1276 CHERRY TREE ROAD MONTICELLO, FL 32344 850-997-4647
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,
along with photos of this year's garden/the farm)
We are now offering "Pig Shares".
If you want in, please contact us for specifics.
Upcoming Events:
Good Bugs/Bad Bugs
Free to the Public
Saturday, February 18th 10am - 11am
Tallahassee Nurseries
Saturday, March 24th
The first public Wild Edible Walk of the Year as part of
FSU's Do-It-Yourself Week.
Place and time is TBD
We will join Scott from Florida Native Plant Society who is conducting the walk. Backyard Farm will conduct a cooking demonstration and provide lots of good info on how to prepare the food.
DEANE AND I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU
FOR SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL FARMERS.
IF YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT TO LAST YEAR'S NEW LEAF FARM TOUR,
GIVE THE FARMERS A CALL AND SET UP A TIME TO VISIT.
WE ARE SURE THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO ACCOMMODATE YOU.
FARM NEWS
The Meet-Up at the Farm was a huge success with over 30 in attendance.
We talked a lot about raising chickens and pigs, and of course, food.
The potluck was great.
All the food was tasty and could not have blended together any better
if we had based it on a planned menu.
If you would like to hold a meet-up at the farm, please contact us.
Backyard Farm no longer conducts regularly scheduled Monthly Organic Gardening Workshops.
We are still offering private workshops and consultations for individuals and groups.
Additionally, we are getting out of the pig business this year.
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MEANWHILE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO COME TO YOUR PLACE TO CONDUCT A WALK,
PLEASE CONTACT US FOR AVAILABLE DATES.
CHECK BACK WITH US IN MARCH.
Thinking of a gift for a family member of friend, please keep in mind
we offer Gift Certificates for Private Consultations!
(Please click on the "Contact Us" link above with any questions or to order Gift Certificates)
Fees for Wild Edible Walks (Wildcrafting) are as follows:
At the Farm - $35.00 per person and $60.00 per couple (Children Under 12 Free)
At Your Place - (Children Under 12 Free)
Cost Number of Participants
$75.00 1-2
$100.00 3-6
$125.00 7-10
$150.00 11-15
$200.00 16-20
$225.00 21-25
Last minute additions are $10.00 per person.
The maximum limit on the number of attendees is 25 people.
The fee amount covers the first 10 miles of travel.
We charge an additional $10.00 travel fee for anything over 10 miles in segments of 20 miles based on the distance from Backyard Farm to your place.
11-30 miles is $10.00 extra
31-50 miles is $20.00 extra
51-70 miles is $30.00 extra
71-90 miles is $40.00 extra
and so on.
FOR FUTURE WORKSHOPS, PLEASE GO TO THE "Upcoming Workshops" link above.
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 $35.00 plus $10.00 for fuel up to 30 miles from the farm and $10.00 for every 30 miles after that.
For farmers and ranchers, we offer consultations 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
Our goal at BACKYARD FARM is to provide a pleasant, relaxing,
atmosphere where people come together to
share their love
of 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.
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.
We also offer free farm tours for
individuals and groups
by appointment
If you find yourself in the neighborhood and our gate is open,
please come on in.
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.
The garden soil garden keeps getting better each year(this is our third year).
The biggest difference we have noted is its water holding capabilities.
Watering once a week for a short time in a drought is absolutely fantastic.
We believe developing our soil's content, including
micro-organisms, i.e., mychorrizal fungi, worms, bacteria, etc,
along with all the minerals a plant could want (SEA-90)
results in highly productive, disease resistant plants.
SEA-90 is an inexpensive natural fertilizer/pesticide/fungicide
that has been used in Australian agriculture for over twenty years,
and contains around 90 minerals, MAJOR, MINOR and TRACE elements.
We discuss at all our workshops how you can re-mineralize your garden/pasture
with these sea minerals
and how for you to provide access for your pets and farm animals.
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 pound bag is $5.00 - makes 384 gallons of foliar spray, or less if you adjust the recipe for specific plants/trees.
A 25# bag is $25.00.
A 50# bag is $40.00
We plan to drop the price of the next coop to $35.00 per bag including shipping!!!!!
Suggested uses: 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 AND
FOR TAKING A HOT RELAXING MINERAL BATH
(BE SURE TO RECYCLE THE WATER INTO YOUR GARDEN/PLANTS)
For more information, including food grade product (we don't have this for sale here),
you may want to visit some of the sites below and check out the link on the top of this page
entitled "SEA-90"
www.seaagri.com
www.gropal.com
www.oceansolution.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 ecosystem 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.
We usually have for sale at the farm 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 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!
DIRECTIONS TO THE FARM
Directions: From Tallahassee -
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".
Directions - From Monticello
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.
There is a large sign at the gated entrance that reads
"Backyard Farm".
If you need directions from another route, please let us know.
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"
