1276 CHERRY TREE ROAD MONTICELLO, FL 32344 850-997-4647
Welcome to BACKYARD FARM
Thank You For Visiting Our Site!
We hope to see you and/or your group in the near future at
BACKYARD FARM.
(Directions to the farm are at the bottom of this page)
We now have European Nightcrawlers and Red Wigglers for sale.
WE YOU WILL ENJOY THE PHOTOS OF THE FARM BELOW
WE UPDATE THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS, SO PLEASE VISIT OFTEN TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF THIS YEAR'S GARDEN!
Photo below is of Deane picking cucumbers from the garden.
We are now offering Workshop Gift Certificates!
(Please contact us for more information)
This year we are also offering the following:
Receive 1 free workshop for every 2 referrals
who attend at least 1 workshop
and
Receive 1 free workshop for every 3 you attend
For details on forthcoming workshops,
click on the Upcoming Workshops link above left.
To view our monthly newsletter, go to:
www.backyardfarmers.info
We offer home, farm and ranch consultations.
For home gardeners, we offer several programs from simple planning to the actual layout and construction, and help with what to plant when, watering and fertilizing, and more.
Please contact us to discuss your particular needs.
The initial site evaluation at your home is only $25.00.
For farmers and ranchers, we offer consulations and workshops for those interested in:
Increasing production of crops and/or pasture
Use of Less Fertilizer & Chemicals
How to Promote Root Growth and Soil Biology
Restoring Missing Minerals and Trace Elements
How to Improve Livestock Health & Vitality
Information on SEA-90, Guaranteed Pure and Pollution Free
(Watch for our upcoming website dedicated to the use of sea minerals)
Our goal at BACKYARD FARM is to provide a pleasant, relaxing, country setting where people feel comfortable, the atmosphere is family-friendly, and where people can that has been used in Australian agriculture for over twenty years, and contains around 90 minerals and trace elements. We discuss at all our workshops how to re-mineralize your garden/pasture with these sea minerals and how to provide access for your pets and farm animals. A 50# bag is $40.00 each and can be used as follows: in compost - sprinkled in your garden soil or potting mix - broadcast around fruit or nut trees, blueberries, grapes, landscape plants - fertilizer for pastures - to provide minerals to your livestock and/or domestic pets - as a foliar spray on vegetables and houseplants - as a pesticide and a fungicide We are now offering SEA-90 in a liquid concentrate to use as a foliar spray or compost tea. 1 Qt. - $10.00 dilute 100:1 1 Gallon - $25.00 dilute 100:1 Please contact us if you are interested. For more information visit: www.backyardfarmers.info Our new website dedicated solely to sea minerals, or visit:
DIRECTIONS TO THE FARM
Directions: From Tallahassee - Directions - From Monticello There is a large sign at the gated entrance that reads "Backyard Farm". If you are in the area, stop in and visit with us. There is a sign at the entrance that reads: "Gate Open, Come On In"
come together to share their love for gardening/farming.
The second part of this goal is for people to take a vast amount of information back home with them, and that we, in some way, have inspired them or helped them in their own gardening/farming/ ranching endeavors.
Monthly Organic Gardening Workshops
The subject matter changes every month.
We have discussions, lectures, question and answer periods, as well as, hands-on activities.
We cater to everyone from beginners to advanced.
At least once a year we hold gardening
classes for children
in hopes of growing future gardeners.
Our next wild edible workshops is this month.
Please view our "Upcoming Workshops" link above for dates and times.
We also offer free farm tours for
individuals and groups
by appointment.
Our food/plants are grown naturally in raised beds.
We have never put anything on our garden,
not even organic controls,
for pest control, diseases or fungal problems.
We use a supplement that has 90+ sea minerals*,
including all the major, minor and trace elements.
However, since our beds are only a year old,
we are still in the process of building the soil.
We believe if you build the soil, the plants will come.
SEA-90 is an inexpensive natural fertilizer/pesticide/fungicide
Application of this Organic, OMRI listed fertilizer results in healthier,
more nutrient dense foods with a longer shelf life.
We offer SEA-90 in:
1 ounce bag for $1.00 - makes 24 gallons of foliar spray
1 pound bag for $10.00 - makes 384 gallons of foliar spray
www.seaagri.com
www.oceangrown.com (with audios)
www.seaminerals.com
We extend our growing season
one month in early spring and one month in late fall
by converting our raised beds to mini-greenhouses.
We plant heirloom seeds by the phases of the moon according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.
We companion plant and utilize crop rotation and inter-cropping techniques, as well as, seed saving for the next crop.
All of our methods are intended to preserve the life cycle of nature by developing an eco-system in the garden.
Our goal is sustainable agriculture and nutritionally dense food with high BRIX readings which amounts to healthy, flavorful food.
Since we put in the raised beds, we've cut our own food bill by 80%.
We believe it doesn't get any better than going to the garden to pick fresh food for dinner knowing it was not grown with
chemicals that can endanger our health.
After all, if you don't have your health, what do you have?
Our products include salad tables, boxes for seed starting,
and elevated beds for those who cannot bend over to garden, are physically or otherwise challenged.
Please click on the link below if you'd like to visit our Online Store at Local Harvest*
www.localharvest.org/farms/M31461
* The sea minerals and the elevated beds are not on localharvest.org because we do not manufacture the materials here on the farm.
We usually have for purchase fresh, free-range chicken eggs, vegetable plants, strawberry plants, seasonal vegetables/edible flowers, and homemade jams,
along with fresh, wholesome baked goods
such as bread, muffins, cookies and everyone's favorite,
rosemary olive oil cake.
Please check back later if the item you want is not in the inventory.
Please contact us if you don't see something you wanted,
as we may be able to assist you.
Please be sure to support your local farmers!
We are located at 1276 Cherry Tree Road in Jefferson County.
Take Apalachee Parkway (27) headed East.
We are 15-20 minutes from the corner of Apalachee and Capital Circle, SE.
Once you've left Leon County and entered into Jefferson County,
go past the blinking light at the intersection of 27 and 59 a total of 2.3 miles,
turn left onto Cherry Tree, then go .8 miles and turn left into the driveway at 1276.
We have a sign "Gardening Workshop" sign up at 27/Cherry Tree and at the driveway. There is a sign in the driveway that reads "Backyard Farm".
South of Monticello down 19S towards I-10. Then either take a right onto 259 (Waukeenah Highway) or continue past I-10 to 27 (Apalachee Parkway) to Capps.
Take a right onto 27 going toward Tallahassee.
We are East of Waukeenah, 1.7 miles on the right, turn right onto Cherry Tree.
(Armstrong is on your left and Cherry Tree is on the right).
Travel north on Cherry Tree .8 of a mile to the driveway at 1276 Cherry Tree,
which will be on your left.
If you need directions from another route, please let us know.
Photos taken on our farm in 2009.
If you try to purchase "giant" zinnias, you will find they say they grow 3'-4' tall.
This one grew 6' tall, 6' wide and had as many as 50 flowers on it at one time.
Go SEA-90!!
