My Blog

Description of my blog

Mar 07
2011

Manager's Field Trip

Posted by: SFMV on Mar 07, 2011

Manager's Field Trip

Cherokee Cuttings...take 75 north to Ellenton exit (rt 301) go east a few miles to Erie rd (left 2.5 miles).  Henry has been asking me for years to visit his nursery. When I took the sharp corner that leads to the nursery I was amazed  at the size of the green houses located on Henry's 10 acres. Mr. Ford (as I call him) showed me around and I'll tell ya impressive aint the word. His staff was busy watering, planting and getting a delivery ready for tomorrow morning. ford nursery 1
Mr. Ford ships plants all over the country grown from small cuttings.  He told me he could fill the street on Lemon all the way to the JavaDawg and more, I tend to agree. The market should be honored to have such a grower for over 10 years.  Mr. Ford puts the G in grower.   (941) 776-2220


Newsletter Signup

 
 

Every Saturday
7am to 1pm

(Rain or Shine)


.
    
 

Find the Market


Share:
 

Latest Blog Tags

3rd Annual Book Fair Sarasota Farmers Market 4463 Ashton Road 7am - 1 pm 7am - 1pm 7am to 1pm 7am-1pm 8-9am ???Manager's Field Trip a Sarasota treasure Adrian and Marina's pasta kitchen Ahi Tuna Poke Alpine Steakhouse American cancer society booth Ana Maria Anne-Marie Chalmers MD apple sundaes sarasota Argentinian empanadas argentinian empanadas sarasota art art and crafts sarasota art at the farmers market art sarasota artisanal breads artisans artists in sarasota artists sarasota at the Market every Saturday Avocado honey avocado sarasota Awesome Orchids Bacon band playing at the farmers market Barbecue basil Bayside Farm beans Beets sarasota big cheese event Big Cheese Surprise Band! Blackberry blood donation at downtown sarasota blood drive at the market blood drive sarasota Blueberry bmartinsen@omegacookie.com Bo Martinsen MD Boat Parade June 30 bok choy bonsai event bonsai farmers market Bonsai trimming Sarasota Farmers Market Booker High Theater Performs Cinderella Bradenton bradenton farmers market breakfast breakfast food breakfast sandwiches breakfast wraps Breast Cancer Awareness Month broccoli rabe Brown's Grove Brown's Grove Local Oranges Brown's Grove Local Produce Brown's Grove Sarasota Farmers Market Browns Groves Buckwheat honey burgers buy bonsai buy pasta sarasota Candace Botha candles Carmela Pediccini ceremony Certified Organic Growing Chamber of Commerce Charming Flower Maid cheese event Cheese Event sarasota cheese masters cheese sarasota Cherokee Cuttings Child Protection Awareness Day chowder Chris and Eva Worden cilantro Cinderella at Farmer's Market cinderella flash performance citrus and produce sections Clearwater clearwater farmers market collards community participation community supported agriculture sarasota Congratulations from the Market family! contribute cooking cooking at the farmers market cooking classes cooking demo sarasota Cooking Demonstration cooking demonstrations cooking demonstrations sarasota cooking demostration cooking events farmers market cooking events sarasota cooking lessons sarasota cooking presentation sarasota cooking presentations cooking sarasota Coy Carter Crafts crepes Crowley's Nursery cucumber culinary culinary class culinary demonstration Culinary Demonstration Sarasota Farmers Market Culinary Series dairy foods dance sarasota dancing on the street sarasota dandeloin greens David Brain Dean and the rumba band Dean'o and the Rumba band demonstration dill do your own bonsai dog lovers sarasota dog show at the farmers market dogs at the farmers Market donate donate blood at the market donate blood in sarasota downtown downtown sarasota Downtown Sarasota At Main and Lemon Downtown Sarasota At Main and Lemon (MAY 2011) Downtown Sarasota Farmers Market dowtown Sarasota drawings Drunken Poet Cafe Dufour Family Farmers Easter Dog Photo Shoot with Connie Summers Eat Local Eco Shinding EDIBLE SARASOTA eggplant eggs empanadas empanadas at the farmers market empanadas farmers market empanadas florida empanadas sarasota entertainment escarole euphemia haye events sarasota family farm business farmers market farmers market bradenton farmers market cheese event farmers market florida Farmers Market Friends farmers market helping the community farmers market live feed farmers market music farmers market on the paper farmers market sarasota farmers market siesta key Fatum Brothers’ Jazz Orchestra Featured Non-Profit Guest Featured Non-Profit Guest (MAY 2011) fennel first cold pressed FL FLAMENCO music flamenco music at the market flamenco sarasota flash performance at the farmers market flash performance at the sarasota farmers market flash performance cinderella flash performance in sarasota flax seed pasta bradenton flax seed pasta florida flax seed pasta sarasota Floral Exchange Florida florida green farmers market Flower Flower Arrangers at Sarasota Farmers Market flowers flowers sarasota Fogt's Junior Allstars with Leader Jimmy G food at the farmers market food at the market food demonstrations food preparation food sarasota food vendor four booker high school vpa students free Free class free concert free concert sarasota florida free concerts sarasota free Cooking Demonstration fresh breads sarasota Fresh fish sarasota fresh food florida fresh food market fresh food sarasota fresh local products fresh pasta fresh pasta sarasota fresh produce fresh produce sarasota Fresh Sausages fresh seafood Fresh Seafood. Fresh Seafood sarasota Fresh shrimp sarasota fresh soy pasta bradenton fresh soy pasta florida fresh soy pasta sarasota fresh vegan pasta bradenton fresh vegan pasta florida fresh vegan pasta sarasota fresh vegetables From Argentina to Main Street fruit sarasota Fully Belly Meats Gabriel of Destiny Technologies Gallberry honey GAP school Garbage Men Garlic Parmesan Burgers Garlic sarasota Get your copy of the Cookbook Giant bamboo trees gift locally gilly at the farmers market gilly at the market gilly at the sarasota farmers market give back gluten free products sarasota google fiber sarasota google island google island free concert google island sarasota google island sarasota florida Gourmet Burgers green beans green farmers market green food green living green products Greenleaf Cheese greenleaf cheese collection Greeting from Phil Greetings from Phil! grouper gulf shrimp handcrafted handcrafted baby goods handmade paper Happy Halloween harry fager at the farmers market harry fager music harry fager sax Harry Fager The sax master and Singer Lesley Irmis Harry Fagler Harry the sax master Healthy Start of Sarasota help community Help kids with special needs help local non profits thru the farmers market help the community help the non-profit Herald-Tribune herbs herbs from local farms herbs sarasota holiday season in sarasota holidays in sarasota homemade Rosemary Crostini honey sarasota Honeyside Farms hub sarasota humane society of sarasota county hummus I Grow My Own Veggies i want google fiber in sarasota ice cold fruit cups inspiration Island Spices jams japanese food Japanese pancakes jazz at the farmers market Jazz Club of Sarasota JAZZ event at the farmers market jazz event sarasota jazz music farmers market jazz music sarasota jewelry Jimi Gee's Jr All Star Band Jimi Gee's Jr. All Star Band Jimi Gee's Jr. All Star Band at The Sarasota Farme Jimmy Mazz Jimmy Mazz Sarasota Farmers Market Joe Braccio Joe Braccio's steel drum island sounds Joe Bracio's steel drum sounds Jose Perez June 11th Harry the Sax Master June 18th Joe Bracio's Island Sounds June 4th Dean and the Rumba Band June 25th Court Farris Steel Drums kale Karl Nelson Key Lime honey Kids Goods Kinsey Produce Kinsey's Produce Kinsley produce knife sharpening komatsuna Krystina Muller largest true agriculture market last week farmers market Latin Rendevous Lauren Dorsett Lauren Dorsett ABC 7 Lavender honey leader lemon zest lettuce Libby's Cafe & Bar libbys cafe lindsey ray lindsey ray google island LINDSEY RAY IN CONCERT SARASOTA FLORIDA live broadcast of the market live cooking sarasota live demo at the farmers market live entertainment Live Lobster sarasota Live Maine Lobster Live Maine Lobster sarasota live music live music at the market live music downtown sarasota live music in sarasota live music market live music sarasota live music saturday live music saturday sarasota live music siesta key live radio at the market Live Sax at the farmers market live video camera at the farmers market live video feed of the market live video feed of the sarasota farmers market Lobster Fest local local art local art sarasota local artists Local Band local bottarga local business local coffee Local Coffee + Tea local coffee at the market local cosmetics local farm local farmers market local food local food sarasota local fresh and fun local fresh food local fresh products local hummus Local Non-profit local non-profit at the farmers market local organic local organic fruits local organic produce Local Organic Products local organic seafood local produce local products local products sarasota local sarasota art local tea local tea at the market Long Boat Key Lou Bonsai Lou's Bonsai lunch lunch food lunch menu Lyla Mitchell Mabry's Market Manager's Field Trip manager@sarasotafarmersmarket.org Marco and June pop sounds Marinara sauce market Market Assistants Market Music Market Music (MAY 2011) Market Recipes Market Recipes (MAY 2011) mattisons May 12 Melanie Massell Monster dog morning mote marines mascot mote marines sarasota Mother's Day mothers day events mothers day weekend music at the farmers market music at the market music at the sarasota farmers market music downtown sarasota Music event at the farmers market music event sarasota music farmers market music in sarasota music in siesta key music in venice music live sarasota music sarasota mustards My Mother's Garden Nan Bryant Nandel Plants Natural Care Products natural produce sarasota Natures Partner Natures Partners new crops new paid parking new vendors New Vendors at Sarasota Farmers Market new vendors at the farmers market non-profits at the farmers market non-profits at the market Obvita Natural Health offices okra olive oil sarasota olives onions sarasota Orange Blossom honey Orange Cinnamon honey organic Organic Baby Organic Baby Food organic cotton organic farms organic farms sarasota organic food organic food sarasota organic fresh produce sarasota organic fruit sarasota organic herbs sarasota Organic Kids organic living organic produce organic produce at the market organic produce sarasota organic products organic sarasota organic tomatoes organic vegetables organic vegetables sarasota Organics Originals Cooking Demo Originals Culinary Series our market social media specialist outdoor outdoor activities 7am-1pm Owners of the Blue Peony Palmetto honey paper making with recycled paper and tea participate pasta pasta at the sarasota farmers market pasta florida pastries Peperonata Pasta company peperonata empanadas peperonata empanadas at the farmers market peperonata pasta peppers peppers sarasota pesticide-free products Peter Burkard Phil Pagano Phil Pagano SFMV Operations Manager physical fitness plants Plants & Flowers Pork Belly potatos sarasota prepared food Prepared Foods Produce pure extra virgin olive oil pure farmers market pure sarasota pure sarasota farmers market quality of food radio live broadcasting at the market radish recycle paper recycle paper at the farmers market recycle sarasota relishes reuse recycle reuse sarasota ribbon cutting ribs Ringling College Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Roberta's Crazy Crepes Romantic Rumba Band Rumba Band Sarasota Russell Donnellon salad greens salsas salvage sarasota Sapore Della Vita Italian Imports Sarasota sarasota art sarasota bonsai sarasota cheese sarasota cheese master sarasota cheesemakers sarasota cosmetics Sarasota Farmer's Market Culinary Series sarasota farmers google market Sarasota Farmers Market sarasota farmers market art Sarasota Farmers Market at the Boat Parade Sarasota Farmers Market Donation sarasota farmers market featured on msnbc Sarasota Farmers Market Feed the Hungary Day sarasota farmers market green committee sarasota farmers market live music Sarasota Farmers Market Local Produce sarasota farmers market music sarasota farmers market new vendors Sarasota Farmers Market Newsletter sarasota farmers market on the herald tribune Sarasota Farmers Market Open Till 1:00 pm sarasota farmers market renamed sarasota google ma Sarasota Farmers Market Soup Recipe Sarasota Farmers Market Upcoming Events Sarasota Farmers Market Vendors sarasota fresh produce sarasota google market sarasota green farmers market sarasota green market sarasota holiday specials sarasota holidays sarasota hummus sarasota manatee association for riding therapy Sarasota Manatee Originals Sarasota Manatee Originals Culinary Series sarasota market featured sarasota mote marine sarasota organic baby goods sarasota organic cotton sarasota organic produce sarasota pasta Sarasota Pet sarasota produce Sarasota Salvation Army Sarasota summer Sarasota-Manatee Original's Sarasota-Manatee Originals Culinary Saturday saturday attractions saturday live music saturday market live music saturday morning music saturday morning things to do Saturday mornings saturday sarasota attractions saturdays Saturdays at the Market! Saturdays at the Market! Our Volunteers! sauces Sausage sausage burger sausage sandwiches sausages sarasota Saxson and Mikey scallions scholarship seafood seafood sarasota Second Chance Last Opportunity September Issue of Sarasota Farmers Marrket SFM SFM bags SFM t-shirts SFMV Operations Manager Sharper than New Shawn Looney Shawn Prouse donation Shrimp & Lobster Fest - Saturday July 2 2011 Shrimp and Lobster Fest Siesta Key siesta key farmers market siesta key green farmers market signup to farmers market newsletter sip locally SMART Smoked Sausages soaps Sourwood honey soy flax pasta bradenton soy flax pasta florida soy flax pasta sarasota Specialty Items Specialty Meats spend the holidays in sarasota spring parade of pups spring produce squash star keepers cafe State St. Vendors state street eating house Steel Drum Band Sarasota street food farmers market street food fresh sarasota street food sarasota Style Magazine summer camp summer programs sunflowers support local growers sarasota sushi swiss chard Tanya Radtke Taste of Asia tastings at the market The Big Cheese Event: February 26th The Blue Peony The Drunken Poet Cafe the hub sarasota the new meters The Omega Cookie The Originals The Players at the market The Players org The Shrimp and Lobster Fest The Shrimp and Lobster Fest Sarasota The Warren Back Program Tiski Toys Tizz the Season for Royal weddings... tomatoes tropical plants Tupelo honey Turducken turnips Upcoming Events Valentine's Day Valentine's Day at the farmers market Valentine's Day events vegan flax pasta Venice venice farmers market Vermont Maple Syrup video about the farmers market video from the farmers market videos of the sarasota farmers market Vidrio Arts vote for sarasota today Warren Back Program donation watch the market live online Wear the Art weather at the sarasota farmers market weekend attractions weekend live music weekend sarasota music where is all the produce wisconsin cheese Worden Farm Worden Farm Organic Growers Worden Farm Organic Produce Worden Farm Sarasota Farmers Market Worden Farms worden farms organic produce worden farms produce World acclaimed cheesemakers World class pizza crust WSLR Broadcasts LIVE www.omegacookie.com www.peperonatapasta.com www.sarasotafarmersmarket.org www.sarasotapet.com www.SecondChanceLastOpportunity.org www.smartriders.org www.wordenfarm.com Yoga Your Community Your Theatre your dog Zitouna Foods Hummus