Exploring The Reid Farm - Food Forest Tour

Join me as we tour the incredible food forest at The Reid Farm in Central Florida! Lonny Reid shows us around his thriving nursery, food forest, and demonstration garden, packed with unique plants that thrive in Zone 9B. 🌿
Stick around until the end to get a sneak peek of Lonny's aquaponics system-a closed-loop, chemical-free setup that’s perfect for sustainable farming. This is part one of a two-part series, so make sure to subscribe for more!
*Part 2: In the next episode, we’ll sit down with Lonny to learn how he manages pests and why he left the conventional food system behind.
Lonny's KZbin Channel: ‪@thereidfarm1‬
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[@StacksUrbanHarvest]

Just as a friendly reminder, I wanted to mention that liking, commenting, and sharing videos really do play a major role in helping content creators like myself reach a wider audience. Your engagement on KZbin can have a positive impact and contribute to the growth of the channel. But I totally get that everyone has their own preferences and comfort levels when it comes to social platform engagement. Let's grow together! 🌿

[@Carlos1075]

Thank you for the tour. Lonnie is an amazing person with a great passion to share his knowledge.

[@StacksUrbanHarvest]

Hi Carlos! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yes, he is, and it was a pleasure getting to know him!

[@OrlandoBackyardGardening]

Lonnie the man…Thanks for sharing

[@bradliston8990]

I've seen a handful of these tours and interviews here at the Reid Farm. I love them all and it just makes me wanna go join him. But for now I'll keep ripping grass out of my backyard to make more garden space. Happy growing everyone!

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Outstanding share

[@StacksUrbanHarvest]

Hi Dave- Glad you enjoyed this! 🌿

[@swatisquantum]

One of the best gardens I’ve ever seen. So many rare varieties!

[@StacksUrbanHarvest]

Yes, so many! Glad you enjoyed this! 🌿

[@travelwithgoose]

Loving the intro of Reids philosophy for doing what he does. Great video, keep them coming! 💪🌱

[@StacksUrbanHarvest]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed this, and yes, I'll keep them coming! Happy gardening! 🌿

[@danielnaberhaus5337]

The spineless nopal is so cool! This is a really unique tour, his veg game is strong. You have to soak your biochar in manure or urine or compost to charge it up before applying it. That also balances the ph.

[@StacksUrbanHarvest]

Yes, I wish I had thought to ask if he has the nopales for sale. It's definitely on my wish list! He tole me that he charged a bunch of bamboo biochar in a barrel of worm castings and soldier fly compost for over a year. So, I think the key is to spread it enough so it's not in high concentration in one spot.

[@danielnaberhaus5337]

Compost is 6.5 pH, maybe that's not enough to balance the biochar. More urine would probably do it.

[@Lkjhgfdsa127]

Can’t wait for part 2

[@StacksUrbanHarvest]

Those tips Lonny shared on managing pests, and growing food for better health is life changing! Until then, happy gardening! 🌿

[@lisettesyummygarden2299]

❤ Great vid!

[@StacksUrbanHarvest]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! 🌿

[@timmooney2460]

Greetings from Deltona. I am new to this food forest thing. Would love to meet you.

[@StacksUrbanHarvest]

Hi Tim! Welcome to the world of food forests! I recommend contacting Lonny through his website. You'll see the contact info at the bottom of the home page (see link below). Also, you'll see how you can book him for a consultation, attend one of his classes, or stop by during the hours of operation of his nursery. thereidfarm.com/

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

How cool. Never been even though they are an hour away. I'm 10a in Brevard.

[@StacksUrbanHarvest]

That’s awesome! Of course I drove through Brevard on my way there, and you’re not too far away. It's definitely worth the visit if you get a chance.

[@MorePranaGardens]

That food forest has some really interesting foods! I haven't heard of most of those. Haha. Garlic chives, however, I know well. They're a forever plant here. Some of mine moved to the woods last week.

[@StacksUrbanHarvest]

Yeah, I was amazed at how many plants he had that I've never heard of! Perhaps, once you get your food forest going, we should do a collab. We've already kind of done one with that debunking the myth. I'm not sure if that counts as a collab, but I'll take it. Hehehe

[@MorePranaGardens]

@@StacksUrbanHarvest I refer to it as our first collab. Haha That sounds like fun. I'm in!

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

"Live WITH the land" Exactly! Note, he said "with" not "off".

[@StacksUrbanHarvest]

Exactly!

[@alainhernandez4149]

I love your food Forest channel😮, my name is Alan and l live in Lake Helen, I just subscribed to your channel and I absolutely love it, hopefully in the future I can buy some hibiscus and nopales from you

[@StacksUrbanHarvest]

Thanks so much for subscribing, Alan! I'm really glad you're enjoying the channel! 🌿 Lake Helen is such a beautiful area. Hibiscus and nopales are definitely amazing plants-hopefully, you can get your hands on some soon. Happy gardening!

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

"What happens with too much ash or biochar". Hmmm. That might just be my problem. I am in USDA zone 5 and heat my home with firewood. I sprinkle the ashes on the garden. I have a couple beds that is difficult to get things to grow in. And my potatoes are coming with more scab each year. I shall stop putting the ashes on the garden beds. I have lots of other space to spread it. Thanks for sharing!

[@StacksUrbanHarvest]

Yeah, a small amount can add potassium without raising the pH too much. You may want to dump the rest where you don't want weeds to grow, like in pathways. As you saw in this, not even weeds were growing there.

[@higherrating2195]

Try using biochar as a water filter. Sodium content in the ash is a real problem. High carbon composting might be a cheap solution.