Naples Middle School. mISSION SqUaRe maRkeT
“On Fridays at Freedom Park, we
Mission Square
sell what Eden Florida students and
1575 Pine Ridge Road, Naples
Thursdays, 7:30 to 11 a.m. • 239-596-1746
group home residents don’t consume,
in order to raise funds to keep the Eden
NORTh NaPleS gReeN maRkeT aT
garden project afloat,” says Puig, who
The COlleCTION aT vaNdeRBIlT
Corner of Vanderbilt and Airport-Pulling Road
consults privately on edible garden
Saturdays, October-May, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
projects for individuals. (See March
Infonngm@gmail.com
27th visit to his farm and interview
NorthNaplesGreenMarket.com
page 36
Contact: Merida Hines-Tyler, business manager, at
.)
239-249-9480
Cavalier, too, relishes every op-
portunity to show her support for local
Kimberly Cavalier at home garden
SaNIBel FaRmeRS’ maRkeT
Tahitian Gardens Shopping Center
growers, educators and backyard
of Sharon Bruckman
1975 Periwinkle Place, Sanibel
gardeners. She planned an afternoon Sundays, November 1-April 25, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
of backyard duty when Natural Awak-
gaRdeN aT edeN FlORIda
Email:
JmBaer@comcast.net or
enings Publisher Sharon Bruckman
2101 County Barn Road, Naples
JenningsSims@aol.com
Saturday farm tours, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
needed gardening advice on her two,
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Naples-FL/
ST. PaUl’S ChURCh FaRmeRS’
4-foot-by-16-foot raised beds, which
Garden-at-Eden/199391637528?ref=ts
maRkeT
were built, installed and planted by
Facebook page: Garden@EdenForAutism
3901 David Blvd., Naples
Produce sold at Market in the Park (see below)
Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon
Batty and Kenny Lubowicki. Bruckman
Contact: John Puig 239-793-3630
acquired useful information at FGCU’s
JohnPuig.com •
CollierParks.com
gardening classes, and then put her
(See Calendar, March 27th visit to his farm, and
ThIRd STReeT SOUTh FaRmeRS’
green thumbs to work growing sev-
interview on page 36.)
maRkeT
255 13th Avenue S.,
eral varieties of lettuce, kale, broccoli, INYONI ORgaNIC FaRm in Tommy Bahama’s restaurant parking lot
mustard, tomatoes, green beans and
Nick Batty, owner Saturdays, 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.
cucumbers.
Immokalee Road, 7 miles east of I-75 239-261-8936
Produce sold at For Goodness Sake
“Frank [Oakes] says that gardening
Organic Marketplace & Café
meeTUP gROUPS
is a lifelong learning project, and I’ve Contact: Nick Batty 239-980-3605
lOCal FOOd eNThUSIaSTS
discovered he is right,” quips Bruck-
RaBBIT RUN FaRm TOURS
http://www.meetup.com/Local-Food-Enthusiasts
man, who is already looking ahead to
Denise Muir, owner
Contact: Kimberly Cavalier
the next growing season. After expe- 5150 Neal Road, Fort Myers
kcfruitnveggies@yahoo.com • 808-936-2623
riencing the chance to walk out her
Call 239-292-0564 for appointment
SlOw FOOd SOUThweST FlORIda
back door and pick fresh greens for
SlowFoodsSouthwestFlorida.com
her morning smoothie, this newbie
FaRmeRS’ maRkeTS
Email:
SlowFoodsSouthwestFlorida@gmail.com
gardener has a conversion plan for
(For a list of all farmers’ markets in Florida, visit
http://www.florida-agriculture.com/consumers/
SOUThweST FlORIda ORgaNICS
her backyard. “I want to turn it into an
farmers_markets.htm)
SouthwestFloridaOrganics.com
edible vegetable and fruit garden,” she
Email:
info@swflorganics.com
enthuses.
allIaNCe FOR The aRTS
239-437-3267
gReeNmaRkeT
More than 20 years ago, Wendell
Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ReTaIl maRkeTS
Berry said, “Eating is an agricultural
10091 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers
FOOd & ThOUghT
act.” Today, thanks to food activist Mi-
ArtInLee.org
ORgaNIC maRkeT & ReSTaURaNT
chael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s
239-939-2787
2132 Tamiami Trail N.
Dilemma and Food Rules, we also maRCO ISlaNd FaRmeRS’ maRkeT
The Gateway of Naples
239-213-2222
know that eating is a political act, and
Veteran’s Community Park
FoodAndThought.com
that we can use our forks to support the
Corner of Park Ave. and Elkcam Circle,
Marco Island
Slow Food movement. When we get
FOR gOOdNeSS Sake
Wednesdays, mid-November through mid-April,
ORgaNIC maRkeTPlaCe aNd
to know our family farmer, we can pay 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
CaFÉ & NUTRITION CeNTeRS
the favor forward by introducing him to
MarcoIslandFarmersMarket.com
2464 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples • 239-597-0120
a friend who just might enjoy a conver-
Contact: Mindy Matusiak at 239-642-0575 or
9118 Bonita Beach Rd S.E., Bonita Springs
mmatusiak@CityOfMarcoIsland.com
239-992-5838
sation with the person who supplies the
maRkeT IN The PaRk
Organic Produce Program with Nick Batty’s Inyoni
food on their fork.
Organic Farm
Freedom Park
ForGoodnessSake123.com
For more information about the Slow
1515 Golden Gate Pkwy. (Goodlette-Frank Road
and Golden Gate Pkwy.), Naples
Food movement, visit
SlowFoodUSA.org.
vegeTaBle gaRdeN INSTallaTIONS
Fridays, 3 to 7 p.m.
CollierParks.com
eCO-lOgIC
239-252-4060 or 239-438-5862
239-348-1302 •
EcoLogicPlantCare.com
For more information about the USDA’s
Contact: Nancy Olson at
nancyolson@colliergov.net
(See ad, page 47.)
Know Your Farmer initiative, visit http://
(Vendor fees are split between Veterans Memorial
www.usda.gov/wps/portal/knowyourfar
NICk BaTTY (see listing under Farms)
Elementary School and Collier County Parks &
mer?navid=KnowYourFarmer. Recreation)
JOhN PUIg (see listing under Farms)
natural awakenings March 2010
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