G Is for Green


Their first fundraiser — a yard sale, along with a farm tour, yoga and a kids drumming workshop — was held on the farm in April and despite being rained out raised more than $150, enough for 10 weeks of veggies for a family in need. “The event helped raise awareness about the farm, and I'm hoping our next event will be even bigger,” she says.


Flourishing Keeping a farm going is no easy task. “There’s a ton of sweat equity going into the farm,” she says. Both Fiallos and her husband have jobs outside of the farm as well. Lawrence is a teacher, and Maya runs a multimedia company. “That experience helps, as I designed our website and have a lot of experience with social media and marketing,” she says. Next up, Maya would like to build a large chicken house for free-range, organic eggs.


So far, as a business, says Fiallos, “We’ve broken even, but as a dream and a lifestyle, we’re flourishing.”


Before the crops are ready to harvest, Maya and Lawrence carefully pick weeds and inspect for pests.


"We've broken even, but as a


dream and a lifestyle, we're flourishing."


Join the Maya Papaya Organic Farm CSA Maya Papaya is growing 100 percent organic vegetables, greens and herbs. As an example, a spring 10-week crop (which started in mid-April) contains tomatoes (heirlooms, cherry, Roma, beefsteak), cucumbers, squash, zucchini, red and green peppers, specialty peppers, green beans, melons, kale, radishes, carrots, broccoli, celery, kohlrabi, cabbage and bok choi. You can sign up for half shares (5 weeks for $150) or full shares (10 weeks for $300).


How to Sign Up: Call Maya: 786-402-1125 E-mail: mayapapayaorganic@gmail.com Website: www.mayapapayaorganic.com


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PLAYGROUND Summer 2012


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