Phyllie Farms

28/06/2024

Love my neighbors ! Whoever this was, thanks for the basil 🧑🏼‍🌾😎🐈

19/06/2024

Tonight's our first market of the season!

Enjoy a fun evening with great artisan vendors, live music, and yummy food trucks. Night Market starts at 6pm and goes till 9pm, See you at

17/06/2024

We will be at this Wednesday June 19th from 6-9pm, can’t wait ! We’ll have squash, sugar snap peas, kale, cherry tomatoes(limited amount), beets, beet greens, and peppers 🧑🏼‍🌾 see ya there !

31/05/2024

07/05/2024

You probably either know us as a venue available the public to rent for or as people committed to cultivating community through the .

But we’ve also got a few side projects going on that may be of interest to you — one of which is our .

Just check out our veggie babies!

When we took over the property in June 2019, we decided to do three specific things with our :

1. Add as much life and green as possible so nature could beautify the venue
2. Introduce and
3. Convert generically landscaped areas into intentional food-producing land

Our first major gamble was betting on the fruitfulness of the space and on the SE side of the building. And thankfully, as we have discovered, it’s an ideal environment for an urban garden.

A huge shout out to Atom Acres Family Farm, Jamie Howard and Phyllie Farms who have all offered their wisdom at various stages and levels to guide the urban garden’s success.

And there have been lots of other individuals and businesses along the way who have donated flowers, vegetable seeds, soil, gloves and more. Our Urban Garden Volunteer Coordinator Jamie Howard has been carefully growing starters in our during the winter and spring months so that we could hit the ground running in 2024!

📣 Now we need YOUR help!

🧑‍🌾 If you love gardening or volunteering or being outside, WE NEED YOU! Don’t want to do it alone? BRING YOUR FRIENDS! BRING YOUR KIDS! If you have always wanted to learn more about but don’t know where to start, our baby is a great place to start.

Please comment or DM us to get involved however you feel comfortable. Or reach out on our web site at TheGardenFortWayne.com.

Some tasks we could really use volunteers for include:
🪴 the potted and flowers twice a week
🎋 the raised beds once a month
💦 Watering the once a week
🍅 ripe crop on Fridays and replanting seeds/starter plants when necessary
🚗 Delivering the harvest to shelter
🛒 Buying something for us from our wish-list at https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1RFAGNPQGGIC8/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex
💰 Donating to our overall urban garden fund at https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLZFWDP4Q5N1Q/checkout/WOKQQCIGI7FUA5V5OMZ3HBTE

Thank you for helping us spread love, hope and in ! We could not accomplish all that we do without the efforts of .

And remember — this garden is open to any of our neighbors in need to harvest from. It was designed as a which means that zero food prep is required after harvest - every veggie we grow can be eaten straight out of the ground. The bounty of the harvest is donated to the homeless families in the Just Neighbors shelter down the road from The Garden in the ‘05.

30/04/2024

29/04/2024

Make sure to mark your calendars for the at ! Cant wait !

22/04/2024

"People often ask me what one thing I would recommend to restore relationship between land and people. My answer is almost always, “Plant a garden.” It's good for the health of the earth and it's good for the health of people." - Robin Wall Kimmerer: Braiding Sweetgrass

18/04/2024

Have you noticed the shiny new additions to the urban garden on the south side of our building? These raised beds are now in our space thanks to volunteers and Cameron Ruhl of Phyllie Farms. Our urban garden is growing by leaps and bounds.

The Garden exists to build community and foster relationships - we do that in a variety of ways through the creative arts, private rentals of our venue and public events. We consider the creative arts to include horticulture (smaller-scale cultivation).

Urban gardens serve several purposes in a community. For us in the ’05, we are proud to participate in food production on our property by providing fresh vegetables and herbs for any neighbors and local homeless in need. Our walk-around garden concept means that everything we grow can be eaten straight out of the ground with zero food prep required. The bounty/extras from the harvest are donated weekly to Just Neighbors shelter to aid families in crisis. Currently, https://facebook.com/justneighborsihn has 8 families, a total of 26 people in the shelter — 12 adults, 3 babies ages newborn to two, and 11 kids ages 2-23.

Want to learn more about volunteering to support our urban garden? Visit us online at https://www.thegardenfortwayne.com/community and scroll down to the Urban Garden section.

14/04/2024

Kale is always first in line for the season 🤓🌞

19/03/2024

Risk is always a part of farming. Today, 29 produce growers from across Northern Indiana have joined members of Purdue Extension's Produce Safety Team to learn how to reduce produce safety risks on their farms. This Produce Safety Alliance training was sponsored by the Indiana Farmers Market Community of Practice.

15/12/2023

Clean up done, See y’all next year !

07/11/2023

When the kale is as tall as you… 😐

02/10/2023

Happy harvest, Hoosiers! Farmers across the state are beginning to harvest this year's crop which means you are more likely to meet large farm equipment on the roads. 🚜⚠️

🔎 Find a list of safety tips to ensure you know how to safely navigate around farm equipment this → bit.ly/46dM0bt

Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch | Hoosier Ag Today | Indiana State Police | Indiana Department of Homeland Security | Indiana Department of Transportation |

20/09/2023

Come and visit us tonight at The Garden Fort Wayne 6-9 for the final market of the season ! We’ll have cherry tomatoes, habaneros, jalapeños, kale, super hots, banana peppers, poblanos, and hot paper lanterns. See ya out there ! 🌶️🌶️

16/08/2023

Come and see us at The Garden Fort Wayne tonight 6-9 ! We’ll have poblanos, jalapeños, hot paper lantern peppers(hot stuff), banana peppers, cherry and regular tomatoes, a kale mix, and squash. Also some cut flowers. See ya there !

18/07/2023

We’ll be at The Garden Fort Wayne tomorrow July 19th 6pm-9pm for The Night Market. Come enjoy food, music, and awesome vendors!

We’ll have cherry tomatoes, green beans, yellow squash, zucchini, kale, poblanos, and cut flowers. See ya out there !

06/07/2023

Green beans are coming in and abundant ! That means some about to happen.

21/06/2023

We will be at The Night Market at The Garden Fort Wayne tonight from 6-9 with some produce !

We will have some kale, garlic and garlic scapes, with some house plants and cut flowers for sale.

Next month we should have some cherry and regular tomatoes, squash, and some green beans.

See you out there !

25/05/2023

Thanks for the dope shots Iza Media!

We'll be at the rest of The Garden Fort Wayne night markets this summer. Make sure to stop by and get some fresh produce!

Upcoming Market Dates
June 21st 6-9pm
July 19th 6-9pm
August 16th 6-9pm
September 20th 6-9pm

06/05/2023

Got the garden out today ! Cherry and regular tomatoes, green beans, squash, zucchini, hot peppers, and sweet peppers for this year. Doing a little more every year. Also making sure the garlic is good 😎 Can’t wait for market season ! Enjoy the warmer weather 🌞

20/09/2022

Cameron's getting ready for this Wednesday's night market at The Garden Fort Wayne! Enjoy a fun evening with other great vendors, food trucks and entertainment!

Stop by our booth for fresh tomatoes, flowers, hot peppers, and house plants. 🍅🌸🌶🪴

25/08/2022

Check out some great local produce!

15/08/2022

Here's our line up for Wednesday's Night Market at The Garden Fort Wayne.

Enjoy a fun evening with great artisan vendors, live music, and yummy food trucks. Night Market starts at 6pm and goes till 9pm, See you this Wednesday!

14/08/2022

Farm 👉 Market 👉 Table

Phyllie Farms will be attending their first Market this Wednesday at 6pm at The Garden Fort Wayne.

Our farmer, Cameron, will be selling fresh tomatoes, peppers and squash! 🍅🫑🌶🥒

Come by and enjoy a fun evening with other great vendors, food trucks and entertainment!

20/07/2022

Love seeing how plants can bring a community together! It's the little things like this that make a big difference! 🌱🌷🪴

Take a plant leave a 🪴, thank you dear neighbors on Indiana Avenue for this great idea!

21/05/2022

Decent day to get some plants in the ground! 🌱

19/05/2022

🌾Shorten your food chain🌾

Covid19 is shining the spotlight on the fragility of the linear systems that we have come to rely on. ⁣

In many countries, the food system has been thrown into chaos because of the inherent fragility of the industrial food system. One missing link in the chain means the entire process grinds to a halt.

Did you know that more than 70% of the world's food is produced by smallholders and distributed to their local communities. This is one of the best reasons to support your local farmers which are at the origin of your food security & resilience.

Many people are turning to gardening & planting their own food even in the smallest spaces available & you are probably one of those. You may have realized the joy of harvesting your first fruits & vegetables, the hard work to get those jewels into your plate.

Not everyone has the luxury nor enough time or knowledge to plant his own food.
That's why, creating resilient food networks to support local farmers & start implementing the farm to table concept will promote a safe & sustainable change in this field.
Check out what's going on in your area, find and meet your farmers, and plant food everywhere.⁣

Never been a better time to start and learn to become that little bit more resilient 🌱

Why am I constantly & persistantly talking about it ? Here is why :
Shortening the food chain shortens the geographic and economic distance between producers and consumers which leads to the reduction of costs, decrease of environmental impacts and assures the security of supply, and access to
quality, tasty food of known local origin. Above all, it helps in the development of the local economy (which we urgently need to work on strenghthening).

Comment what you think and tag someone who needs to see this to help spreading awareness! 🌏

في ظلّ إنتشار فيروس الكورونا في العالم، بات الأمن الغذائي معرّض للخطر . حتّى البلدان المتقدّمة تعطلّت فيها سلسلة الإمدادات الغذائية . أمّا في لبنان، و مع الظروف الإقتصادية الصّعبة التي تمرّ بها البلاد ، فقد أصبح أمننا الغذائي فيه مهدد بشكل خطير .

و عليه، فإن الحل يكمن بدعم المزارعين المحليّين الذين يشكلون القاعدة الدّاعمة لأي أمنٍ غذائي في العالم. إذ إنّ أكثر من ٧٠ ٪ من الغذاء العالمي يتم إنتاجه من قبل أصحاب الحيازات الصغيرة وتوزيعه على مناطق المحلية.

اليوم و مع كلّ هذه التحدّيات ، لجأ العديد من الأشخاص لزراعة طعامهم الخاص حتّى في أصغر المساحات . و في حال كنتم من هؤلاء، فلربما قد أدركتم فرحة حصاد أولى الفواكه و الخضروات نتيجة العمل الشاق و الوقت الذي استثمرتموه للحصول عليها.

لكن الجميع لا يتمتّع بالوقت أو المعرفة الكافية لزراعة طعامهم الخاص. و هذا هو السبب وراء إنشاء الشّبكات الغذائية المرنة لدعم المزارعين المحليين والبدء في تطبيق مفهوم "Farm to table" الذي سيعزز التغيير الآمن والمستدام في هذا المجال.🌱

قد تتسألون لماذا أتحدث باستمرار عن الموضوع ؟ و إليكم السبب : إنّ تقصير السلسلة الغذائية يقصّر المسافة الجغرافية والاقتصادية بين المنتجين والمستهلكين مما يؤدي لخفض التكاليف ، وتقليل الآثار البيئية. و المهم أنه يساعد في تنمية الاقتصاد المحلي (الذي نحن بحاجة ماسة للعمل على تعزيزه).

لذلك عليكم بالتحقّق من ما يحدث في منطقتكم، واعثروا على المزارعين وتعرفوا عليهم ، وازرعوا أطعمتكم في المساحات القابلة للزراعة.

أعزائي هذا هو الوقت الصحيح للبدء بتعزيز مرونتكم الغذائية و لا تنسوا التعبير عن رأيكم في التعليقات أدناه لتساعدوا في نشر الوعي!🌏

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06/05/2022

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How a one-acre permaculture garden feeds 50 families: https://returntonow.net/2022/02/24/one-acre-permaculture-50-families/

04/05/2022

Getting the new YARDMAX tiller ready for the season!