Harvest Your Health

With the entire world more focused than ever on health and wellness, we’ve created these pages for our locals who may be looking for additional ways to boost their health while also supporting local businesses.

The Gardens GreenMarket returns this October for its 20th season! Meet some of our vendors and learn about their passion for the products they make and sell.

Mama Lee’s Elderberries

Have you ever had an elderberry? This superfood is PACKED with superpotent antioxidants that surpass those of the blueberry, making them a natural immunity booster. In ancient times, elderberries were used for healing scars and improving complexion. Folk medicine and Indigenous use included remedies for headaches, nerve pain and inflammation.

If you’ve never tasted an elderberry, you’re in luck! Mama Lee’s Elderberries, owned by Brandy DeFreitas, makes their Gardens GreenMarket debut this season. They sell elderberry syrup, which is created by brewing elderberries to a reduction, then adding a mix of spices like cinnamon, star anise, ginger root, and raw, local honey. There is a honeyfree syrup available for those with allergies, as well as elderberry gummies.

Add It To:

Pancake mix, smoothies, tea or other beverages.

Circle Bar C Goat Dairy

“People trust what we do.”

Just up the road in Indiantown, a Great Pyrenees stoically watches over a herd of goats on 30 acres of pastureland. Every morning, the 50-plus goats at Circle Bar C Goat Dairy Farm are milked and that fresh milk, plus many other products, make their way to the Gardens GreenMarket on Sunday. The owners, Jane and Mike Conway, have spent years developing a quality breeding line and take great care creating products such as goat milk soap, goat cheese gouda, and more.

Minimal processing of their goods means natural benefits are retained. Add to that, happy goats who graze on rotated pastures all day and you have products that are jam packed with calcium, fiber, and vitamin A.

Biofarm Grassfed Provisions

The name says it all! Committed to farming “done the right way”, BioFarm Grassfed Provisions begins with a business model where animals have freedom to roam and behave the way their nature calls. The owners, Alessandra and Enoque, are Brazilian natives who grew up with a healthy lifestyle. The ducks, chickens, turkeys and cattle on the farm live a stress-free existence that is also free of chemicals and medications. Located on 20 acres in Okeechobee, the farm’s goal is to go back to the basics with no short cuts and everything is handcrafted.

They provide the community with niche products such as duck eggs, which are a great alternative for people with allergies to chicken eggs. Duck eggs are higher in protein and are also an alkaline food. 80% of the farm’s production is eggs which have vibrant, orange yolks attributed to their free range life in which they bypass a feed-heavy diet for a more nutritious diet of grass and bugs. The free-range life of the farm’s fowl means the animal is not stressed and does not release those stress toxins into its body. When we consume the meat or eggs, we are not consuming those toxins.

BioFarm Grassfed Provisions sell free-range poultry, pasture-raised beef, eggs and handcrafted raw honey.

Liquid Gold Honey

It’s known as the Nectar of the Gods and for centuries has been renowned all over the world for its numerous uses and healing properties. We’re talking about honey! At the Gardens GreenMarket you’ll find Liquid Gold Honey selling what some describe as the best honey in the state.

As a small child, owner Chris Von Dahm recalls watching his great grandfather, who had immigrated from Lithuania, working the family’s hives to farm apple blossom honey in Pennsylvania. That experience left a strong impression on Chris who started his business a decade ago. He feels his product has an edge over others because the process uses no heat at all in extracting the honey. This means all the live enzymes, pollen, anti-inflammatory and antibiotic properties are retained.

How Sweet:

Liquid Gold Honey specializes in local raw honey, the hardto-find bee pollen concentrate and other bee products.

Door2Door Microgreens

The microgreen craze began two decades ago when chefs in California began using them to step up their garnishes and salads. Sure, they look good, but what’s the deal with microgreens? Well, they are packed with flavor and vitamin rich. The antioxidant properties of microgreens can be described as “off the charts” as they are abundant in potassium, iron, zinc and magnesium.

Living a plant-based lifestyle inspired owner Crystal Clark to start her business Door2Door Microgreens. What initially began as a small venture growing food for her family and pet iguana, has turned into a full-fledged small business in the last couple of years.

It doesn’t get much fresher than microgreens purchased at the Gardens GreenMarket a little as 11 hours after they were harvested. In addition to offering an abundant assortment of microgreens from red acre cabbage to peas, that are grown using reverse osmosis water which has been pH balanced, they also offer an elaborate line of seasonings and salts infused with raw, dehydrated microgreens.

Make No Mistake: Microgreens may look like sprouts, but they are not! They are a nutritionally condensed vegetable that are younger, and maybe more nutritious than full grown vegetables.

healthy pets, too!

Dog Days Homemade Barkery

Inspired by a desire for healthy options for the dogs in her own life, Amy Byrd founded Dog Day Homemade Barkery in 2014. Now offering a variety of dog treats in 25 different flavors, the product line was developed by identifying ailments that commonly plague pooches and including ingredients that address them.

“Our first interest is helping your dog”

She talks to lots of customers who want treats that will help resolve an issue. For itchy dogs, there’s a treat made with brewer’s yeast and oatmeal. For upset stomach, there’s a treat made with organic mint. Using local products for an interesting list of ingredients, the barkery boasts chicken feet (for glucosamine), turmeric, sweet potatoes, local honey, and hemp to aid with inflammation and joint health.

TAIL WAGGY TIP: Watch for signs that indicate something is off with your pet. Try to address them as soon as possible.

The Gardens GreenMarket

For a full list of over 120 vendors at the Gardens GreenMarket, visit www.pbgfl.com/greenmarket

Sundays, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. 10500 N. Military Trail

Sponsored in Good Health by Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center