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GOLD $1049.20 OZ
SEEDS .01
Greetings!
On my way to work on Friday morning, I was listening to news radio and an ad came on that said, don't put your money in gold and silver, put it in seeds. Wow, did that get my attention! If that was true, I would be a millionaire , NOT! But there is some validity to this claim. This company is selling Non-Hybrid or Heirloom Seeds as survival kits. Believe it or not, that part can be true! The only thing is, you don't have to pay them that outrageous price to do what Hydro Harvest Farms does everyday, and you can do everyday for way less!
Why non-hybrid? Why insist on using ONLY non-hybrid (open pollinated) seeds instead of hybrid varieties?
Seed varieties are being bred for many, many reasons. Typically for disease and pest resistance, looks, transportability and other commercial criteria. Nutritional content is simply not one of the primary or typical criteria of the "hybridization" movement. Profit is. Unfortunately, as a consumer of produce you have no way of knowing whether your hybrid produce has high, medium or low nutritional content unless you take more accountability for the source. That means know your farmers or grow your own food! When you grow open pollinated (non-hybrid and heirloom) varieties you are growing original strains with much higher nutritional content than varieties that have been bred for color, storability, portability, etc.
Many of the plants growing in our gardens are Non Hybrid, Heirloom varieties. We don't advertise the prices for our U-Pick food, because we don't think we compare with the Grocery chains. We keep our prices at very low and reasonable rates, but the value of our food surpasses what you can ordinarily pick up at the store or at a roadside stand.
Thanks For Picking Us!
John and Terrie Lawson |
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Hydro Harvest Boo Fest is only 2 weeks away. This is the place to be to watch Pumpkins roll...........
Saturday Oct 24 from 12-3. If you hanker to help some old farmers out and volunteer, call or email us 813-645-6574 john@hydroharvestfarms.com
or come early around 10.00 and we will put your talents to work.
Check out this link to great emails from the past. They include lots of info, recipes and great pics too! | |
| WATCH OUT THERE ARE BEES IN OUR PUMPKINS |
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Hydro Harvest Farms has the biggest Pumpkin Patch in the area! We also have the most beautiful Pumpkins we have ever seen! The Pumpkin Patch is free, the photo opportunity is priceless and the kids will have a great time climbing all over the pumpkins, hay and tractor!
Open Everyday 10.00-5.00 Sunday 11.00-4.00
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| DO YOU HAVE YOUR STRAWBERRIES PLANTED? |
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Hydro Harvest Farms does. Come on down and get some for your garden. We sell Camarosa and Chandlers. Both are the best varieties for the Florida garden. Sweet, juicy and will bear fruit in your gardens until late spring (hydroponically speaking). If you don't have a Hydro Harvest Farms Hydroponic Garden, we have everything available and 24/7 help. We answer the phone! Or check our systems out on our WEBSITE
Strawberry Plants $1.00
Heirloom Tomatoes $2.00
Heirloom Green Peppers $2.00
Gardens Start at $100.00 Complete!
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| WHAT'S PICKIN' |
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WHAT'S GOING ON IN ALL OF THOSE TOWERS?
WHAT WE HAVE TO PICK IN OUR GARDENS THIS WEEK
NEVADA SUMMER CRISP LETTUCE
RED RAPIDS LETTUCE
WHITE SPEAR GREEN ONIONS
ORIENT EXPRESS EGGPLANT
DELICIAS JALAPENOS
BOLERO CARROTS
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| WHAT HERBS ARE A PICKIN' |
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Lime Basil
Lemon Basil
Sweet Basil
Mexican Tarragon
Stevia
Peppermint
Spearmint
Chives
Thyme
Rosemary | |
| WHAT DO WE HAVE GROWING |
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FORTEX BEANS
MOSCOVICH HEIRLOOM TOMATOES
SUNRAY YELLOW SQUASH
COSTATA ROMANESCO HEIRLOOM ZUCCHINI
CAMAROSA AND CHANDLER SWEET STRAWBERRIES
CHEROKEE RED LEAF LETTUCE
COASTAL STAR ROMAINE LETTUCE
ALIBE CUKES
GENUINE CUKES
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"WASTE NOT, WANT NOT'
"BUY LOCAL, BUY SEASONAL, BUY FRESH"
TEXICAN SQUASH
2 � lbs. yellow squash
4 eggs
� cup milk
3 Tbsp. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
� tsp. salt
1 lb. Monterey jack cheese, shredded
1 can green chilies, chopped
1 � cups Tostitos, crumbled
Slice and boil squash until just tender. Drain and cool in a large bowl. Mix everything together, except squash and Tostitos. Fold in cooled squash. Butter casserole dish and spread � Tostitos on bottom. Pour squash mixture in casserole and top with remaining Tostitos.
Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until brown and bubbly. TIP: Tabasco is excellent on this dish.
EASY WATERMELON FRUIT SALAD
1 Fresh watermelon
Cut up fresh fruit or canned fruit, drained
� cup Equal or sugar (optional)
1 cup ginger ale
Pound cake or vanilla ice cream.
Cut small top off watermelon lengthwise. Spoon or scoop out with melon baller inside of watermelon (save to put back inside). Fill inside of watermelon with fresh cut fruit. Mix in Equal if using. Pour ginger ale over fruit and mix well. Let sit chilling for 15-30 minutes. Serve over pound cake or with vanilla ice cream.
PICKLED EGGPLANT
Set out 1-quart screw top jar
Wash, pare and slice very thin, 1 SMALL EGGPLANT (about 1 pound)
Put eggplant slices into the jar and set aside.
Combine 2/3 cups wine vinegar
4 cloves garlic, quartered
2 jalapeno peppers
POUR this mixture over eggplant and cover with olive oil. SCREW cap and store in refrigerator for at least 24 hours. Serve cold.
HERBED TOMATO PIE
9-inch pie crust (deep dish crust)
3-4 tomatoes, sliced
� cup fresh chives, chopped
2Tbsp. fresh basil, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese or cheese of your choice
� cup mayonnaise
Press pie crust into a deep dish pie plate. Bake at 425 degrees for 5 minutes. Reduce oven to 400 degrees. Arrange tomato slices in crust, sprinkle with chives, basil, salt and pepper. Combine cheese and mayonnaise and spread over tomatoes. Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes.
NOTE: Don't forget to pick up your strawberry plants and pumpkins.
IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR AN OLD FAMILY RECIPE OR JUST LOOKING FOR A FAVORITE RECIPE CONTACT ANDREA AT afreebody@verizon.net or John@hydroharvestfarms.com Attention: Terrie
RECIPES COURTESY OF ANDREA FREEBODY, APOLLO BEACH, FL
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MONDAY-SATURDAY 10.00-5.00
SUNDAY 11.00-4.00
CLOSED HOLIDAYS (THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, EASTER AND REALLY RAINY DAYS)
COOL LINKS
1101 Shell Point Rd E
Ruskin, Florida 33570
813-645-6574 Sincerely,
John and Terrie Lawson
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