun.

The Farm Tour has been organized and hosted by Millstone Institute of Preservation since 2016. It gives the community the chance to explore local producers in our area and become familiar with the farmers that make up our diverse local food system.

There is much to explore during the 15th Annual Farm Tour, including heritage breed livestock. Photo by Rachel Mathes.

There are 40 farms, ranches, farm-to-table restaurants, markets, vendors, and gardens (including the Leon County “VegHeadz” Demonstration Garden on Saturday!) participating in this year’s Farm Tour, some of which have never participated in the past.

The sites span nearly 140 miles east to west, from Greenville, Florida, to Chipley, Florida, and about 80 miles north to south, from Whigham, Georgia, to Crawfordville, Florida.

Each farm is open to the public at no cost, providing the opportunity for participants to learn the importance of supporting local agriculture and how they can do so.

There are many different types of farms to explore, including seeing a multitude of processes and demonstrations firsthand, such as honey harvesting, cow and goat milking, sawmill operating, bamboo extracting, horse grooming, compost turning, flower arranging, seed saving, wine manufacturing, sausage creating, satsuma juicing, cheese making, kombucha brewing, and much more.

You can also sample and purchase local products at many farm tour sites, including local honey, beeswax and honey products, local eggs, homemade breads, fresh veggies, various locally produced meats (bring a cooler!), pumpkins, vegetable seedlings, kombucha, muscadine wines, handmade soaps, fruit trees, cookbooks, and more. Many locations will also be serving food for sale, such as falafel and hummus; baked goods; beef, bacon, and pork burgers; ice cream and coffee; satsuma slushes, cookies, jellies, and syrups; and much more.

The Farm Tour Guide includes descriptions and directions to all the farm tour sites. A downloadable version of the Farm Tour Guide is available on the UF/IFAS Leon County Extension Facebook Page .

See you down on the farm!

Molly Jameson is the Sustainable Agriculture and Community Food Systems Extension Agent with UF/IFAS Extension Leon County, an Equal Opportunity Institution. For gardening questions, email the extension office at [email protected] .

Touring our local farms

Many of us are patrons of the wonderful farmers’ markets in town or order from the Red Hills Small Farm Alliance online market, but actually visiting these local farms is a special opportunity that gives us all a better idea of the hard work and dedication it takes to work the land or make your own products.

I’m hoping lots of you took advantage of that opportunity this weekend during the 12th Annual Farm Tour, with more than 30 participating farms and nurseries in North Central Florida and South Central Georgia. 

My husband and I visited a few destinations though there were so many that we didn’t get to see. 

We learned quite a bit at each place we visited. Our stops included the Leon County Extension Service (UF/IFAS) Demonstration Garden where we tried to soak up the great info from the volunteers sharing tips and samples of items like aji dulce peppers, lettuce and spinach.

Janis Piotrowski, master gardener and volunteer at the extension service, dug up some jerusalem artichokes, small tubers that add crunch to dishes. 

Piotrowski gave us some of the artichokes to take home to plant. We saved a few to slice and add to our salad Sunday night.

Volunteers also gave us roselle hibiscus plants and seeds with directions for making tea and jam, We tried a cup of the tea at the extension service and it was so refreshing, just delightful.  Recipe below.

If you’re interested in learning more about gardening, the service offers master gardening classes among their other services. The agency is at 615 Paul Russell Road; 850-606-5200.

Millstone Plantation, which hosted the event, is a lovely farmstead in the north end of Tallahassee near Bradfordville. It was once a part of the Conrad family farm but it’s been set aside as a nonprofit offering classes and promoting sustainability. There we saw alpacas, goats, horses and donkeys. 

Vendors included bee farmers selling honey, “Oyster Mom” Deborah Keller and blacksmith John Pfund demonstrating his craft.

We wound up at Just Fruits & Exotics, at 30 Saint Francis Street in Crawfordville, which grows a wide variety of edible plants and trees including the pomegranate, Asian pear and a Sugar Cane Jujube Tree. I can’t seem to keep basil alive but the friendly staff introduced me to a heartier variety than the plant I buy at Publix and gave me directions for its care — keeping fingers crossed.

I’d love to hear about your visits during the farm tour. If you didn’t get to go, or like me, missed a bunch, many farms invite visitors, usually by appointment but get in touch. Y

Here’s info on our farmers’ markets — tallahasseetable.com/tallahassee-table-calendar-of-events/ — or go to the Red Hills Small Farm Alliance Online Market, where you can find dozens of local produce, meats, bread, honey, plants and other goods. 

FYI, the online market has recently changed its main distribution hub to 1940 N Monroe St Suite #76 (not far from the old location), between Tallahassee Ballet and Anytime Fitness just around the corner of the Northwood Center in what was formerly What Café. 

Here’s the recipe for the drink made from the roselle or Jamaican Sorrel plant. It makes about 12 concentrated cups.

Ingredients: About 3 cups fresh or frozen roselle calyxes (outside petals), seeds removed. (I used 1 1/2 cups and it was plenty strong)

Use any of these: Large 2-inch slice of fresh pineapple peeled and cubed (no need to core it) or a small can of pineapple in its own juice. 1 piece of fresh ginger root , peeled and sliced in thin coins for flavor or chopped/grated for stronger flavor. In a pinch use ginger spice (what I did) 1 cinnamon stick 1 orange sliced with rind 3-5 cloves (I used the powder)

To prepare: Bring ingredients to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Cool and let sit in the refrigerator overnight. Strain through cheesecloth or coffee filter. The drink will keep in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks or freeze in one-cup measurements.

To make tea , add 6 cups brewed tea (decaf or regular), 3/8 cup sugar, maple syrup or sugar-free sweetener to taste, 1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional) to the roselle drink.

Here’s a list of the locations that were on the farm tour in case you want to learn more about them:

A&B Produce Farm, Apalachee Farms, Arrowhead Beef Farm, Artzi Organic Veggies & Pita Queen (they’re at Lake Ella Wednesday and Saturday), Backwoods Crossing (also a terrific farm-to-table restaurant), Cindale Farms and Southern Craft Creamery (they make the award-winning ice cream), Deep Roots Meat, Earthshine Acres Farm, Frenchtown Heritage Hub & Market, Frenchtown Urban Farm Compost Community, Glendower Farms, Golden Acres Ranch, Handsome Harvest Farm, In the Garden, Johnston’s Old Fashioned Meat Market (they have a doughnut shop and sandwiches, too), Just Fruits & Exotics, Leon County Extension Office Demonstration Garden, Liberty Farms (grows items for Liberty Bar, The Hawthorne and El Cocinero), Millstone Plantation, Monticello Vineyards & Winery at Ladybird Organics, Ocheesee Creamery, Orchard Pond Organics, Paradise Found Farms, Pine Dove Farm, SunBlest Gardens, The Dwellings Community Center, Timber Bamboo and Treehouse Permaculture Center.

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