Mystery Rose's Farmstand

05/30/2026

Thank you so much, Callahan!!! Y'all showed up and showed out even with the rain! This really means a lot!!!

05/30/2026

While I'm sitting down taking a brunch break from baking for tomorrow's (5/30/26) pop up at the Callahan Tractor Supply, I figured I'd share a bit from behind the scenes. As a lot of you already know, I'm a grill cook at my regular job, and a micro baker on my days off. As a cottage foods baker, I'm not required by law to use the much more expensive restaurant quality equipment, gloves, or hair nets, but I choose to anyway because food safety is extremely important to me. My pans and Cambros are all NSF certified, as well as most of my other durable items. I've been using these pans and Cambros for several months now. (Some of my smallware like measuring spoons are from Walmart, but they don't come with the California prop.65 warning, and I'm replacing them with NSF equipment as I'm able.) All durable restaurant equipment must be NSF certified. The stamp shows that it can be properly washed and sanitized and won't leach chemicals into the food. NSF.org gives a more in depth explanation if you'd like to study it further.

I use 3 colors of gloves during the bakes: blue gloves are for light colored doughs like the Sweet Challah and blonde cookie dough, pink gloves are for the darker (chocolate cookie) dough, and the clear (much cheaper) gloves are for packaging. The reason for this is because a glove might break, and the contrasting color would make it easy to find it. I have yet to have a glove break, but there's always the possibility.

I think the hair nets are pretty much self explanatory- I always wear my hair tied up when I'm baking, but I do have some hairs that are too short to reach the hair band.

Now it's time to get back to work!

05/30/2026

All I have left is 7 Apples and Cinnamon Mini Loaves! Sold out of Sweet Challah, No Sugar Added Apple Pies, and No Sugar Added Blueberry Pies! (Mom said to save some mini loaves for us for dessert, lol!)

05/30/2026

I'm popped up at Tractor Supply in Callahan today! I didn't bring a lot because the power kept flickering at the house yesterday whole I was baking.
Today's menu: No Sugar Added Apple Pies, No Sugar Added Blueberry Pies, Apples And Cinnamon Mini Loaves, and Sweet Challah.
The pies are sweetened with stevia, and the mini loaves are sweetened with local honey from Hall's Heritage Honey!

05/29/2026

While I'm sitting down taking a brunch break from baking for tomorrow's (5/30/26) pop up at the Callahan Tractor Supply, I figured I'd give y'all a peek behind the scenes. As most of you already know, I'm a grill cook at my regular job and a micro baker on my days off. As a cottage food baker, I'm not required to follow the food safety laws that apply to restaurants, like NSF certified equipment, gloves, etc. However, I take food safety very seriously, so I do use NSF certified pans and cambros (which I bought several months ago), and I do use gloves and hair nets. NSF certifies that equipment is able to be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized, and won't rust or leach chemicals or toxic metals into the food that's being prepared/ cooked in it. (See NSF.org for a more in depth study on their certifications if you'd like. Also, look up California's prop.65 warning to read about some of the problems with some of the cookie sheets, pots, pans, and utensils that are sold in the dollar stores and Walmart.)

I use 3 colors of gloves: blue gloves for the lighter color doughs (Sweet Challah and blonde cookie dough), pink gloves for the dark (chocolate cookie) dough, and the very much cheaper clear gloves are for packaging. The reason for the different color gloves is simple- in case one breaks, the contrasting color will make it easy to find the broken piece. So far, I haven't had one to break, but it's always a possibility.

The hair nets are self explanatory: although I keep my hair tied up when I'm baking, I do have a few strays that are too short to make it to the hair band, and I don't want any hairs to escape!

05/29/2026

That's some happy Challah dough! I'll braid some, and the rest will be apple and cinnamon mini loaves and cinnamon raisin mini loaves for sale tomorrow (5/30/26) at the Callahan Tractor Supply!

05/25/2026

Remembering those who gave their lives so we can have freedom.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. ~Amen~

05/24/2026

Florida farmers are speaking out… and they’re reminding everyone that the Sunshine State grows a whole lot more than tourists. 🍊🚜🌴

Across Florida, farmers are raising concerns about shrinking farmland, rising costs, rapid development, and the growing loss of agricultural land that has helped feed the state for generations.

From the citrus groves of Central Florida to the cattle ranches south of Lake Okeechobee, the strawberry fields near Plant City, and the vegetable farms stretching across rural communities, many farmers say the future of Florida agriculture deserves more attention.

One farmer put it simply:

“If we stop supporting Florida farmers, don’t be surprised when Florida stops growing Florida food.”

Because despite what many people think, Florida isn’t just beaches, theme parks, and retirement communities.

It’s also:

🍊 Citrus groves

🍓 Strawberry farms

🐄 Cattle ranches

🌽 Corn fields

🍅 Vegetable farms

🌱 Thousands of family-owned operations that help feed millions of people every year

Many residents argue that farmland isn’t vacant land waiting for development.

It’s:

🚜 local jobs

🌴 local food

🏡 rural communities

❤️ family traditions

🌱 a major part of Florida’s identity

Supporters say every acre preserved helps protect local food production, agricultural jobs, and the rural landscapes that have been part of Florida long before subdivisions and warehouses arrived.

One local resident summed it up perfectly:

“You can build houses on farmland. You can’t grow oranges on a parking lot.” 🍊

As more farmland disappears each year, many Floridians are encouraging people to buy local, support Florida farmers, and remember where their food comes from.

Because once the fields are gone…

they’re usually gone forever.

🍊🚜🌴🇺🇸

BACK FLORIDA FARMERS.

BUY LOCAL.

KEEP FLORIDA GROWING.

🍊🚜🌴🇺🇸🌽🍓

05/22/2026

05/22/2026

I'm out here at Honeysuckle Hideaway this morning! It looks like there are only 3 of my no sugar apple pies and 1 no sugar added blueberry pie left! (I can't get in for an accurate count.)