Category Archives: Sweetwater In the News
Eating fresh? It’s now a SNAP for all at Sweetwater Sunday market
Tampa Bay Times http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/eating-fresh-its-now-a-snap-for-all-at-sweetwater-sunday-market/2167872 The farm-to-table movement — typically fare for the affluent and for trendy restaurants — is expanding to reach those with limited incomes. • Starting Sunday, food stamps can be used to buy local, organic produce at … Continue reading
Sweetwater Rakes in Awards
Sweetwater Organic Community Farm has been honored to be the recipient of two local prestigious awards. On August 17, WMNF awarded the Peace and Humanity Award to Sweetwater. In October, Sweetwater was recognized as the top agricultural business by Hillsborough … Continue reading
LindaJoy Rose Raw Food Workshop
As part of Sweetwater’s Workshop Series, LindaJoy Rose taught workshop attendees how to create raw food valentine treats on February 13th. The workshop was featured on CBS, Fox, and ABC. Raw Food Workshop with LindaJoy Rose Continue reading
The cold weather is here and we are prepared!
We have covered all the cold-sensitive plants and preharvested many other of the fall crops in anticipation of frost this week. Special thanks to our dedicated farm staff that worked so hard on their day off in order to protect … Continue reading
Get your fruits & veggies close to home.
Sweetwater was featured in Heather’s Natural Health this year, in an article about finding locally grown, organic produce. Now I eat fresh, locally grown produce that doesn’t travel thousands of miles to get to my plate. It lasts longer (about … Continue reading