Wonderfield Farm and Retreat

01/27/2025

Nothing like sharing the warmth of a fire with those in shared community 🙏 it's a small world, a short life - let's make the best of it. Soaking up the mundane moments, as that's what life is comprised of.

"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." // Annie Dillard

thank you so much to Sarah & Iggy of for joining us at the annual "grove party" and snapping some incredible photos!

01/21/2025

Pinch me, I must be dreaming. Rogue Health, Food & Wellness is happening at Wonderfield March 13-15!!!!

Joel Salatin has been a regenerative agriculture role model, particularly loving his book: "Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal". Well, I'm beyond stoked that Rogue Food cofounders Joel Salatin and Johnny Moody will be at the event, along with a number of incredible educators and leaders. So excited!!!! What an absolute dream to be hosting an event that celebrates empowering ourselves and our communities to take our health, food, and wellness into our own hands - this is it!!!!

Hope to see you at the conference 💚

01/09/2025

Florida citrus is going bust, innovative solutions are needed! We are happy to be a part of the very few farms investing in growing citrus, and helping to steward a new chapter for this heritage crop of Florida 🍊

One of the oldest citrus producers in the state is shutting down. It comes as another blow to the already struggling industry.

01/08/2025

Have you ever heard of "a circle of gifts"? Simply put, it's the relationship of gifts as a foundation for community. Coined by Charles Eisenstein, it's a powerful concept!

So, let's practice...
Tell us your dreams and goals for 2025 AND something you can offer someone else else this year. As more people share in the comments - if you are reading someone's dream and can help them meet their dream with a gift you have, offer that! But don't forget to share your dreams as well, you never know who can be a catalyst in your vision.

Something I can say wholeheartedly, is I wouldn't have accomplished anything in my life is it wasn't for my community stepping up with an offer, opportunity, connection, and more to help me make my dreams happen. "Self made" is an illusion. "Community built" is the way.

Ill go first...
My dream for 2025 is to create a regenerative market garden at Wonderfield. I want part of it to be dedicated to growing food that is available for sale to our guests, event hosts and local community. I also want to dedicate part of this food grown to a local food bank. I alsooo want to grow flowers in a part of the garden that is available for guests to harvest their own bouquets! :)

What I can gift is space to host a workshop, small event, meetings and more. If you are starting up and looking for a space I can offer space at wonderfield to help get you started.

What I can gift is advising anyone who would like guidance on starting and running a regenerative business, an agritourism destination, or entrepreneurship in general. There is little more I love than to see people start and succeed in their own business.

12/19/2024

Very excited about this upcoming workshop with artist & naturalist 🌱 1/16/25 3:30-5:30pm

We will be able to learn the art of ancient and sacred brush techniques - an energy exchange with our natural surroundings to find flow and inspiration.

If you're looking for a unique way to tap into your creativity, please join us! Learn more and get your ticket at our event calendar - link in bio.

12/18/2024

Absolutely stoked to announce! We are hosting the Florida Rogue Food Conference March 2025! Tickets went on sale this week:

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12/18/2024

What a recap video!!! This was shot by Spoonbill Productions at the 2024 Florida Permaculture Convergence hosted at Wonderfield earlier this month.

This gathering is always such an inspiration - a catalyst to connection and growth for this community! Grateful to the organizers, and every single person who shows up to make this event possible.

Video Recap of the 2024 Florida Permaculture Convergence@FLconvergence www.flpermacultureconvergence.orgMusic "Rooted"www.aireandsol.com

12/18/2024

Kitschy cottage vibes for your viewing pleasure :)

We are a regenerative farm stay! That means you can stay at cute little cottages like this, but with a 66-acre Old Florida paradise as your backyard.

This time of year the walking trails are gorgeous, swamp maples & cypress reminding you we do have seasons here in Florida. The citrus are ripening sweetly in colder nights. The water is high - we even saw a wild otter in our canal the other day 🥹

Where Community Thrives and Nature Flourishes, come stay with us at Wonderfield 🍊

12/02/2024

"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter." - Rachel Carson

Wellness begins where the WiFi ends—find your retreat in the great outdoors at the Wonderfield glamp village 🌱

We don't have WiFi in any of our cottages or glamping tents! But you can access the Internet in our main barn :) the feedback we get from guests is often shock and awe how much the opportunity to be disconnected helps them relax and unwind. You're welcome ;) THIS IS NATURE THERAPY

11/28/2024

Grateful. It's lovely to highlight gratitude on a day like thanksgiving, but the aim is to emulate this emotion year round. Even when things get tough. Even when it's hard. Even when it's difficult to understand. Gratitude, it's the undercurrent that fertilizes a life well lived. It takes a big, heaping spoonful of hope too. Hope is the fuel to the future. I'll never forget, when a county judge looked at me on the stand and basically asked why I would have the audacity to sell a service in the future when I knew my business was at risk of being able to operate if they didn't rule in our favor...I said without pause, "Sir, I am a victim of hope." And ain't that the truth! A dash of delusion at times, but a victim of hope that keeps on dreaming, keeps on doing, and thankful to have the opportunity to be challenged as my dad would say 😅

Here's to another year! Of abundance, of grit, of hope and of gratitude.

11/26/2024

This Friday 11/29 we are gathering at Wonderfield to get outside and clean up our neighborhood! We are working with Citrus County and their "adopt a mile" program 💚

If you're in the neighborhood and feel like giving back, we'd love to have you join us! We will have all the supplies: safety vests, trash bags, gloves, etc. Feel free to hang out at the farm afterwards and make a day of it!

When: Friday 11/19 10-11:30am
Where: meet at the main barn 10777 E. Gobbler Dr. Floral City FL
Why: to clean up our neighborhood and give back to the community!

11/25/2024

Tis the season of stained fingertips harvesting the scrumptious, sweet-and-sour Roselle 😍❤️

Have you ever grown this plant? If so, what's your favorite way to eat / process it?

11/24/2024

We were recently featured in a Citrus County Chronicle article, and the name of the piece is so beautiful - "Land Stewardship, Inspired by Nature." This article highlights the upcoming convergence happening 12/6-12/8 at Wonderfield! The also published a piece about our farm titled, "Chickens and Cattle and Glamping, Oh My!" 😅 Both will be linked in our media highlights story 💚

Thankful for the newspaper features! And grateful to be doing what we're doing right here in Citrus County!

11/23/2024

Red amaranth, what a show stopper! Especially in that golden hour sunshine ☀️ this is an amazing plant to grow here in Florida as it acts as a beautiful flower, it's a nutritious grain, and a leafy green!

This photo was taken a few weeks ago, it's ready to go now that the weather is cool & dry so I'm going to have a go at harvesting the seeds tomorrow 😅 any tips & pointers greatly appreciated!

11/20/2024

So grateful to all the educators who fervently and generously share their knowledge with us! One of our favorite activities at Wonderfield is hosting workshops, courses, and convergences to gather and share knowledge about land stewardship, farming, wellness and more.

I see a trend happening...more and more people are waking up to the reality that everything is interconnected. This is at the core of regenerative thinking and I see it in municipalities, education, and farming. This is REALLY exciting to witness, and gives me so much inspiration for our future. We learn about wellness AND farming AND land stewardship and how they are all intricately interconnected. This is the future, be gone siloed wisdom.

Come gather with us next month 12/6-12/8 at Wonderfield for the 2024 convergence! There will be multiple educators, leaders, and doers sharing their experience and knowledge with the public.

11/18/2024

Can tourism be utilized as a tool for conservation?

We believe so! Insert, regenerative tourism 💭

Regenerative tourism is a sustainable travel approach that aims to leave a destination better than it was before. It's different from sustainable tourism, which focuses on not causing *additional* damage to the environment. Regenerative tourism involves a variety of activities that contribute to environmental conservation and regeneration.

An added bonus? When the conservation in question is for farmland! is an incredibly powerful practice that can help save Florida farms in the face of real estate speculation, rising costs, and development. When combined with regeneration - this has the power not only to help Florida farms but also implement regenerative practices. Everybody wins.

This is what we have implemented here at Wonderfield. Our company integrates tourism opportunities into the business model to help fuel our regenerative farming practices, development, and opportunities.

To all our guests, visitors, hosts, community and more who support the cause - thank you for helping keep Wonderfield growing!