Backyard Farm Ukiah

09/08/2024

Apparently you have to name the giant pumpkins or it is bad luck. There is a lot more to this than expected. Learning curve is steep.

08/18/2024

Growing a couple giant pumpkins this year.

07/20/2024

Our delicious gourmet garlic, grown right next door! From farm to table 11 unique varieties blended.

Thank you Joel Soinila for once again donating all of the garlic for the RVCFD 65th Annual Firefighters BBQ 🚒

It looks and smells amazing 🌟

10/05/2023

SOLD OUT!

We're thrilled to announce that our garlic seed is officially SOLD OUT! Thank you to the customers for your incredible support and enthusiasm for our product. We're working hard to replant our garlic and will have more next year.

Once again, THANK YOU for choosing us as your source for premium gourmet garlic. Your loyalty means the world to us.

09/22/2023

(SOLD OUT)

GARLIC SEED FOR SALE - (707) 391-7403
9 varieties of gourmet garlic available

Single variety 1 lb. - $15 or 1/2 lb $8
Mix and match lb. $20 (only 1 lb. quantities)

Call (707) 391-7403 to place an order (Shipping is available, however buyer pays for shipping).

09/27/2022

(SOLD OUT) GARLIC SEED FOR SALE - $15/lb. (707) 391-7403

10 varieties of gourmet garlic available. Mix and match a pound of them all for $20 or get a half pound of any variety for $8 (mix only available in 1 lb quantity).

Call (707) 391-7403 to place an order (Shipping is available, however buyer pays for shipping).

08/02/2022

Have you ever wanted the backyard of your dreams but didn’t know how to quite make it happen on your own? Well, you’re in luck thanks to our new raffle!

FOR A CHANCE TO WIN (drawing will be Sunday August 7th) :
Tag 3 friends, repost, and tag us to your story for a chance to win two 6 X 3ft redwood garden boxes and a consultation.

Backyard Farms started as a personal hobby and many years later turned into a passion for cultivating Mendocino County. The dream and mission would be to get sustainable living gardens in all homes/apartments managed by Veikko Properties & MORE!

Backyard Farm was established in 2015 and is a DBA (doing business as) of Veikko Properties LLC

06/15/2022

We now offer haul for hire services for all your soil and garden needs, we are commercially licensed and insured with the state of California. Give us a call or help spread the word to friends and family.

11/07/2021

Garlic seed for sale $15/lb

Varieties: Korean Mountain, Korean Red, Persian Star, Kettle River Giant, Bogatyr, Montana Zemo, Elephent Garlic, Early Italian Red, Sicilian Red, Russian Red, Chinese Pink, Transylvania, Chinese Purple, German Red, Purple Glazer.

10/27/2020

We’re all sold out of garlic seed. We sold 75 pounds! Thank you to everyone who purchased an order. We replanted 1,200 new seed and will have garlic next June which you can eat not just plant.

10/23/2020

Garlic seed for sale $10/lb.

It’s that time of the year again where gourmet garlic is going in the ground. This will be our 4th year of growing gourmet garlic and we finally have enough seed left over to sell.

Mail delivery is an option, however socially distanced and masked in person pickup or delivery is preferred. If you are interested private message us or give us a call at 707-391-7403 to place an order.

10/09/2020

This candidates love for gardening/urban farming is one of the many reasons we endorsed her.

09/18/2020

We proudly endorse Josefina Duenas for Ukiah City Council.

09/11/2020

Ash from wildfires is made up of organic matter, consisting of the basic nutrients that plants require. Plants absorb the ash and it’s actually a great source of fertilizer. Although the air quality is poor in Mendocino County right now, our gardens are going to love the additional nutrients.

08/16/2020

While thunder and lightning can be scary during fire season, thunderstorms are a gardener’s friend.

About 80% of our atmosphere is nitrogen. Nitrogen which the atmosphere isn’t available for plants to absorb; however, the energy caused by lightning converts it into a form that can be absorbed by plants. The science behind the transformation is a conversion of atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen into nitric oxide (NO), which then oxides into nitrogen dioxide (NO2), then into nitric acid (HNO3) which can then be deposited onto the earth’s surface through rains. Lightning and thunderstorms can provide gardens with lots of nitrogen that encourage growth in plants.

08/15/2020

Making carrot cake today🥕 This is the one I have been making lately.

Flourless Carrot Cake

1 1/2 cups (1/2 pound) unsalted toasted almonds
1/4 cup raw brown (turbinado) sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
4 large eggs
1/3 cup organic white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups finely grated carrots (about 10 ounces)

Step 1
Heat the oven to 350 degrees with a rack in the middle. Oil a 9-inch springform pan, and line it with parchment. Lightly oil the parchment.

Step 2
Combine the almonds and the turbinado sugar in a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Blend until the almonds are finely ground. Add the baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon zest, and pulse together.

Step 3
Beat the eggs until thick in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, or with an electric be**er. Add the organic sugar, and continue to beat until the mixture is thick and forms a ribbon when lifted from the bowl with a spatula. Beat in the vanilla. Add the almond mixture and the carrots in three alternating additions, and slowly beat or fold in each time.

Step 4
Scrape the batter into the prepared cake pan. Place in the oven, and bake one hour until firm to the touch and beginning to pull away from the pan. A toothpick inserted into the center of the cake should come out clean. Remove from the heat, and allow to cool on a rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the pan, and carefully remove the spring form ring. Allow the cake to cool completely, then wrap tightly in plastic.

08/08/2020

Burdock thistles from a few weeks ago when they were just starting to bloom.

07/22/2020

I planted twice as much chamomile this year. I dry it to use for tea and baking later in the year but I also use a few fresh flowers in my smoothies.

05/16/2020

We’re sold out of garlic scapes! We started to harvest some gourmet garlic this week and should have it for sale in 2-4 weeks after it has time to cure.

05/12/2020

This purple cauliflower was delicious on a pizza with some elephant garlic scapes and spring onions!

05/01/2020

Garlic Scapes are coming in strong. If your interested in buying a bunch (20 qty - 1/2 lb) for $8 private message or contact us as soon as possible. Limited supply, cause we love them and eat them everyday for a month 😊. Ukiah delivery only, curbside pickups preferred.

05/01/2020

flower before pulling it to harvest seeds for my seed bank.

04/28/2020

This is Peko, her name translates into god of crops. She can be found leisurely napping and relaxing more then protecting the garden.

04/26/2020

Can’t wait for these moringa seeds to start growing.

04/25/2020

Check out the seeds in this chive flower.

04/21/2020

Our garlic is finally starting to form! Here’s some green garlic from a recent harvest. Green garlic is a young garlic with tender leaves harvested early in the season before the bulb is fully formed. It has a mild garlic taste with a texture that is more like an onion.

04/19/2020

This is a rescue fig tree. A client was going to throw it away, it looked bad when I removed it. It’s making a full come back!

03/24/2020

03/24/2020

Kale florets are soon to be flowers of the kale plant. They taste a lot like broccoli. During a time when not much is harvestable, and other members of the cabbage family begin to flower as the plants start to see warmer days.

03/05/2020

Oak trees starting to bloom.