The Forest Farm

The Forest Farm Welcome to our little piece of heaven in west-central Florida. Follow us for periodic updates and en

After years of military moves, we have settled in our forever home and affectionately dubbed it The Forest Farm. Our goal is to work in harmony with nature to provide you with healthy products from the garden, kitchen, classroom and shop. We hope you will stay in touch with Facebook and visit our website when something catches your attention. There you will find a calendar of events, updates on ou

r harvests, kitchen goodies, handcrafted soaps, and much more! Remember that our farm is our home, so contact us if you want to visit.

Guess what time it is???? TIME TO PLANT! Thanks to Ritchey's Tractor Works for sending out Cody, who tilled our soil in...
08/20/2025

Guess what time it is???? TIME TO PLANT! Thanks to Ritchey's Tractor Works for sending out Cody, who tilled our soil into fluff! We have been using “no till” for a few years, but some sections got away from us during hurricane recovery and got very compacted. This was the easiest way to get us back on track. I’ll be breaking out the wheel plow and seeds tomorrow!

Going bananas over this bunch! Our banana plants took a beating over the past two hurricane seasons, with major crop lo...
08/15/2025

Going bananas over this bunch! Our banana plants took a beating over the past two hurricane seasons, with major crop losses. Fortunately, the younger plants were protected by the older ones that fell, so we have a bumper crop coming! This first batch will wind up in my tummy and banana bread for the farm stand. Stay tuned for availability. 🍌 😁

It’s muscadine season on the farm! The early varieties are best for making jelly, but the fresh eating, super sweet var...
08/04/2025

It’s muscadine season on the farm! The early varieties are best for making jelly, but the fresh eating, super sweet varieties aren’t far behind. Stay tuned for farm stand opening date!

If these fig trees could tell stories, they would tell of my grandmother lovingly tending them, family gatherings to har...
07/14/2025

If these fig trees could tell stories, they would tell of my grandmother lovingly tending them, family gatherings to harvest, and the sweet aroma of preserves bubbling on the stove. We have transplanted several to our southern homestead, but none produce fruit as sweet as these. Worth the drive to harvest!

Like clockwork, an afternoon thunderstorm chased us in from working in the yard. At least it cools things off!
07/12/2025

Like clockwork, an afternoon thunderstorm chased us in from working in the yard. At least it cools things off!

The harvest has begun! We will freeze the pulp until the plant is finished producing, then turn it into delicious jam...
06/24/2025

The harvest has begun! We will freeze the pulp until the plant is finished producing, then turn it into delicious jam and even soap. The kitchen smells like the !

It’s season, and our bushes are loaded! We will continue to harvest over the coming weeks, tossing all in the freezer...
06/17/2025

It’s season, and our bushes are loaded! We will continue to harvest over the coming weeks, tossing all in the freezer until we are ready to make jelly and soap from this amazing .

We have been absent from social media for a while, but it's because we slow down (sorta) in the summer months, tackling ...
06/13/2025

We have been absent from social media for a while, but it's because we slow down (sorta) in the summer months, tackling projects that we don't have time to do during the main growing season. One of those projects is doing canning for our own family's benefit. This week is peach-a-palooza, thanks to incredibly sweet peaches from The Peach Truck! (Our trees are too young to produce the volume we eat.) We are busy canning sliced peaches, jam, jelly, and syrup, and I won't even confess how many slices of sourdough with peanut butter and peaches I have consumed this week. Soooo, how are you spending your summer months?

The heat and drought have been brutal on the this spring, but this beauty was showing off this morning!
05/29/2025

The heat and drought have been brutal on the this spring, but this beauty was showing off this morning!

When you’re mowing and find a bunch of wild Everglades , of course you carry them in your shirttail!
05/17/2025

When you’re mowing and find a bunch of wild Everglades , of course you carry them in your shirttail!

CEUs poolside makes it much more pleasant!
05/13/2025

CEUs poolside makes it much more pleasant!

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? 😭🥵 The I-4 corridor drought continues….
05/04/2025

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? 😭🥵 The I-4 corridor drought continues….

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2808 Mayday Drive
Plant City, FL
33565

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After years of military moves, we finally settled in our forever home and affectionately dubbed it The Forest Farm. It is where we are finally living out those postponed plans that we wanted to do "someday." We hope you will stay in touch with Facebook and visit our website when something catches your attention. There you will find a calendar of events, updates on our harvests, and kitchen products available for regional delivery. Want to see something in particular? Message us! Just remember that our farm is our home, so contact us if you need to visit so we can make sure we are available.

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