Dean Richardsons 10-acre nursery, Tropical Treescapes in South Miami-Dade County, used to supply flowering trees and palms for home landscapes. Now his trees are languishing while, with Gina Melin, hes growing vegetables in a shade house and selling to chefs as well as the Coral Gables Farmers Market.
We sold all the lettuce, beets and carambolas. We almost sold out of Swiss chard and pak choi, he said after his first venture to the Coral Gables Saturday morning event. The only thing that didnt do well is radishes.
Growers of landscape trees and shrubs in South Florida saw their business plunge with the crash of the housing market. To stay afloat, many have turned to new crops, planted less, plundered their retirement fund or even threw crops away.
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