Farmer in the City

Friends

Location: myakka city, FL

Day Job: nurse

The Digs: Backyard, Community Garden, Containers

Crops: Avocados, Figs, Lemons, Oranges, Tomatoes

Animals: Dogs

Why I'm Getting Dirty: We love nature, and want to provide some natural organic foods for our family.

Posted by: DanielJRioux on September 10th, 2011 at 01:29 pm
Congrats on being farmer of the Day!

Posted by: City Girl Garden on September 10th, 2011 at 04:11 am
Congrats on being named Farmer of the Day! Hope you have a great day in the garden!

Posted by: Nebraska Dave on September 9th, 2011 at 05:55 am
Natural organic food for the family sounds like a great idea. How did that work out for you this summer?

Have a great organic food garden day.

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Posted by: countrygirl615 on May 15th, 2011 at 07:57 pm
Hi! I hope we can be friends!

Posted by: Urban Farm Managing Editor on July 13th, 2010 at 05:34 am
Thank you for your note! I'm so glad you're finding the magazine and website useful. We love to hear stories about our readers living this life! And I'm terribly jealous that you're growing avocados--I LOVE avocados!

Posted by: animal lover on July 12th, 2010 at 02:02 pm
Hi Stephanie in St. Pete!
Big "O" Chicky- Myakka is east of the Bradenton/Sarasota area.

Posted by: Big "O" Chicky on July 8th, 2010 at 08:16 pm
where is Myakka City near? I also love your pic. I'm in Osteen a little south of Daytona Beach and inland a little too.