Fellow Farmers, Gardeners &
Exciting Plant Projects, local:
LNB Groves
organic tropical fruit farm, Redlands
French Farms
small scale diversified vegetable farm, Redlands. CSA program
Worden Farms
large scale organic vegetables on the west coast of Florida
Teenas Pride Heirloom Tomatoes
not organic, family owned tomato farm, Redlands
Tiny Farm
small scale diversified vegetables. CSA program, Redlands
Paradise Farms
certified organic & regenerative fruit & veggie farm, CSA, wellness event space
Empower Farms
Permaculture farm, ships organic turmeric nationwide. Homestead. CSA program)
Ready-To-Grow Gardens
vegetable garden installations and edible plant nursery
Tree Amigos Growers
edible plant nursery. Davie
Earth N Us
Communal living farm, open to the public with animals. Little Haiti
Finca Morada
urban permaculture farm, cooperative living space & center for "wild culture" community wellness. volunteer opportunities. North Miami
Grow Roots Miami
community project installing edible gardens for low income families in Miami. Donate and volunteer opportunities, North Miami
The B.O.Y. Garden
Miami Seed Share
community project saving and distributing seeds throughout Miami
Urban Oasis Project
not for profit growing the local food movement in Miami Dade since 2008. Organizes farmers markets, food justice veggie boxes and more
Fertile Earth Worm Farm
local worm farm and compost producer
Local Herbalists & Bee Keepers:
CombCutters
BeeLightful Bees
Colony & Comb
The Garden Jules
Justine Hazelcorn
Evelyn Block
Farm & Garden Books:
Organic Methods for Vegetable Gardening in Florida
Ginny Stibolt and Melissa Contreras, 2013
Building Soils Naturally
Phil Nauta, 2012
Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, Third Edition
Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis
Perennial Vegetables: From Artichoke to Zuiki Taro, A gardener’s guide to over 100 delicious and easy to grow edibles
Eric Toensmeier, 2007
The Market Gardener
Jean-Martin Fortier 2104
Permaculture: A Designers’ Manual
Bill Mollison, 1988
Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition
Toby Hemingway, 2009
Fruits of Warm Climates
Julia F. Morton, reprinted in 2013
Edible Landscaping: Now You Can Have Your Gorgeous Garden and Eat It Too!
Rosalind Creasy, 2010
Holistic Management, Third Edition: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment
Savory, Allan
The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming
Fukuoka, Masanobu
Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farms' Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land
Leah Penniman & Karen Washington
Letters to a Young Farmer: On Food, Farming, and Our Future
compiled by Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
Edible Leaves of the Tropics
by Franklin W. Martin, Ruth M. Ruberte, and Laura S. Meitzner
Websites and Organizations for Online Learning & Research for South Florida:
ECHO
research facility, Tampa FL
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science (IFAS) Extension office
Homestead, FL
Dade County Master Gardener Program
IFAS Florida Garden Guide FAQ Page
IFAS Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide
Permaculture Voices Podcast Series,
“The Urban Farmer”
Farmer to Farmer Podcast Series
No Till Market Garden Podcast
Plants for the Future Online Edible Plant Database
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Fruit and Spice Park,
Homestead FL
Companies we buy seeds and supplies from:
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
The Plant Good Seed Company
Mountain Valley Growers
“Gardening by Zone” herb guide
Garret Wade
beautiful well crafted hand tools for home and garden
Neptunes Harvest Ocean Fertilizers
TeraGanix
producers of EM1
Vego Garden
metal raised beds (we use a ton of these in our garden installations)
CRAIGSLIST
farm & garden section, its full of useful supplies
