02/13/2020
Gabrielle
Hi! I tried calling the number listed on the page but when I called it stated it was out of service. Are you guys still operating at the same location? I’d like to come by and buy some produce
2:01 PM
Land O Lakes Farmers Market
I am sorry Gabrielle Cuzzola we have been closed for quite some time now... There was just to many people in Land O lakes that just seemed to enjoy making life so much harder then it need be and with my personnel issues it was just to much for me ! My employees seemed to be always self-serving and any loyalty I had hoped for was just a dream... It was once a thriving and beautiful market that I built from scratch. With piles of fresh produce stretching's over a hundred feet long display and under an Oaktree canopy, surrounded by piles of fresh melons of all kinds and types ... I can still smell at the different aromas from the fruits that covered every inch of my market. The beautiful brick work with recycled glass of all colors imbedded in it I had laid by hand so our customers would have a something to admire while shopping for their favorite fruits and vegetables now covered in weeds, grass and junk ! And my garden, nurtured from seed or small plants left to wither and die. Oh, and my prized bougainvillea planted by me and watered daily that soared skyward reaching over twenty plus feet with gorgeous blooms in two different colors almost year round now cut at the base and left to die.. So sad!. Strange people indeed in that county ! The building on the property that I personally gutted and remodeled but was never able to finish is now inhabited by one of Russell and Cody Adams latest Victims. It's basically a barn, and an unfinished one at that. No electric, no kitchen, unfinished supports underneath and a questionable septic system servicing the one toilet, sink and tub and most certainly not inhabitable by any standards of law or good morals . But hey, Russell and Cody Adams what does the law and good morals have anything to do with making money, Right ? Then there's the RV trailer next door on the Adams's property with folks living in it just trying to keep a roof over their head. How much do you charge them for that Russel and Cody Adams ? A water hose, an extension cord, no way to dispose of waste... How much does that cost to survive there Russell and Cody Adams ? But hey, money's, money , right? Victims ! Then there's Tommy...poor Tommy ! He lived on the Adams property for a few years... his digs, a semi trailer. no water, no toilet, no nothing... just a box placed 20 or so feet from my new Farmers Market on property I purchased from Russell Adams. $40,000 down and $2500 a month. and they threw in an angry homeless man for free set up 20 feet from your new Farmers Market living in a box ? Poor Tommy wasn't charged any money to live there, he just had to be Russell and Cody's Slave to clean ,mow and take care of their property ! And placing him right on the property line to harass me and my family for a few years was just fun and calculated... Right Cody ? Bully's and sick people that operate with impunity in a county that often turns a blind eye and especially so if you have money and clout ? Hello, Mrs. Nancy Lockman remember when I first started building my market and you referred to me as Russell's Fruit Man and even went as far as to state we will just run you off if we don't like you ? Yes, I remember and I thought to myself how arrogant she is ! As the years went by you only reinforced this though with your waving games you played every time you passed my market... Not a friendly wave, but more taunting and frantic as the years went by and I didn't budge... You have my sympathy and I hope you feel better now ? And Oh Judge Lynn Tepper... I met you in your courtroom when I came there to hopefully get some relief from the years of unmitigated harassments and threat's I was subjected almost daily by Tommy. Living on the fence line in a box next to my Market I had spent years to build. You, without not one word from me started barking at me , rolling your eyes and shaking your head ,claiming I was not allowed to make any additional pleading... I was in shock, You had looked at the papers sitting in front of me I had prepared to help me with my ADHD present my case and presumed I was making additional pleadings... After toying with me for 20 or so minutes asking question totally unrelated to restraining orders and the laws relating to such ( two acts of bodily threat) you admonished me and told me to get along with my neighbors and dismissed my case... Unprofessional and bias ! I forgive you and am grateful you are retired now. 18 years is a long time to serve on the bench in Pasco County... I get it ! There is so much more I would like to share about my years living in a pressure cooker collectively know as Pasco County but I will stop for now... My name is Ken Copeland... I have ADHD and through these times an addiction to medications that started very young for me in my early teens ! In spite of this I only wanted to build a beautiful farmers market for all to enjoy, bringing in the best and freshest our local farmers had to offer. I did this for ten years living behind my market battling my own demons in a town that seemed hell bent on making my life harder than it already was for me! I don't like bullies and those that exploit the less fortunate but do not hate them ! Today I am learning to treat them as I would a sick person, with love, patience and tolerance ! P.S. If you were one of my customer's and got caught in one of my ADHD emotional outburst you have my apologies although you probably deserved it ! Selfishness triggers me but you probably didn't need all that mess...oops!
