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.

Ummmm, is this ear of corn on a diet? 🤣 (I think the nearby peas wrapped around this ear during formation.)
11/13/2025

Ummmm, is this ear of corn on a diet? 🤣 (I think the nearby peas wrapped around this ear during formation.)

Ummm, WHAT?  This is not my Sunshine State kind of weather!  So glad we picked all the acre peas and sweet corn yesterda...
11/11/2025

Ummm, WHAT? This is not my Sunshine State kind of weather! So glad we picked all the acre peas and sweet corn yesterday, because this will finish them off.

Caught the egg thief trying to find a warm place to spend the night.  Sorry, buddy, you have been evicted!
11/10/2025

Caught the egg thief trying to find a warm place to spend the night. Sorry, buddy, you have been evicted!

I am thankful for a frisky feline helping with today’s task of planting more seed trays.  Eowyn is enjoying this gorgeou...
11/01/2025

I am thankful for a frisky feline helping with today’s task of planting more seed trays. Eowyn is enjoying this gorgeous fall weather we are having! How are you kicking off a month of thanksgiving?

How many of you grew up shelling peas on the porch with your elders?
10/27/2025

How many of you grew up shelling peas on the porch with your elders?

A weekend in north Florida with my extended family had my mind musing again.  Hope these words encourage you in times of...
10/20/2025

A weekend in north Florida with my extended family had my mind musing again. Hope these words encourage you in times of adversity.

It feels like fall, y’all, so we have been busy canning the abundance of summer fruit that we’ve been stashing in the fr...
10/12/2025

It feels like fall, y’all, so we have been busy canning the abundance of summer fruit that we’ve been stashing in the freezer for months! Here’s the current list, $9/jar, $1 discount for every recycled jar:
Fig Preserves (chunky jam)
Muscadine (grape) Jelly
Guava Jam
Elderberry Jelly
Mango Jam
Mulberry Jelly
Loquat Jelly

1st squash of the season!  She may be tiny, but she’s gonna be dinner! 🤣 😋
09/30/2025

1st squash of the season! She may be tiny, but she’s gonna be dinner! 🤣 😋

Poor Tonks, with her naked neck!  🤣 The fall molt makes the chickens look scraggly for a while, egg production drops as ...
09/29/2025

Poor Tonks, with her naked neck! 🤣 The fall molt makes the chickens look scraggly for a while, egg production drops as their bodies put energy into growing new feathers, and the run looks like a feather pillow fight got out of control.

We have some professional help on the farm today, but also some purr-fessional help, apparently.  🤣 Eowyn decided to sup...
09/24/2025

We have some professional help on the farm today, but also some purr-fessional help, apparently. 🤣 Eowyn decided to supervise me as I was trying to cut w**d mat for the veggie rows. She’s a demanding boss.

Zebulon is a handsome rooster when he isn’t being a jerk.  The   are finding the bugs around the base of the pine trees ...
09/22/2025

Zebulon is a handsome rooster when he isn’t being a jerk. The are finding the bugs around the base of the pine trees as I pull back the overgrown grass. Get ‘em, girls!

09/18/2025

🎶 Volume up for singing cicadas and my rooster crowing. Gorgeous Florida “false fall” day, so I dressed up the caladium beds with fresh mulch, and am enjoying a break on the yard swing. Life is good.

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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.

www.theforestfarm.com