Nature Coast Local Harvest

10/28/2021

06/10/2019

We are excited to announce that tomorrow - Saturday, 12/9 - we will be setting up at the Hernando County Farmers Market from 8 am to 3 pm.

This week will have fresh:
Bok Choy, Mustard Greens, Seminole Indian Squash, Sweet Potatoes, Spicy Salad Green Mix and Garlic Chives

We also have fresh pasture raised chicken (for pet consumption)

06/10/2019

I have 1 hive of Bees, but two more ready, today I find a Swarm in the grass. I was headed to the garden, and here they are. I hope they want their new home

05/20/2019

05/20/2019

I buy Old Hens, is she done with her laying cycle? 3 years or older. I seek heavey weight and Heritage hens, No bantum. Spring Hill area, I'll pick them up. $5. per Hen. Call 352-396-4033 or E-mail [email protected]

05/10/2019

Chicken production for 2019, 100 Aracona and 30 Heritage laying eggs, 150 roosters for meat, all raised "Free Range, Open Pasture" free to make orders for eggs and meat. will deliever in the No. Pasco, Hernando area for 10 dozen eggs and 5 meat chickens at no delievery cost. We distribute at "Healthy Lisa's Whole Foods and Clarks Country Farmers market, as well as many people to stop by the farm to pick veggies and buy chicken. feel Free to call. 352-396-4033.

05/07/2019

We now have 130 laying hens. 100 aracona, and 30 - 3 year old, Buff Orgingtons. now 4 plus dozons eggs each day. soon more. $4 per dozen. I will deliver 10 dozen per order at no delievey charge. Our girls are "Free Roaming and are pasture raised, organic. My phone is 352-369-4033

02/22/2019

New chicken Coop, for 100 Anacreon hens. I'll show you more as I finish.

03/02/2018

I converted the Tractors into Brooders, we just recieved 200 chicks, 180 Hearitage, and 80 Black Silky Bantums. 50 of the silkies are already sold in 5 mos. We'll start to brood our own silkies, What a differance in the breeds. The hearitage jumped out and started eating and drinking the Bantums are so small and quiet. We needed to show them the water and feed. They also love human contact.fuzzy feathers head to toe. We pray our grandchildern will come to see them as Chicks. But the Bantum will allways be cute! We learned much from the last 150 chicks, lost 1/3, but we now have only 12 in the freezer. they went fast. I built my own "Chicken Plucker" 30 sec. -- Plucked. Coop to Freezer 15 Mins.

01/13/2018

At the Hernando Country Farmers Market. Come by and get your freshly harvested, naturally growing produce.

12/16/2017

All set up at the market.

12/16/2017

This week at the Hernando County Farmers Market, we will have:

Mustard greens, Baby bok choy Seminole squashes, Sweet Potato, Turnips and Salad Mix

12/09/2017

Sweet Potato Fries

• 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper

Heat the oven to 400.
Cut the sweet potatoes into sticks 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide and 3 inches long, and toss them with the oil.Mix the spices, salt and pepper in a small bowl, and toss them with the sweet potatoes. Spread them out on 2 rimmed baking sheets.Bake until brown and crisp on the bottom, about 15 minutes, then flip and cook until the other side is crisp, about 10 minutes. Serve hot.

12/09/2017

Seminole Pumpkin Soup

16 oz Seminole Pumpkin
1 large can chicken stock
2 TB butter
1 large onion (chopped)
2 cloves garlic (chopped)8 oz mushrooms (chopped)
2 carrots (chopped)
2 celery stalks (chopped)
1 bay leaf
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt1-cup sour cream
4 slices bacon fried and broken into bits
In a skillet, sauté onions, garlic, celery and mushrooms in butter. Add to a large soup pot; add chicken broth, Seminole Pumpkin, carrots, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil then simmer uncovered for fifteen to twenty minutes.
Blend with a hand blender until smooth.
Ladle into soup bowls.
Top with a dollop of sour cream and bacon bits

12/09/2017

Mustard Greens
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced onions
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 pound mustard greens, washed and torn into large pieces
• 2 to 3 Tbsp chicken broth or vegetable broth
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dark sesame oil

1. In a large sauté pan, sauté onions in olive oil over medium heat until the onions begin to brown and caramelize, about 5 to 10 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook a minute more, until fragrant.
2. Add the mustard greens and broth and cook until the mustard greens are just barely wilted. Toss with sesame oil. Season with salt and pepper.

12/09/2017

Easy Bok Choy
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
• 8 heads baby bok choy, trimmed and cut into pieces
• salt to taste
1. Heat the oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat, and cook the garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
2. Mix in the bok choy, and cook and stir until the green parts of the leaves turn bright green and the stalks become slightly translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Sprinkle with salt to serve.

09/10/2017

We're ready as we can be for Irma. Even the Chicken coop and bees are tied down. Chicks are caged and in the garage,