10/21/2021
Harvested this grain field in August and shredded it down on September 1. Caught a timely rain and left it. 50 days later this is what it looks like. Not too bad! Going to get a 2nd harvest from it.
El Sabino Family Farms
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We are a 3rd generation family farm located in Deep South Texas. We farm over 3000 acres of vegetables and row crops every year. Farming has been in our family for many generations.
Our grandfather left his home country of Austria when he was a young teenager. He settled in the Rio Grande Valley and called it his home until he passed in 1977. His children and grandchildren have been running the farm since. We are currently farming over 2400 acres of vegetables every year with another 600-700 acres of row crops (Cotton, Corn, Sugarcane, and Grain). We grow over 30 different ty
Our grandfather left his home country of Austria when he was a young teenager. He settled in the Rio Grande Valley and called it his home until he passed in 1977. His children and grandchildren have been running the farm since. We are currently farming over 2400 acres of vegetables every year with another 600-700 acres of row crops (Cotton, Corn, Sugarcane, and Grain). We grow over 30 different ty
Operating as usual
10/07/2021
Estamos contratando conductores de tractores!!
09/09/2021
We are transplanting Leeks this week!!
02/11/2021
Onions are looking great! We will start our Texas harvest in Mid April.
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11/18/2020
This is a Sugarcane field that was transplanted about 2 months ago! Growing like crazy.
06/16/2020
Okra is coming up! Looking nice. We have had some great growing weather lately. Should be ready at the beginning of August.
05/20/2020
We have been harvesting some beautiful organic vegetables over the last couple of days. These are going into our local community!
05/12/2020
We were out checking our organic ground that we have planted with some peppers, Okra, and tomatoes.. The plants are growing great. Hopefully in the fall our partnership with PSJA will continue stronger than ever. Keep a lookout as we will be harvesting some product in the upcoming weeks and offering them to the public at a great price!
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03/21/2020
Agriculture—from farm to fork—has been named a critical industry by the Department of Homeland Security during the coronavirus outbreak.
America's farmers and ranchers are doing what they always do—#stillfarming to provide for the nation during these challenging times. And we’re remaining vigilant to ensure that U.S. agriculture and others in the food supply chain are able to continue their jobs.
Read more: https://txfb.us/2QB9CT7
12/18/2019
Enjoyed having PSJA North out today to learn about our organic fertilizer application process. Great things are happening with this partnership!
12/14/2019
We had a blast spending time with the students from PSJA North High School. They came out today to harvest vegetables for the Vegetable Show this evening and tomorrow. They learned about different crops like Napa, Bok Choy, Dill, Radishes, and more. Look forward to working with PSJA ISD more!
09/25/2019
Sugarcane is growing really fast! This was planted just over 1 month ago.
08/18/2019
Getting sugarcane cut to plant. Only 106° today!!
08/15/2019
Cotton harvest will begin in 2 days! We are also out cutting sugarcane to plant more. Our vegetables are coming up nicely as well. We are definitely looking forward to the “cooler” South Texas weather soon. These 105-110 days are not doing us any favors. 🥵
08/04/2019
Spent some time on the farm yesterday with the family. We checked out our cover crop for Organics, our cotton that is being defoliated, and our haygrazer that we will use as a windbreak to protect our more fragile vegetables like beets, mustards, swisschard and more. It’s always fun having the family make the rounds with me. That’s what the family farm operation is all about.
08/01/2019
We are defoliating cotton! 10-12 days and 2019 harvest season will begin.
06/05/2019
Ground preparation for 2019-2020 vegetable season!
06/01/2019
Cotton is looking great in South Texas!
05/08/2019
Cotton 2019 is looking great. Thigh high and thick! We have been blessed with some fantastic weather. We are praying for all those in the South/ Southeast that have been affected by the rainfall.
05/03/2019
Our Cotton is up and looking great!
04/12/2019
Whole Foods Market Announces Recipients of Supplier Awards - Whole Foods Market Newsroom
We're very happy to announce that our packer/shipper Val Verde has been selected as a supplier of the year for Whole Foods Market! Way to go Val Verde and thank you Whole Foods Market!!!
Local, regional and national suppliers honored for outstanding quality, environmental stewardship, organic integrity, innovation and partnership
01/24/2019
Trying some new specialty produce! Love these “Watermelon” radishes.
Val Verde Vegetable Co., Inc., check this out!
01/01/2019
Beautiful green cabbage that’s about 2 weeks away!
Happy New Year Everyone!
12/27/2018
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09/27/2018
Here are some pictures for the new season. We have some corn, squash, and sugarcane! Things are going great and the weather has perfect so far!
09/07/2018
Planting some sugarcane this morning!
08/31/2018
Cotton season will finish today!!! We had our ups and downs this cotton season but it could have been worse. We missed the heavy rains during the summer months, while others weren’t as lucky. We had some record high yields in fields with some new varieties and are excited to expand on those for next year. It can start to rain tomorrow. Our vegetables need it!
08/27/2018
Cotton harvest is 75% done! This little Guy loved every minute of the field tour. Future farmer in the making.
08/20/2018
Firms That Bossed Agriculture for a Century Face New Threat: Farmers
Well written article from the The Wall Street Journal showing the direction modern farming is headed.
Running expanded, consolidated operations, farmers are pushing grain giants such as Cargill and ADM for better prices. They’re also striking their own deals to directly supply manufacturers. That’s fundamentally changing the industry’s balance of power.
08/18/2018
Planted some Fall Corn this season. With all the vegetables we plant, we needed to add a little more rotation ground. This will benefit us in the future by adding more organic matter to the soil!
08/16/2018
Cotton harvest is going strong! Our little farmer ❤️ the Pink wrap around the cotton!
08/14/2018
Bigger farms bear food safety costs easiest, study says
Part of our values as a company reflect the fact that we're family owned for three generations now. That being said, it's hard for family farms these days to bear all these new regulations and laws coming our way. Good article here getting some data on that aspect.
When it comes to bearing the cost of produce safety rules, the bigger the farm, the better.
08/13/2018
Cotton 2018! Everything is looking good. Weather is perfect for our cotton crop.
08/07/2018
Cotton harvest 2018 is underway in South Texas!
Address
1011 US HWY 281
Alamo, TX
78516
Telephone
https://www.foodbevg.com/US/Alamo/239301092906189/El-Sabino-Family-Farms
Products
Arugula
Beets
Bok Choy
Cabbage
Cilantro
Collards
Dandelion
Daikon
Dill
Endive
Escarole
Mustard Curly
Mustard Plain
Napa- (Chinese Cabbage)
Parsley
Spinach
Swisschard
Turnip Greens
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Crop dusters out getting it done!
Getting sugarcane cut to plant. Only 106° today!!
Ground preparation for 2019-2020 vegetable season!
Cotton 2018! Everything is looking good. Weather is perfect for our cotton crop.
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We are starting back up on a limited number of vegetables. We have Kale, Collards, Turnips, Mustards, Beets, Cilantro, Spinach, and a few others. We have been without all our items for close to 4 weeks. These are the items that grew back after we shredded the tops. (Other than the beets). We lost over 50% of our late acreage because of the freeze. It has been one crazy year. We appreciate everyone’s patience during the last 4 weeks. We were overwhelmed with all the phone calls, emails and texts offering prayers and support! Buy Texas Vegetables if possible!
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We love partnering up with the students and faculty at PSJA ISD! Some amazing things are happening!
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We dug up some Root Parsley this afternoon. There are many health benefits eating it. For instance it has a high level of Viatmin C which helps with your immune system!! You can also juice it and use it as a detox for your liver. Another health benefit of Root Parsley is that it has several anti-inflammatory properties to help in the healing process.
Don’t forget to incorporate root parsley into your daily diet! It’s very easy as it can be put into soups, stews, detoxing juices, and more!
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Getting after the Organic broccoli harvest today. Some beautiful looking crowns. Perfect weather in South Texas!
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Crop update: Cilantro!
Take a look at this beautiful cilantro we are currently harvesting. We are very excited about this variety and look forward to the rest of the season!
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We are so excited to begin preparing our ground for our 7th season growing organic vegetables! We have many new and exciting items that we can’t wait to share with everyone. Our harvest for organics will begin in Mid October and finish around the first part of April. Stay tuned for more updates throughout our growing/harvest season!
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We have some beautiful Texas Grown cauliflower. We still have another 2-3 weeks left in our season!
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Over the past 7 years we have grown our organic production from 15 acres to over 160 acres. We have increased the number of organic vegetables we grow from 3 to 10 during that time. This year we are also adding another 5 items! We have also been transitioning another 205 acres that will be ready in another 1.5 years. While transitioning ground into organic production. we are still growing different vegetables on it. We are planting items like Dill, Cilantro, Daikon, Methileaf, Beets and some cover crops.
On the ground that we are transitioning into organic, we are planting organic or untreated seeds, not spraying any herbicide, putting out some extra organic fertilizer, and doing a lot of hoeing to get the weeds out. Growing organic vegetables is not any easier. In fact it takes more time, effort and energy to get a marketable crop. We strive for quality in all our vegetables and we believe that over the last 7 years we have been able to increase not only the level of quality but also the shelf life of our products. We know that there is a bigger market for locally grown organic produce, especially here in the great state of Texas! Eat more organic veggies!
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We don’t get snow like other parts of the country, so we can’t make snowmen. However, in South Texas we like to make Slaw-Men! Texas cabbage is just around the corner.
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SQUASH CANCER!! With this month being breast cancer awareness month we hope that everyone can do what they can to help out. There are many different organizations that you can donate to. We want to let everyone know who either has breast cancer or has a loved one suffering from it, we are with them and praying for them. SQUASH CANCER!!!
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We checked out El Sabino Family Farms windbreaks (Sudangrass) this morning. These will be used to protect their most fragile crops like beets, swisschard, mustard greens and more! In about 5-6 weeks these lines of Sudangrass will be anywhere from 8’-10’ tall! Call our office and find out more about our upcoming season and all the new items we will be offering.
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Beautiful South Texas sunset over our sweet onions!
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