Mayport Shrimp Chowder

[The curious Mayport shrimp A friend called yesterday and said he had a delivery of “head-on Mayport shrimp” for me — was I gonna be home? I’ll tell you I hardly knew how to comport myself all day until he finally arrived about 7 p.m. lugging a cooler full of…

Slow Foods Exotic Fruit Brunch this Sunday

Be honest: Does this look like breakfast? This Sunday, September 21, 2008: If you’ve never eaten a Mamey (tastes like a sweet potato crossed with a papaya) or a Jackfruit (juicyfruit candy crossed with bananas) you’ll have a chance this Sunday to give it a whirl, courtesy of Fairchild Tropical…

Delicious Organics Delivers!

image courtesy Bee Heaven Farm From October to early May we get our produce delivered weekly through a co-op CSA program at Green Cay Farms in Boynton Beach (they may already be subscribed for the coming season, but you can contact them at kes@bellsouth.net). But off season or for fill-ins…

Florida Citrus Growers Switch to Organic

CENTRAL FLORIDA: More Citrus Growers Make the Switch to Organic From Florida Trend: Matt McLean, founder and chief executive of Uncle Matt’s Fresh, the organic-produce side of Uncle Matt’s Organic citrus-juice business in Lake County, said Wednesday the number of organic growers and the amount of acreage dedicated to organic…