HOW IT WORKS
1. CONSULT AND DESIGN
1. CONSULT AND DESIGN
1. CONSULT AND DESIGN
Let’s discuss what you like to eat, the space you have available, and your desired aesthetic. You'll receive a custom garden design that we iterate and finalize together.
2. BUILD AND PLANT
1. CONSULT AND DESIGN
1. CONSULT AND DESIGN
We build your dream garden or food forest including water and compost systems, and plant your fruits, nuts, vegetables, herbs, and flowers
3. SUPPORT AND GROW
1. CONSULT AND DESIGN
3. SUPPORT AND GROW
From timely email/text nudges to keep you on top of of garden tasks to monthly visits to help your plants thrive, choose the level of support you need to keep growing
FRONT YARD FOOD SERVICES
Enclosed gardens
Full yard conversions
Enclosed gardens
Keep critters out or small children in while you lose yourself in a dedicated wrap-around cedar vegetable garden.
Raised beds
Full yard conversions
Enclosed gardens
We can build a single or multiple beds and trellises in the style of your choosing and we can help you fill, plan, plant, and irrigate them.
Full yard conversions
Full yard conversions
Full yard conversions
Let us design your new front (or back) yard. Stop growing grass and grow food. We'll also design the compost and water systems to make it all work together.
Crop plans
Berry patches
Full yard conversions
Fill out our survey and you'll receive a multi-season crop plan that considers what you like to eat, each plants’ ideal conditions, timing, spacing, and bedfellows.
Berry patches
Berry patches
Berry patches
Blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, grapes, kiwi - so many wonderful fruit grow well in New Jersey and require very little maintenance.
Herb spirals
Berry patches
Berry patches
Looks beautiful and the shape and positioning creates different microclimates so all your favorite herbs can thrive in a small space.
Food forests
Native pollinator gardens
Wildlife ponds
Grow food with less intensive management than a veggie garden. Centered around one or a few fruit and nut trees, complemented by edible perennial shrubs and plants.
Wildlife ponds
Native pollinator gardens
Wildlife ponds
Increase the biodiversity and beauty of your garden and store water with a wildlife pond. Supports thirsty birds and bees and invites dragonflies, toads, and more
Native pollinator gardens
Native pollinator gardens
Native pollinator gardens
Beautiful, native flowers that attract bees, butterflies and more A great complement to a food garden and a eye-catching landscape element.
ABOUT FRONT YARD FOOD
Our WHY - Health and Happiness
Food is fundamental. It nourishes us and brings us together, but what we eat is also the thing most likely to make us sick. Knowing where it comes from and what's in it is increasingly important but impossible. Making a smoothie, salad, pasta dish, or cup of tea from fresh, clean ingredients from your yard can fill you up with so much more than just calories.
Our HOW - Permaculture
Permaculture is about working with nature, not fighting against it. Almost every job in the garden can be done by a plant, bird, bug, or microorganism if we thoughtfully design systems that mimic natural ones. The result is clean, abundant food with no pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, less frequent watering, and less work in general.
Our WHO - Meet Dan and Family
I started Front Yard Food because growing food changed my life.
For nearly 20 years I lived the corporate life in which my goal increasingly became to 'make it' to the next weekend, vacation, or to retirement. All the while, I missed many joyful moments with my family because I wasn't physically or mentally present and I made unhealthy choices because I was too busy.
While "between jobs" I fell in love with gardening. My desire to grow food sustainably led me to a Permaculture Design Certificate Program at Oregon State. Being more connected with nature, eating healthier food, and focusing my energy on living smaller and more local has brought balance to my life, and I want to share that with my neighbors.
My wife Cheryl is the one who got me into plants and my biggest supporter.. My sons Finnegan, Jameson, and Connor are good sports about trying new fruits and veggies (sometimes) and hopefully future extra hands in my garden and yours.
