Honey available (for a small donation) on December 15th!

Yes, It’s finally true. The next batch of Fruitful Field raw honey is bottled in 8oz containers and ready for you to taste…or give to your lovely family and friends over the holidays! This is a great batch–bright golden yellow and super sweet with a 

Speaking at the ECHO Agricultural Conference

What’s Flavio from the Fruitful Field been up to this week? Presenting at ECHO’s Global Agricultural Conference in Ft. Myers, he presented on the social dynamics of successful Community gardens. Conference link

Limited Honey by Donation coming soon

We have some Buzz…so Bee alert…a limited batch of golden elixir honey is on it’s way in time for the holidays! Keep your eyes on this space….

Gardening in Bean and Rice bags

Zion 7th Graders were working in the garden this morning:  This was one of their projects– bag gardens, pretty neat! For more information on how these gardens are used in Africa check out this link! http://www.cowfiles.com/african-gardens/bag-gardens

Saturday, October 20th: Garden Workday!

  Move dirt, mulch trees, care for vegetables, help make the growing season great! The S. Florida weather is finally cooling off–what a great time to be outside helping a great cause. We’ll get ready for our Fall Open House as well! Where: The Fruitful Field 

First Saturday in October– Community gardeners

It’s the first Saturday of the month so it must be Community Plot Day! Come work on your Garden Plot and enjoy lemongrass tea, Florida Gardening books to reference, and a chance to meet your garden ‘neighbors’.  

Gearing up for our big Planting Season 2012-2013

For South Florida the big season for vegetables and herbs is winter: September through May–not the usual summer of May through September “up north”! We are really excited about this coming season! Our 10′ X 10′ Community plots have their highest subscriber level yet with 

Garden report after Tropical Storm Isaac

We didn’t get a strong hit at the garden during our recent bout with a tropical storm. We had some damage Papaya trees Moringa trees But overall almost everything is standing strong and refreshed with 5+ inches of rain we received. This orchid, amazingly enough, 

Plots Available for our Fall Growing Season

Hello Fruitful Field Fans: Been thinking it’s time to get into the local food scene and grow your own veggies? Well, here is your chance!  A few 10 ft by 10 ft plots are available for the new season and they are full of potential 

Summer Donation Drive: Donate $25 or more and get a Fruitful Field T-shirt!

  The Fruitful Field is growing this summer!  We are growing our ability to plant vegetables, remodeling our big food pantry plots to grow more abundantly and share healthy organic food in new and sustainable ways. Help us hit paydirt! As anyone who has visited