| The community farm cooperative, known as the Samsula Packing House, was originally constructed on a spur of the Florida East Coast Railway. Produce left Samsula for destinations all up the eastern seaboard. After the rail line was discontinued. produce continued to be shipped via trucks through the early 1950s. The building no longer exists, destroyed by fire in the early 1960s. | 
The farming community gathers at the Samsula Packing House in the late 1920s. |
| Peppers were a popular crop in the Florida climate from the early days in Samsula throughout the 20th century. Peppers thrive in the Florida heat, but are vulnerable to excess rainfall: an entire crop can be destroyed if water sits in the furrows for a few days. | 
Jontes family farm, around 1929 Martin Jontes family and neighbors among rows of bell peppers. Pictured, l-r: Martin Jontes, Robert Jontes Sr., Christine Jontes, Dolly (Sopotnick) Hart, Fred Sopotnick, and Lucy Oresnik. |
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