Florida Is NOT Too Hot to Grow Food

By Stack's Urban Harvest | Aug 18, 2026
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What if the problem with growing food in Florida isn't the heat—but the way we're thinking about gardening?


At Cody Cove Farm, Josh Jamison makes the case for leaning into Florida's tropical climate instead of trying to grow what thrives farther north. Plants from Zambia, Trinidad, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, the Philippines and other tropical regions can open up an entirely different world of possibilities.


The question isn't “How do I grow what everyone else grows?”


It's: “What actually wants to grow here?”


Watch the full Cody Cove Farm story.


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