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Ormond Beach, Florida Farmers Market Ormond Beach, Florida is getting a new Farmers Market on October 1, 2009. The market will be open 7a.m. to 1p.m. every Thursday at Rockefeller Gardens on Halifax at Granada. A Million Dollar renovation of the Rockefeller Gardens was completed in time for the Independence Day celebration. Ormond Beach Farmers Market information is at 386-451-2138
The Daytona Beach area multiple listing service (MLS) records 6 condominium sales in Ormond By The Sea, Florida during August, 2009. All condo sold were 2 bedroom and 2 bath. Two of the sales were directly on the beach and their average sales price was $225,000. The average sales price of those on the west side of A1A was $140,000 compare the average sales price to get a picture of the continuing decline in valves. August Ormond By The Sea , Florida Condo sales
There are currently 10 Ormond By The Sea Condos under contract awaiting closing. Inventory of condos for sale remains high at 101 but is much lower than the 115 at the beginning of last August and the 134 in 2007.
For information about Ormond Beach and Ormond By the Sea homes and condos for sale or rent, contact Ocean View Realty Group or visit our web site at Http://www.ovrealty.com/
Danny & The Juniors, featuring Joe Terry, will be at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 N. U.S 1, Ormond Beach, Florida 32174 on October 10, 2009 at 7:30p.m. "At the Hop" and "Twistin' USA" are a couple of the oldies you can expect to hear. Call the box office at (386) 676-3375 for information and tickets.
A beautiful new kitchen highlights this nicely furnished and decorated condo. First floor location convenient to the pool. Views of the pool and the Atlantic Ocean from your private patio. Ceramic tile throughout. The new kitchen includes a smooth top range and built-in microwave. New bathroom vanities. There is a mirrored wall and ceiling fan in the dining area. The Master bedroom has a queen bed and TV. The second bedroom has twin beds. An inside stack washer and dryer is included. This unit also includes a covered parking space. Sunny Beach Condo allows small pets
Simple Pleasures. Mushroom "Hunting" in Ormond Beach, FL
It is August, and we have a daily dose of torrential rains, which help keep Florida green. But I know that if it is warm and rains, and a calendar shows that it is summer (in Florida you can get easily confuse, as warm and rainy may as well happen in January), there should be mushrooms somewhere. My son brought some mushrooms that he picked on a vacant lot in a subdivision. Olga marinated them, and boy, they were delicious.
In my life in Russia picking mushrooms was my biggest passion as I did not hunt and did not fish. I would go to pick mushrooms on my own since I was 8 years old. Was lost once, but figured it out. Always felt comfortable in the woods, always had a good sense of direction and knew where to go. When we lived in New York, we would sometimes pick mushrooms when we go out on weekends. In Florida we never did it, as I do not know Florida mushrooms really well, and then I was under the impression that "good" mushrooms do not grow here.
To my huge surprise, I was wrong. A Russian guy, a good acqauintance of mine, told me that he and his wife are picking mushrooms in our area. To tease me, he sent me a photo by e-mail, showing them with a full basket of wonderful mushrooms. And I lost my sleep.
So, here we are. It is Sunday, still not that hot in the morning, and we are off to Tomoka State Park, which is off Beach Street/Old Dixie Hwy in Ormond Beach. 2,000 acres with 12 miles of shoreline on both the Tomoka River and the Intracoastal Waterway, majestic live oaks with hanging Spanish moss, the park should be an ideal place to find mushrooms.
Our team of experts is my grandson Shane, who would rather stay at home, and who is the least enthusiastic in the group, my daughter Inna, her friend Jennifer, my wife Olga and me. I remember taking my kids to pick mushrooms in the Arctic after they would come from Summer vacations. Always chilly, wet, rainy, and still fun. What is it here?
My first impression that there are no mushrooms. My wife says the same thing. But my daughter finds them right under our noses. One after another. I just can't believe it. She walk behind me and finds mushrooms, which I missed. I guess, we are just older and do not see that well. But even with mushrooms safely hiding from me, I enjoy a walk in the forest, that air filled with all those fragrances. You immediately feel when you walk from the Oaks and into the pine trees with their unmistakely familiar smell in the air.
We are quite tired in just over an hour, it is getting hot. Surprisingly, my wife finds a few good mushrooms, and happily poses before the camera. Time to go under the comfort of AC. The last phase is checking for the ticks, and there are quite a few of them. The experts panic, and run to the car barefoot as they are afraid the ticks are in the footwear. They tell us to check carefully, but the ticks are so small, and our vision is far from perfect, so we do not find many, and leave with the feel of security.
That was it for mushroom picking in Ormond Beach this time. There was not much that we found, and we gave it all to my daughter. She called said she made wild mushroom risoto, and it was great. I know it was. She is a great cook.
Check the Youtube video to see the family in action
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So, here we are. It is Sunday, still not that hot in the morning, and we are off to Tomoka State Park, which is off Beach Street/Old Dixie Hwy in 
