Florida "Farm to School" Program
Hillsborough County Growers
Blueberry Cottage Farms
827 Old Welcome Road
Lithia, Florida 33547
Hillsborough County
Contact Person: Jose Diaz
Phone: (813) 390-3483
Email: krafman@aol.com
Total production acreage: 2 acres
Counties interested in serving: Hillsborough, Polk
Distribution method: Refrigerated Trucks
Safety programs: Global GAP Certified.
Products:
| Blueberries | May-June |
Strawberry Passion Farms, LLC
2607 Sammonds Road
Plant City, Florida 33563-4554
Hillsborough County
Contact Person: Charles Young
Phone: (813) 927-5491
Fax: (813) 754-3896
Email: charlesyoung@msn.com
Total production acreage: 20 acres
Counties interested in serving: Hillsborough, Pinellas
Distribution method: Direct delivery, refrigerated containers
Products:
| Strawberries | December-April |
| Strawberries, Organic | December-April |
Wishnatzki Farms
100 Stearn Avenue
Plant City, Florida
Hillsborough County
Contact Person: Jeremy Burris
Phone: (813) 752-5111
Fax: (813) 752-9472
Email: Jeremy@wishfarms.com
Total production acreage: 2,000+ acres
Counties interested in serving: All
Distribution method: Distributor delivery
Food Safety Programs: GAP, GMP and Fresh QC (in-house trace back system).
Products:
| Strawberries | Winter |
| Vegetables | Fall and Spring |
Tomato Thyme Corp.
18632 U.S. Highway 301, South
Wimauma, Florida 33598
Hillsborough County
Contact Person: Liz Torres
Phone: (813) 672-7707 or (941) 400-4244
Fax: (813) 672-7778
Email: liztorres@tomatothymecorp.com
Total production acreage: 100 acres minimum, depending on the season
Counties interested in serving: All of Florida
Distribution method: Direct delivery, refrigerated, enclosed units
Products:
| Tomatoes, Round | Year round |
| Tomatoes, Roma | Year round |
| Tomatoes, Grape | Year round |
| Tomatoes, Cherry | Year round |
Comments: We specialize in vine ripe
