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Half Marathon Training IronGirl

Posted by Xiomara on Feb 3, 2013 | 6 comments

On January 17, 2013, I passively set a goal to run the Iron Girl half marathon in Clearwater this April. I say “passively” because December through April is our busy season at the market. We work 6 days a week and our...

Plants to grow in your backyard

Posted by Xiomara on Feb 1, 2013 | 0 comments

I’ve only been using our container vegetable garden for about 2 years. I’m always wondering and researching what plants to grow next. Last year, most plants were starter plants either from the market or from our local...

Are you looking for sweet onions?

Posted by Xiomara on Jan 29, 2013 | 0 comments

I bet you thought we only grew strawberries. Here at Parkesdale Market, not only can you find the sweetest strawberries around, we also have the sweetest onions! These amazingly sweet onions, often called “Strawberry...

Top Three Yellow Tomato Recipes

Posted by Xiomara on Jan 21, 2013 | 2 comments

I’ve been on a yellow tomato kick this week and came up with three easy tomato salads. So far, I’ve eaten yellow grape tomatoes for breakfast, lunch and dinner! A couple of days ago, I roasted a double batch of eggplant,...

How I became a FitFluential Ambassa...

Posted by Xiomara on Jan 17, 2013 | 6 comments

Last summer, while we were on vacation, I came across a twitter message indicating a deadline was coming up for the FitFluential Ambassador program. FitFluential is a nationwide group of people sharing their healthy lifestyle choices...

Green Beans or Yellow Wax Beans? Yo...

Posted by Xiomara on Jan 11, 2013 | 0 comments

If you’ve been to our market, you know we regularly have the same produce every day. Tomatoes, Romaine, Avocadoes, Apples and Pears. Green beans are also another item which is always readily available. Sometimes we get lucky...