Greens 'n' Things Urban Farm

Greens 'n' Things Urban Farm Converting empty lots to valuable garden space in St. Petersburg, FL with a focus on lettuces, baby greens and root veggies for local families and restaurants.

I’ve been interested in growing my own food for a while now, thinking it’d be neat to be self-sustainable and operate a small farm for a living. Unfortunately, the realities of a farmer are not the same as the utopian vision I had. Land is expensive, equipment and maintenance are expensive, and the economies of scale do not operate by the same rules for farmers as other manufacturers. And so it’s over before you even start. These are huge burdens to overcome for a new farmer, and are the reasons the average age of a U.S. farmer is now 58 years and continues to rise. There are many different approaches to farming, but nothing I’d come across fit my context of urban living in the most densely populated county in Florida. If you look hard enough though, you can find just about anything. Let’s eliminate the barriers to entry... I’m already paying for the land I’m living on and spending time to maintain it, and the front yard is brown, dusty and bare and sees no use other than a buffer between the house and the street. I cannot fit a tractor in this space, let alone any specialized planting or harvesting equipment, or processing facilities found on a typical farm; therefore, equipment and maintenance costs are reduced exponentially. Highly intensive and organic farming practices are used extensively in other parts of the world and have a long history of growing lots of food in small spaces. These techniques allow a greater diversity of crop and a higher rotation of production that cannot be matched by large scale farms. That’s how we got here; six, 25’ raised beds in the front yard giving us 375 square feet (almost a full 1/100th of an acre!) of bona fide farm land in the center of the most populous city in the most densely populated county in Florida, St. Petersburg. Sunshine City! This Spring at Greens ‘n’ Things Urban Farm, we’ll see what we can grow, trying different varieties of lettuces, salad and braising greens, spinach, chard and baby roots like radishes, beets, turnips and carrots, even some squash, zucchini and peppers. No lights, no pumps, no reservoirs, no tractors. Just sun, dirt and water.

04/05/2026

Moving right along... Making lots of progress at the Nursery these past few weeks 🥵👍
Still managing to squeeze in all the farming as well 🌱🧑‍🌾
Thanks to everyone stopping by to shop on Saturdays! 😊
Happy Easter!!
I'll see you at the today at St Pete High School 10a-2p ✌️😎
Let's eat, St Pete!

It's peak season in St Pete! 🤘🧑‍🌾I'm out here stacking piles of b-e-a-utiful veggies for the weekend.Get the goods while...
03/27/2026

It's peak season in St Pete! 🤘🧑‍🌾
I'm out here stacking piles of b-e-a-utiful veggies for the weekend.
Get the goods while the gettins good folks! It's getting hot in a hurry and we're starting to hit our last harvests of the season for some of these veggies, while we patiently wait for our warm season crops to put out 😜
I'll have the best of what's available at the Farmstand tomorrow morning 9a-1p at 1740 21st St N., St Pete
We'll see the rest of you Sunday at the at St Pete High School 10a-2p 🌱 😎👍

Let's eat, St Pete!

03/27/2026

Another big week on the farm! I've got some great helpers right now and they were able to build more nursery tables, flip more rows for planting, clean up my compost, and pot up TONS of fruit trees and veggie starts while I was with family for a few days this week.
And now we're out harvesting for the weekend!!
🤘😎
I'm open at the Nursery Saturday 9a-1p with plants and produce, and starting this weekend, we'll have BREAD available for pick up also!
Pre-order with by midnight and you can pick up a fresh loaf in the morning when you shop for veggies and plants tomorrow!
😁👍

03/19/2026

Here's a quick look at what I've gotten myself into this Spring 😳
I'm completely reworking the Nursery side of the greenhouses right now... Breaking down and removing old tables, clearing the old crushed shell floor to lay new landscape fabric, and building 22 new 5'x8' tables to hold our plants.
We're also in the peak of farming season here in Pinellas County, so I still have to harvest, wash and pack a big ol' pile of veggies for my CSA Members, and our Markets each weekend 🥵
It's a ton of physical labor and super long days, but it will all be worth it, promise! 😊
THIS WEEKEND we're excited to be back at for their Spring Festival, this Saturday March 21 from 9a-3p. (The Nursery will be closed this weekend)
Sunday you'll find me at the at St Pete High School 10a-2p 🌱🧑‍🌾
Let's eat, St Pete! 🤘😋

Thank you St Pete! Felt the love this weekend, thank you to all of you who came out to support your local farmer! 🤘🧑‍🌾It...
03/16/2026

Thank you St Pete! Felt the love this weekend, thank you to all of you who came out to support your local farmer! 🤘🧑‍🌾

It's peak season on the Farm, so I've got MORE Lettuce, Gourmet Mix, Arugula, Microgreens, Kale, Collards, Chard, Papaya, Radishes, Green Onions and some other odds n ends available now...
If you missed me this weekend, or you've got some extra time during Spring Break, I'll be open for retail Monday and Tuesday this week (March 16 & 17) from 10a-2p at the Nursery, 1740 21st St N., St Pete. (If my yard signs are still out on 22nd Ave N., then I'm still there working, come on in 😊)

I've got Veggies, I've got Fruit Trees, I've got lots of plant babies for your Gardens, and I've got tons of work to do! 💪😜
If you'd like to volunteer, this is a great week for it! There are weeds to pull, plants to transplant, plants to pot up, tables to build, compost to turn... Come on by and get your hands dirty 😎👍 Monday or Tuesday or both, any time any duration between 10a-2p 🌱
See y'all at the Farm!

What a wild week for the Farm and Nursery 💪🥵A quick update while I'm hiding under my to-do list...It's peak season here ...
03/13/2026

What a wild week for the Farm and Nursery 💪🥵
A quick update while I'm hiding under my to-do list...

It's peak season here in Pinellas County and things are moving super fast now on the farm and at the Nursery. We're a few weeks post freeze and it's feeling a lot more like summer than Spring! 🌱

Not only do I have the normal peak season flurry of weekly tasks of starting seeds, transplanting, potting up nursery plants, harvesting, washing and packing, clearing old beds and prepping for the next crop, collecting and processing compost, propagating new fruit trees via cuttings, air layers or grafts.... I'm also in the middle of completely reworking the nursery at the same time. (Because apparently I like to do things the hard way!! 😅)

We're currently in the process of clearing out and breaking down old tables, removing all the grass and weeds growing underneath them, laying down landscape fabric as our new 'clean' floor, and building all new tables specifically for our space and needs! This should result in a much more enjoyable and easier to navigate shopping experience 🤘😁

We've also got the Spring Festival next weekend, March 21 at Wilcox Nursery. It was so nice to see some of our North County friends last year and we're excited to be back again this year to benefit the West Klosterman Preserve Group.

I'm open at the Nursery tomorrow, Saturday 9a-1p and I've got tons of Spring plant babies for your gardens, and a beautiful colorful pile of veggies straight from the farm! ALL. THE. FRUIT. TREES.

Come see me tomorrow at 1740 21st St N, St Pete. If you want to lend a hand, I'm happy to put you to work tomorrow!! 😎👍

I'll see the rest of you Sunday at the at St Pete High School 10a-2p 🌱🧑‍🌾

THANKS FOR CHOOSING LOCAL FARMERS! 😊

03/08/2026

"Is my fruit tree dead? Will it come back? Should I prune it?"
Lots of questions the last couple weeks, and understandably so, with some of our coldest weather in decades!
I took some videos around the Nursery today to hopefully give you a bit of hope and confidence as things start to recover. A look at Bananas, Avocado, White Sapote, Mango, Jamaican Cherry for a bit of variety.
Water those plants! It's plenty warm and lots of Sunshine 🌞, so you should be looking for new growth this week... If you did get some freeze or frost damage, it will be obvious where to prune very soon. Don't cut the tips off your Mangoes or Avocados or you'll lose your flowers ( and fruit!) for this season. Feed those trees while they're waking up and flowering to give them a boost in making fruit. It's safe to cut away any dead material now; I'll trim mine just above the highest new sprouts on anything with damage.

Let me know if you're still not sure! If you've been waiting to plant your fruit trees, here is your sign, now's the time 😉🌱
And of course, if you lost anything or want to get growing now, I'm happy to help!! ✌️🧑‍🌾

03/06/2026

Hey St Pete, we're back this weekend!!
It's been a super busy week and I haven't had much time to post, so here's the lowdown for the weekend! 😎👍
Open Saturday 9a-1p with Plants AND PRODUCE at the Nursery at 1740 21st St N.; lots of veggies, tons of plants for your Spring Gardens. SO. MANY. TOMATOES. 🤘🧑‍🌾🌱
Happy to be back at the Sunday Kenwood Market at St Pete High School 10a-2p on Sunday.

I've been playing catch up since the freezes and it's full gas for the next couple months to get everything we can out of the veggie season!
I've still got to finish harvesting, pack bags for CSA Members and get ready for you all this weekend 🤪 so that all you get tonight...
I'm getting a lot of questions about 'dead' or damaged plants right now as things warm back up, so tomorrow while I'm working I'll do a walk through in the nursery and show you guys what to look for on your own plants 💪😉

See y'all this weekend, Let's eat, St Pete!!

Reminder, CLOSED THIS WEEKEND 🧑‍🌾I'm closed today and tomorrow so we can go enjoy the St Pete Grand Prix 🤘😎🏎️ 🏁NASCAR C...
02/28/2026

Reminder, CLOSED THIS WEEKEND 🧑‍🌾
I'm closed today and tomorrow so we can go enjoy the St Pete Grand Prix 🤘😎🏎️ 🏁
NASCAR Craftsman Trucks are here for the first time, and today we'll be cheering on the #2 truck sponsored by 🤩👍
Sunday is the Indycar Race .

I love Race Weekend in our City!! is so lucky to be able to host this race each year and it's an incredible opportunity to highlight our wonderful waterfront city.

I'll be back with a big pile of veggies next weekend!!

stpetegrandprix

02/22/2026

Huge thanks to all you Veg Heads that made it to the Nursery and the Kenwood Sunday Market today!! 🤘😎
I appreciate each and every one of you 😊🙏

Unfortunately we had a bit of rain at the market this morning, so I've got a decent stack of veggies left over. Had I known today was going to be a rainy day 60-70 days ago when I planted these veggies, I would have planted a little less! 😜 hindsight, amiright?! That's the NATURE of small farms and slow food 🧑‍🌾 But, the reality is your farmer doesn't get paid until the produce is sold, and once it's harvested, it can't be put back in the ground for later 😅
Every dollar spent is a vote for the future you want to see, come vote for me to keep Farming!! 🥳

I'll be open at the Nursery tomorrow, Monday Feb 23 10a-2p at 1740 21st St N. If the signs are out on 22nd Ave N, I'm still there working, so come on in 🌱
I'll be closed next weekend to go watch the St Pete Grand Prix , so stock up on your local veggies 😁👍

Missed you all at the last weekend while we were recovering from but we're back this weekend!! 🥳The farm is bouncing ...
02/20/2026

Missed you all at the last weekend while we were recovering from but we're back this weekend!! 🥳
The farm is bouncing back from the freezes, but I've still got a beautiful pile of veggies for you this weekend 😋
We've also been potting up Spring Tomatoes the last 2 weeks, so I've got lots of varieties to choose from, and I've got tons of herbs, flowers, lettuces and veggie starts for your own gardens 🤘😎
Spring has sprung!!!
Open Saturday 9a-1p at the Nursery, 1740 21st St N., St Petersburg
Sunday we'll be back at the at St Pete High School 10a-2p 🌱

THANK YOU, ST PETE!! 😍🙏I'm finally crawling out from under my rock after an exhausting 🥵, but also super fulfilling We...
02/18/2026

THANK YOU, ST PETE!! 😍🙏
I'm finally crawling out from under my rock after an exhausting 🥵, but also super fulfilling Week and Weekend 🥳
I can't thank you all enough for showing up and showing your favorite local businesses so much love and support again this year!! 😎👍
Huge thanks to and for hosting such an amazing event for our local economy 🤘
You all showed up hungry, and it's weekends like these that remind me why I go through all the effort of farming in the city 😊 🌱
I am so grateful to be able to grow high quality produce in the middle of the city that I live and play in!! 😁🙏 Thank you for supporting my crazy adventure, St Pete!
I didn't even get any pictures of our booth this year, but I snapped a couple on our way out of the park Saturday night... always knows exactly what to say 😉

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2501 5th Ave. North, St. Petersburg , FL 33713
Downtown St. Petersburg, FL
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