Robert is Here (giant produce stand): Homestead Florida

In 1959, near Homestead, Florida, Robert Moehling’s father, a farmer who couldn’t afford to buy boxes for his latest harvest, dumped his surplus cucumbers on the side of the road. He tasked his 6-year-old son to sell them. Robert spent the day by the side of the road, but the cars speeding past did not notice him. To draw some attention to the stand, his father spray-painted a message on a hurricane shutter and placed it beside the cucumbers: “Robert is Here.” Just off US 1, this huge, kitschy shop features produce, jams, fruits, souvenirs, animals (including goats, emu, lizards, chickens, and a petting zoo), a picnic area, and live music on the weekends. The stand has become a landmark for those visiting the Everglades or traveling the highway to Key West. Robert, now well into his 60s, still works there alongside his immediate family. Robert grows many of his offerings across 55 acres of farmland. The stand boasts dozens of unique fruit varieties: egg fruit, Dragonfruit, Monstera Deliciosa, jack fruit, just to name a few. Those looking for a talking piece can leave with an 85-pound jackfruit during the summer growing season. Robert is Here also has milkshakes made from fresh fruit, whole milk, low-fat yogurt, and soft serve ice cream. Flavors such as strawberry key lime, soursop, and strawberry with egg fruit (Robert’s favorite) are so popular that customers have been known to wait in line for more than an hour to get one! Follow us on a walk-thru of the store and see what they have to offer!

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