2012

• Backyard Aquaponics | Brooksville FL

2013

• Commerical Aquaponics | Brooksville FL

• UF IFAS/LCBA Intro to Beekeeping | Cape Coral FL

• UF IFAS Farm Food Safety | Sarasota FL

• UF IFAS Pasture Renovation & Management | Fort Myers FL

• UF Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Annual Conference | Kissimee FL

• UF Urban Farming for Profit | Fort Myers FL

• Aquaponics Association Annual Conference | Tuscon AZ

• LCBA How to Winterize Hives | Cape Coral FL 

• UF IFAS Vegetable Grafting | Naples FL

• UF IFAS Grafting Fruit Trees | Naples FL

• LCBA Hive Inspection Workshop | Cape Coral FL 

• UF IFAS MicroGreen Production | N Fort Myers FL

2014

• Aquaculture America Annual Conference | Seattle WA

• Controlled Environment Ag School | Hartford CT

• UF IFAS Tomato Propagation | Naples FL

• Mother Earth News Fair | Asheville NC

• UF IFAS Chickens 101 | Bradenton FL

• UF IFAS School Garden Workshop | Largo FL

• Aquaponics Association Annual Conference | San Jose CA

• UF IFAS Vegetables Production in SW FL | Naples FL

• UF IFAS Strawberry Production | Lehigh FL

• UF IFAS Holistic Small Farm Management | Sarasota FL

• UF IFAS  Small Farm Crop Management & Sales | Sarasota FL 

• Vertigro Commercial Course | Summerfield FL

2015

• Aquaculture America Conference | New Orleans LA

• Indoor Ag Con | Las Vegas NV

• Mother Earth News Fair | Asheville NC

• Small Scale Mushroom Production | Fort Myers FL

• Florida State Beekeepers Annual Conference | West Palm Beach FL 

2016

• Echo Worm Towers | N Fort Myers FL

• Sakata Seed Saving | N Fort Myers FL 

• UF HBREL Bee College | St Augustine FL

• UF IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Regional Conference | Fort Myers FL

• UF IFAS Food Entrepreneur | Immokalee FL 

• UF IFAS Small Farms Growing Under Shade | Sarasota FL

• UF IFAS Small Farms Hydroponics & Containers | Sarasota FL

• UF IFAS New Mangos and SubTropical Fruit Trees | Naples FL

• UF HBREL Queen Rearing Workshop w Dr Larry Connor | Fort Lauderdale FL 

• UF HBREL Bee College | Fort Lauderdale FL 

2017

• UF HBREL Bee College | Gainesville FL 

• HURRICANE IRMA

2018

• UF HBREL Bee College | Gainesville FL 

2019

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2020

• COVID Lockdown

2021​

• Chartlotte County Centennial Expo | Port Charlotte, FL

• Homesteaders of America Conference | Front Royal, VA

• How to Raise Quail Workshop | Front Royal, VA

2022

• Rogue Food Conference | Mayo, FL 

• HURRICANE IAN

2023

• Rogue Food Conference | Swoope, VA

• Homesteaders of America Conference | Front Royal, VA

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Farm History

2013

• Farm broke ground May 1, 2013

• Hoophouse 1 | 900 sqft with 1,500 gallon commericial hybrid aquaponics system built and cycled into production

• Greenhouses 1+2 (arrived) | for 7,000 sqft for 15,000 gallon commercial hybrid aquaponics system

2014

• Apiary started

• Hoophouse 1 | MicroGreen production started

• Greenhouse 1+2 (fabrication issues) | for 7,000 sqft for 15,000 gallon commercial hybrid aquaponics system

• Pastured poultry started for egg production

2015 

• Apiary expanded

• Beekeeping Into the Hive Program started

• Hoophouse 2 | 400 sqft with vertical hybrid aquaponics system built and cycled into production

• Pasture poultry egg production expanded

2016

• Aquaponics System Building Workshops started

• Apiary expanded

• Hive Building Workshops started

• Pastured poulty broiler & turkey production started

2017

• Apiary expanded

• How to Become a Beekeeper Workshops started, started in Nov

• Started Queenrearing w Kate - Thank YOU!

• Hurricane IRMA | destroyed HoopHouse 1 and Hoophouse 2 - both out of production | Significant hive losses in apiary

2018

• Hurricane Rebuilding | Apiary being rebuilt after Hurricane IRMA

• How to Become a Beekeeper 2-day Workshops, every Jan, Mar, Nov

• Gulf Coast Beekeepers Assoc started for Charlotte & Collier counties at UF IFAS Extension offices, started in Jan

• LeeHoneyBee.com started | Live Bee Relocation service

2019

• Apiary expandedA

• How to Become a Beekeeper 2-day Workshops, every Jan, Mar, Nov

• Gulf Coast Beekeepers Assoc started for Charlotte & Collier counties at UF IFAS Extension offices

• LeeHoneyBee.com started | Live Bee Relocation service

2020

• Apiary expanded

• How to Become a Beekeeper 2-day Workshops, every Jan, Mar, Nov

• Gulf Coast Beekeepers Assoc started for Charlotte & Collier counties at UF IFAS Extension offices, expanded to Zoom

• LeeHoneyBee.com started | Live Bee Relocation service, expanded to PG  

2021

• Aquaponics System Building Workshops resumed

• HoopHouse 1 repaired with the help of Brother Steve from TX - Thank YOU!

• Apiary expanded + NUC sales resumed

• How to Become a Beekeeper 2-day Workshops, every Jan, Mar, Nov

• Beekeeper 1st Year Mentoring started for 2021-22

• Gulf Coast Beekeepers Assoc started for Charlotte & Collier counties at UF IFAS Extension offices & Zoom

• LeeHoneyBee.com started | Live Bee Relocation service, expanded to PC

• Oct | Quad Building for FarmStand, Micros and Teaching delivered

• WildBoar Captured OnSite, Newborn and raised

2022

• Apiary expanded + NUC sales

• Apr | Quad finally has electricity after unnecessary permitting with City due to the lack of agriculture in City limits 

• Dadant Dealer for bee supplies approved and started

• How to Become a Beekeeper 2-day Workshops, every Jan, Mar, Nov, expanded to include May

• Hive Build Workshop resumed

• Beekeeper 1st Year Mentoring started for 2022-23 || Beekeeper 2nd Year + Mentoring started for 2022-23

• Gulf Coast Beekeepers Assoc started for Charlotte & Collier counties at UF IFAS Extension offices & Zoom, expanded to Lee county at farm

• Advanced Beekeeping Workshops started | Increases/Pheromones (Jun) |IPest & Disease (Jul) | Queenrearing (Aug) 

• Wild Boar Captured OnSite & Sold

• Sep | HURRICANE IAN (Cat 4/5) | destroyed Goat Barn, roof damage on New Quad | 1 Pig and Significant hive losses in apiary

2023HyH

• Hurricane Rebuilding | Apiary & Quad Roof after Hurricane IAN

• Hoophouse 1 | Aquaponics production resumed + Indoor Seedling production starting

• HoopHouse 1 | Microgreen production resumed + Indoor | Microgreen production starting

• HydroFarm Dealer for aquaponic/hydroponic supplies approved

• Apiary expanded + NUC sales + Queen Cell sales started

• MannLake Dealer for bee supplies approved and started

• How to Become a Beekeeper 2-day Workshops, every Jan, Mar, May, Nov expanded to include 5-wk Aug/Sep

• Beekeeper 1st Year Mentoring started for 2023-24 |/Beekeeper 2nd Year + Mentoring started for 2023-24

• Advanced Beekeeping Workshops started | Increases/Pheromones (Jun) |IPest & Disease (Jul) | Queenrearing (Aug)

• Gulf Coast Beekeepers Assoc started for Charlotte & Collier counties at UF IFAS Extension offices & Zoom

• Permaculture Banana Circle started

• Honey Extraction Equip Rental Program starting

• Moringa production starting

• Make & Take Workshops starting 

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Upcoming plans

• Farm Stand to open for pickup  to 

• Complete Honey House 

• ReBuild Goat Barn to start Permaculture Demo Areas for 1/4ac, 1/2ac, 1ac homesteads

• Farm Tours

• Fish Hatchery

• Permaculture Nursery

• Value Add production of products from the hive

• BioChar production

• BSF production

• Greenhouse 1+2 (fabrication issues resolved) | 7,000 sqft for 15,000 gallon commercial hybrid aquaponics system to be built & cycled by end of 2025

• Actively engaging local schools | nutrition-based gardening