Green Paradise Eco Farm grows sustainable crops

Posted 2/4/19

Yasmany Acosta Sanchez

PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Yasmany Acosta Sanchez, 31, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 170 pounds, brown …

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Green Paradise Eco Farm grows sustainable crops

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Yasmany Acosta Sanchez


PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Yasmany Acosta Sanchez, 31, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 170 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes, and he has multiple tattoos.

His last known address was on S.E. Third Street in Belle Glade.

Sanchez is wanted on a warrant for cruelty to animals.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-458-TIPS (8477), or remain anonymous by downloading the new app “Connect & Protect,” “See Something Say Something” for any Apple or Android smartphone.

Running a permaculture farm, such as Green Paradise Eco Farm, means that every method of food production is symbiotic with the surrounding natural resources. This requires both planning and flexibility as the weather is unpredictable and the seasons change drastically. Implementing both old-school, traditional permaculture methods for growing produce, as well as seeking out newer inventive methods, gives high yields with a low energy input. They also use quite a few innovative tools on their farm, from a small drill-powered harvesting tool that cuts the tops of the greens to a large bubble bath that cleans the produce before it’s packed up and sold to local restaurants and farmers markets. Even their method of growing tomatoes, with an intricate system of hanging and dropping the plants with pulleys and cables, is ingenious.

While visiting the farm, I was able to sample some of their freshly harvested fruits and veggies. I sampled a green papaya kimchi that was delightfully tart and slightly spicy. The savory papaya salad had me going for seconds and even thirds. Everything was so juicy and flavor-packed, it was all absolutely wonderful.

They do currently offer a limited supply of CSA boxes (community supported agriculture) for $25 each week, that contain a variety of the current harvest. Their beautiful leafy greens and other vegetables are also served at the Quart House, an awesome eatery in LaBelle.

To support these local farmers, or to find out more about what Green Paradise Eco Farm is growing, you can visit them on Facebook or their website GPEcofarm.com.

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