Rooted in Farming: Springtime Produce
SRQ Magazine | March 2023 By Laura Paquette In Health & Wellness
Gamble Creek Farms
Ed Chiles, the former CEO of Chiles Hospitality and owner of Gamble Creek Farms in Parrish, opened the farm in 2013. Supplying to consumers as well as Sand Bar, Beach House and Mar Vista, all Chiles Hospitality restaurants, Gamble Creek is committed to sustainable farming practices. “Wherever we find waste streams on the farm, like fuel or fertilizer, we thoughtfully find ways to give it a second or third life,” says farm manager Zach Rasmussen. For example, water released by air conditioning units is used to irrigate the banana garden. The farm also trucks all the food waste and compostable products from the Chiles restaurants back to the farm to be used as compost. In all the farming practices, the goal is to use products that will be completely consumed by the plants, avoiding runoff and the need to purchase expensive fertilizers.
