How pretty is this one? Air plants can get quite large given the right environment.
Farmer's market's are full of Fabulous Finds. No matter how often I go to the seasonal market at Lake's Park in Fort Myers, I always find something new. This season it seems the market is bigger than ever. This week I met Anson Rosenwald who is literally clearing the air at a Fort Myers Farmer's Market with his colorful air plants.
Anson has been farming for 20 years. 12 of those years he has specialize in air plants at Twisted Farms. There are over 600 species of air plants with even more hybrid. Air plants are said to help clear the air when kept indoors. They are not messy so they are good to keep on your desk at work. However, they do require some watering. How much depends on where you keep them.
Anson is great at education and so is the website. In addition, he puts together some really cool pieces using shells, blown glass and more. Buy on and give one.
Clearing the air at a Fort Myers Farmer's Market with these air plants
Super Food Snacks, A Fort Myers Farmers Market Fabulous Find
I have a new obsession. These super food snacks are a Fort Myers Farmers Market Fabulous Find. They are good for general snacking, completely amp up a cheese and charcuterie board, and add pizzaz to breakfast. The goods are from Oh My Goodness Snack Mindfully. A company based in the Miami area, owners JJ and Frances are new to the Southwest Florida market scene.
For the last couple of Wednesday's, I've stopped by their tent at Lake's Park Farmer's Market. Even with the market attendance shrinking, the crowds around Oh My Goodness seem to get bigger and bigger. Lakes Park is a seasonal market and has usually wrapped up by now. However, vendors got a late start because of Hurricane Ian damage to the park. So organizers decided to keep things going through the end of June. That means, there are only a few more weeks left at this spot until it reopens in the fall.
If you enjoy healthful foods that taste good, your time is limited at this location to meet JJ and Frances, and buy some of their great products. Frances started the journey making her buckwheat based, organic granolas in the Washington DC area before relocating to Florida where she met JJ. Dried fruits and nuts were a big part of his Turkish heritage and seemed the perfect accompaniment to her granola. The two joined forces for a delicious partnership.
About the snacks
Local fruits such as pineapple are dehydrated and sold in small bags and bento snack boxes. They are also mixed into some of the granolas. No sugar is added to the coconut flakes for a more natural, pure flavor. The strawberries are mind-blowing. Apple cider vinegar and a mild chili pepper are used in the dehydration process making them a little spicy as well as sweet.
Almonds are coated in white chocolate and matcha while walnuts are coated in a mix of wild hibiscus and dark chocolate. All of these are good on their own, but also make a killer addition to a cheese and charcuterie boards. I've also experimented with the strawberries in cocktails. They were fabulous.
Check out these super food snacks, a Fort Myers Farmers Market Fabulous Find. Here are some photos and descriptions of a few I've tried.
