Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eaves run;
To bend with apples the mossed cottage-trees,
And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;
To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells
With a sweet kernel; to set budding more,
And still more, later flowers for the bees,
Until they think warm days will never cease,
For Summer has o’er-brimmed their clammy cell.
John Keats – Ode to Autumn
There is a chill in the air when I arise in this season of mists. Sun is out and the ripples on the surface of the lagoon sparkle as I approach. Refreshing to not be surrounded by houses and office buildings. Nature still has a toe hold in this place.
In days past when I was a child. As the city receded in the rear view mirror the view out the side window filled with bright colors. Farms growing oranges or greens appeared along along the freeway. I always hoped we would see a roadside fruit stand to stop at. La Costa Farms & Flowers reminds me of those long lost fruit stands.
Inside I marveled at the baked goods, fruit, flowers and produce. Looked like much of it was just picked.
Chocolate covered strawberries – sweet fresh strawberry combined with milk chocolate. Reminds me of vendor hand dipping them at Costco for Valentines Day. 🙂
Pound cake – soft, moist, buttery flavor. 4 star flavor.
Fresh strawberries – medium sized juicy and sweet. Similar to fresh Carlsbad Strawberries when in season.
Daisy – was expertly arranged with some nice greenery and well received by the love of my life.
Satsuma tangerines – mix of sweetness and citrus kick. Sweeter than most tangerines. 🙂
Broccoli – buds were tiny as I prefer. Flavor was excellent after being cooked with my beef and broccoli recipe.
This place isn’t far from the freeway and the next best thing to a drive into the countryside and days past.
La Costa Farms & Flowers
1911 Saxony Rd
Encinitas, CA 92024
(760) 942-2030
Beautiful as always, just beautiful. Wish the flower could live forever.
Thanks! I love finding beauty. The flower will live forever in the net.
How much were the chocolate strawberries? Did they also have dark chocolate strawberries as well? I used to love pound cake (remember the Sara Lee brand in the frozen section?! I don’t think I’ve been to this part of La Costa so I’ll have to check it out. Any samples ? 😉
$1.50 each or 4 for $6. I got 4 for $6. You will have to call and ask. I noticed milk chocolate and white chocolate when I went.
I did eat Sara Lee pound cake. I ate more Dolly Madison pound cake. 🙂
I didn’t see official samples but I did sample the green grapes and they were good.
Buy yourself some flowers Faye. You work hard and deserve it!
I drive by here every time I visit my friend in La Costa. I’ve only stopped in once and we got tamales. I gotta stop by the next time I’m visiting the area!
While I love the flowers and fresh baked items, I over heard the cashier as I was checking out say that almost all the produce sold there is actually bought at Grocery Outlet and resold at your stand… Is this true?
Bobbi,
I don’t own the stand. I visited a few times and reviewed it. I have gotten strawberries at the stand and I have gotten strawberries at Grocery Outlet. They are not the same. Grocery Outlet like most supermarkets get strawberries that are picked before they are ripe and they ripen at the store resulting in strawberries that have hardly any flavor.
Soo