Farm Offers Exotic Asian Produce

Farm Offers Exotic Asian Produce FARM HOME Food Yee Farms a Florida-based operation specializes in producing Asian vegetables for American customers The farm began in the 1940s when founder Yee Lung Kwong immigrated to New York City from his native China There he worked in a laundromat until he could afford to bring over his wife The pair eventually settled in Great Meadows N J using the mountainous muck soil to grow brassicas like bok choy napa cabbage and other Asian vegetables Enthusiastic customers caused the Yees to expand by moving to lower elevations to take advantage of longer growing seasons In 1968 they expanded further by taking operations down into Florida for winter production Decades later Yee Farms is still family-owned and operated The Florida farm remains the primary location thanks to its cool nights and warm days that produce perfect growing conditions for Asian vegetables They handle everything on-site from sowing and starting seeds to the harvest transportation vacuum cooling storage and loading onto trailers for nationwide sale Today the farm grows approximately 17 different Asian vegetables including napa cabbage bok choy baby bok choy Shanghai baby bok choy daikon radish flat cabbage Asian cauliflower Chinese broccoli watermelon radish and winter melon Harvest season is November through May and the produce is distributed and sold wholesale throughout the U S and Canada to supermarkets restaurants hospitality venues and Asian markets The farm also makes a point of putting on cooking demonstrations at various events to show customers how to prepare and cook vegetables they might not be familiar with Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Yee Farms 9851 W Boynton Beach Blvd Boynton Beach Fla 33472 ph 561-732-0162; info@yeefarms com; https://yeefarms com; Facebook: Yee Farms Inc

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