A wooden crate of freshly harvested vegetables at market — representative harvest photography, not Indie Harvesters itself

Representative harvest photography — the harvest as you'll see it at market, not Indie Harvesters itself.

Farm profile · Hempstead, TX

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Indie Harvesters

Paul Shinneman · Owner & Farm Manager · Hempstead, TX 77445. Peppers in every heat, greens, roots, herbs, eggs, and honey — grown in Hempstead and carried to market every Saturday.

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The farm

Peppers (sweet, Italian, jalapeño, Scotch bonnet, habanero, serrano, datil, ghost/scorpion/reaper), okra, eggplant, green beans, arugula, salad mix, roselle greens & pods, mustard/kale/collard greens, sunchokes, radish, turnips, Purple Haze carrots, Badger Flame beets, sage, basil, lemongrass, fresh bay leaf, eggs, honey

Paul is at a farmers market every Saturday — the list below is what the farm has between markets.

The Harvest Card

This week's harvest — 30 items available now

Paul's list · updated Oct 29, 2026 · synced from his own availability sheet

This list syncs from Paul's own availability sheet — when he updates the sheet, this page follows. His crops, his quantities, his prices. Photos are representative harvest photography — they show each harvest the way you'll see it at market, not Paul's farm itself.

Representative photo

Peppers & heat

First freeze ends these — Hempstead freezes earlier than Houston, and Paul grows like he knows it.

Okra · Green & Red
~5 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$5.00/lb
Bell Pepper · Mostly Green but will have some Orange & Yellow
~5-15 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$5.00/lb
Sweet Italian Pepper · Carmen mostly green but will have some red & Yellow
~5-15 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$5.00/lb
Sweet Pepper · Corbaci Nearly gone
~1-2 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$8.00/lb
Hot Pepper · Jalapeno
~15+ lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$6.00/lb
Hot Pepper · Red Scotch Bonnet
~4-5 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$8.00/lb
Hot Pepper · Red Habanero
~5-6 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$8.00/lb
Hot Pepper · Serrano Nearly gone
~1 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$8.00/lb
Hot Pepper · Red Datil Nearly gone
~1-2 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$8.00/lb
Hot Pepper · Ghost, Scorpion, Reaper Nearly gone
~1 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$10.00/lb
Eggplant
~5 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$5.00/lb
Green Beans · Jade
~6-7 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$8.00/lb
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Greens & salads

Cut through the week. The hard greens (mustard, kale, collards) shrug off a light frost — a hard freeze can still damage them.

Arugula · Astro
~8-10 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$14.00/lb
Salad Mix · Allstar
~4-5 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$14.00/lb
Roselle Greens
~10-12 lb this week (Paul's estimate) · First freeze ends this
$14.00/lb
Mustard Greens
~5-7 lb this week (Paul's estimate) · Hard freeze can damage this
$5.00/lb
Kale
~5-6 lb this week (Paul's estimate) · Hard freeze can damage this
$5.00/lb
Collard Greens · Flash
~5-7 lb this week (Paul's estimate) · Hard freeze can damage this
$5.00/lb
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Roots & earth

The storage bench — pulled as the week asks for it.

Roselle Pods
~20 lb this week (Paul's estimate) · First freeze ends this
$8.00/lb
Sunchoke
~10 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$8.00/lb
Radish · French Breakfast, Rambo, Rover, Easter Egg
~10 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$5.00/lb
Turnips · Hakurei, Aji Kogane, Miyama
~10 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$5.00/lb
Carrots · Purple Haze
~5-7 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$5.00/lb
Beets · Badger Flame
~5-7 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$5.00/lb
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Herbs

Small quantities, cut to order.

Sage · Extrakta Nearly gone
~1-2 lb this week (Paul's estimate)
$14.00/lb
Basil · Sweet Italian Nearly gone
~1 lb this week (Paul's estimate) · First freeze ends this
$14.00/lb
Lemongrass
~2-3 lb this week (Paul's estimate) · First freeze ends this
$14.00/lb
Fresh Bay Leaf
~20-30 each this week (Paul's estimate)
$1.00/each
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From the farm stand

Eggs gathered through the week; honey from the farm's own hives.

Eggs
~15-20 dozen this week (Paul's estimate)
$10.00/dozen
Honey
~16 oz this week (Paul's estimate)
$2.00/oz

Later this season — grow to order

Later this season at Indie Harvesters — crops Paul has grown in fall and winter. Looking for something? Tell Paul and he'll make sure it's grown. (His invitation, from his own list.)

Kale · Mustard Greens · Cabbage · Baby Arugula · Salad Mix · Spinach · Collard Greens · Swiss Chard · Broccolini · Cauliflower · Radish · Green Beans · Beets · Carrots · Turnips · Roselle(Hibiscus) Pods · Cilantro · Dill · Watercress · Fava Beans · Turnips · Celtuce · Radicchio · Rutabaga

Build dinner with what's growing here

Purchasing — coming soon

This is Paul's live list — what he's picking this week, at his prices, in his quantities. Sourcing from Indie Harvesters opens soon, right here: Paul is confirming his side first, and the moment he gives the word, this card becomes the order card.

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