Our Services                                      

 Our services are designed to help you grow safe organic fresh vegetables and herbs grown in your own "farm" located in your backyard. We help you every step of the way.

* Gift Certificates available in our store.
 


  Backyard Suburban Farm Services include:

  *   Phase 1 - Soil Preparation, Planning, Planting and light mulching
At the completion of Phase 1 you have the start of a vegetable garden. You can take over and maintain yourself or we can maintain it for you.

  *  Phase 2 -  Garden maintenance including weed control, staking, pruning, pest management, watering,                                      fall garden clean up, reduced rate on fall planting.

* Pricing is based on the size of your "farm"

Composting Services include:

*  Get Me Started -  We provide you with everything you need to start composting at home and creating "black gold" for your garden, lawn and shrubs. It includes an easy to use compost tumbler, bokashi fermenting system and a list of what to use as well as hands on teaching. If you utilize this service receive 10% off our Phase 1 Garden Service.

* Bokashi Fermenting System - Bokashi is a new and revolutionary way of fermenting (pickling) your kitchen waste. The method was developed in Japan and when done properly, breaks down the scrap material with many micro-organisms (lactobacilli, yeasts and phototropic microbes) all working together. It's easy to do once you have the right equipment. We provide you with the right equipment. Utilizing the Bokashi system is clean, natural and easy. Best of all it will eliminate 20%-30%  of your weekly trash collection weight. ( see more on our Bokashi Fermenting System on that page.)

*  Pick Me Up - We'll pick up your food residuals twice a month. We provide you with a 6 gallon air tight container, a clean bag after each pick up and month supply of bokashi mix to sprinkle on every time you dispose of waste. This service is available in limited areas. Contact us to see if this service is available in your area. If you utilize this service receive 10% off our Phase 1 Garden Service.
 

   

   Things you need to know

 The growing season starts in the April for cool weather crops like spinach, lettuce, broccoli and ends in late Fall.  Warm weather crops like tomatoes, peppers, zucchini can't be planted until after Mother's Day.  

 You need to have an area that receives at least 6 hours of sunlight, more is better.

 The "farm" requires access to water by hose. 

 How big of a garden do I need?                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  You can have any size, dimension or configuration.                                                                                                               

        A 5x5 (This size is good for someone who just wants to grow a minimal amount of produce).                                                
        A 10x10 (This size is good if you are just interested in tomatoes, peppers, basil,lettuce,etc).                                                                                     

        A 20x20 (This size will provide enough produce for a family of 4 and more growing options).                                           

Although many factors influence how much produce is produced by a plant, here are some average figures       

  
    Average yields