Local Food

When Grace Resendez McCaffery moved to Pensacola more than 30 years ago, she had a bit of culture shock. Finding authentic Latin food was one of the hardest transitions to her new home. Thankfully, it has gotten easier in recent years.

It was an unusual weekend at the Palafox Market with "Slide the City" set up on the north end of where the market normally extends. Lots of people with…

Summer squash: crookneck yellow squash, zucchini, and cucumbers. Plus swiss chard! Onions straight from the ground. Lots of herbs and other edible and…

Coming up Saturday the Pace area will be home to a new farmer's market. Last fall farmers approached Santa Rosa County Extension's commercial horticulture…

This Saturday marked 8 years of farmers' selling direct to consumers at the Palafox Market. The market has transformed from a small, seasonal market to a…

More strawberries available this week. The first crops came from farmers using "high tunnels" and now we are seeing more and more farmers with delicious…

Great rundown of products from Coldwater Gardens!Mushrooms! At Coldwater they build nurse logs to grow these beautiful mushrooms.At the Palafox Market on…

Many people know that correct pruning of fruit trees and shrubs can lead to a more productive, and more beautiful, plant. Many people don't know how to…

Milk for sale at the Palafox Market Saturday.First strawberries of the season- these were grown using a vertical technique. Hydroponically produced red…

Winter vegetables on display at the Palafox Market on Saturday, February 21. Vegetables for sale included:KohlrabiKale (including purple and…