Edible North East Florida - 2017

In the Deep South, growing greens for a salad in our heat and humidity can be challenging. Romaine, escarole, chard, kale, and other greens we’re accustomed to seeing in our salads disappear from our farmers’ markets during the summer because it’s just too hot to grow them locally. The good news, however, is that for folks who aren’t afraid to think out of the box, there are lots of interesting alternative greens to explore for your salad, both at the market and in your garden.

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Jax Psycho Geo - 2020

Armstrong Farm (Eat Your Yard, Jax)

by Tim Gilmore, 6/11/2020

Surely, Armstrong Farm has nurtured communities, hidden away in the woods, for lifetimes. To find out otherwise is surprising. It’s hard to believe Tim Armstrong bought this 43 acre “hole in the swamp,” as he calls it, as recently as 2009. It was all hardwoods, back here behind warehouses and St. Johns River Water Management land, until Tim cleared out his swampland oasis with a John Deere tractor.

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Armstrong Farm (Eat Your Yard, Jax) | (jaxpsychogeo.com)

Slow Food First Coast - 2013

“Tim Armstrong has combined his nursery expertise and sustainable growing practices to provide the proper plants and technical assistance for helping people grow their own edible landscapes. He will consult with individuals, businesses, or schools to incorporate attractive food-producing trees, herbs, and shrubs into their environment.  Tim either grows or finds regionally-grown specimens that have been found to be successful in our southeastern climate.  Just a few examples are blueberries, raspberries, olives, figs, teas, ginger, edible hibiscus, and fruit trees.  Hungry now?”

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Folio Weekly Article - 2022

‘I’ve long romanticized gardening. As soon as I got my hands on “The Adventures of Peter Rabbit” I was fixated by the idea of growing your own food. It’s only recently I’ve made the leap from childhood dreaming to tangible learning and practice.

In this, I’m not alone. The concept of Urban Agriculture, or gardening in city spaces, has exploded in popularity in recent years. Urban Farming is not a new idea; there’s evidence of urban growing as far back as 3,500 BC Mesopotamia. However, its current resurgence is due in large part to the desire for more sustainable practices.’ Read more in the link below…

Eat Your Yard Jax – Folio 2.0 / EU Jacksonville (folioweekly.com)

Fruit trees planted in 'food deserts' across Jacksonville - 2023