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Local Buying Guide
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Small
farmers (Farms profiting up to $250,000 per year, based on
the USDA definition.) are a vital part of the farming
sector in Marion County. They contribute economically by making
local purchases and provide green space in our rural landscapes.
Buying food and value-added products from local farmers helps
the farm receive higher profits for their product and reduces
the pressure of selling their land to developers.The
Marion County Small Farm Local Buying Guide,
published by the Marion County Extension Service, offers an
outreach and marketing outlet for producers. Consumers can
locate anything from a U-Pick orchard to a beef farmer selling
directly to the community, to a variety of farmers who can
provide a reliable resource of locally produced products. For
more information on why buying local is important,
AGRICULTURE
SERVICES
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Lime, Fertilizer, Seed Ralph Priest 352-629-4278 or 816-2118 Anthony, FL 32617 Equine Boarding Fencing Digging & Planting- Commercial Sprigging Services- Perennial Peanut Pollination Services - Honey Products Available Tractor Work - Garden Prep Custom Baling Bushing Hogging, Discing/Seeding Tree Removal/Trimming, Build Arenas, Bush Hogging,
Raise Barns, Seeding, Farm Clean-Up, & Other Services |
Land Prep, Mowing,
Seeding, Rabbit Processing Sheep Shearing Meat Processing - USDA Slaughter/Processing - Beef,
Pork, Lamb, Goat and Kosher Land Clearing - Site Prep Pollination Services - Bee Rental & Remover Hoof Trimming, Worming for Goats & Sheep Custom Hay Baling Hay - Rolls and Custom Baling |
CATTLE
Organic Grass-Fed Angus
&Braunviech Angus - Registered Wagyu Cattle - Sires, Dames, Embryos & Semen Cattle |
Cattle Calves Registered Angus - all natural, grass fed Cattle - Grass-fed Beef & Bison |
| Citrus Sandra Harrison Fernview Farms 352-245-7905 Summerfield, FL 34491 Citrus U-Pick Citrus-Seasonal |
Citrus Betty & Claude Johnson Coastal Fence Company 352-629-1910 Sparr, FL 32191 Citrus U-Pick, Shipping (Nov-Feb) |
| Organic Vegetables, Full &
Half Shares Available Kumarie's Organic Garden 352-418-0302 Alachua, FL 34491 |
Organic Vegetables, Herbs Jeri Baldwin Crones Cradle Shop 352-595-3377 Citra, FL 32191 |
Quarter Horses -
Registered (Roping Stock) |
| Llamas-Registered Howard & Lisa Dreggors Sunshine State Llamas 352-625-4251 Silver Springs, FL 34488
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Llamas |
| Talapia Robert & Jenny Newton Pendle Hollow Fish Farm, LLC 352-840-0527 or 875-0492 Lowell, FL 32663 |
| Christmas Trees Choose &
Cut Ann Murray Nicholas' Tree Farm 352-245-8633 Summerfield, FL 34491 Christmas Trees
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Christmas Trees Christmas Trees |
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Cantaloupes Larry Perruzza Evening Shadows Farm 352-528-2167 Morriston, FL 32668 Pecans, Pecan Sheller Muscadine Grapes, Vines Pecans, Japanese Persimmons Olive Trees Watermelons Blueberries Blueberries Organic Blueberries Blueberries Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines |
Strawberries, Watermelon, Cantaloupe Blueberries (U-pick) June, Persimmons Sept-Nov,
Chestnuts Oct. by appointment only Muscadine Grapes, Citrus-Seasonal Chestnuts Cantaloupe Blueberries - Organic Persimmons Blueberries Blueberries Blueberries Blueberries Grapes, Persimmons, Pears, Peaches |
Pigmy Goats,
Miniatures Goat Milk, Colostrum, Nubian, Lamancha Goats Goats |
Dairy/Nubian Assorted Diary & Meat Boer-Nubian-Toggenburg Nigerian Dwarf Goats, African Pygmy Goats, Goat Hoof
Trimming |
Hay Hay - Rolls & Bales, Custom Baling,
Bedding Coastal Hay - Round & Square Rolls - Coastal Hay
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Bales - Perennial Peanut Suzanne & Kent Weitzel Sweet Wind Farm 352-595-7732 Citra, FL 32113 Hay Hay - Rolls and Custom Baling |
Earthworms, Organic Fertilizer Worm Castings, Worms, Bait |
Donkeys-Jack Service, Sale of Foals Carol Jean Preiss La Caballeriza Dos Farm 352-821-0842 Weirsdale, FL 32195 Guardian Donkeys Jim & Michelle Holmes My Mystic Oaks Farm 352-595-5820 Citra, FL 32113 website Great Pyrenees Raw Goat Milk, Feta, Chevre Yogurt, Buttermilk(for
pet food only-not for human consumption) |
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Herbs Nursery, Cut Flowers Jeri Baldwin Crones Cradle Conserve 352-595-3377 Citra, FL 32113 Herbs (culinary), Palms, Bamboo (clump
& runner) Perennials, Antique Roses Shrubs & Trees Specializing in Crape Myrtle (delivered & planted) Dan Spriegel Terra Emerald Nursery 352-236-6371 Silver Springs, FL 34489 Blueberry Plants Gail & Mike Waldron Bay Lake Blueberry Farm 352/546-3834 Ft. McCoy, FL 32134 |
Nursery Plants Sandra Harrison Fernview Farms 352-245-7905 Summerfield, FL 34491 Woody Ornamentals, Fruit Trees, Native Plants Yvonne & Wesley Lane Heritage Gardens Nursery 352-546-1041 Orange Springs, FL 32182-0338 website Assorted Herbs, Bougainvillea, Ornamental Gingers Pecan & Persimmon Trees (Wholesale) Blueberries |
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Fresh & Boiled Ron & Alice Burton Burton Farm 352-694-5054; 352-840-4349 Ocala, FL 34471 |
Fresh & Boiled Randolph Shaw 352-591-4737 Reddick, FL 32686 |
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Chickens & Eggs, Japanese Silkies Sandra S. Pedulla 352-854-9147 Ocala, FL 34482 Hens/Chicks L. Ward 352-821-0184 Weirsdale, FL 32195 Goose Eggs for Crafts Ann Murray Nicholas' Christmas Tree Farm 352-245-8633 Summerfield, FL 34491 Laying Hens, Brown Eggs Muscovy Ducks Organic Eggs, Free Range Chicken Rare Breed Chickens, Eggs for Eating and Hatching,
Turkeys, Peafowl |
Pheasants, Chickens, Quail Cheryl Wagner Papa Bear's Plantation 352-286-3900 Ocala, FL 34479 Pheasants, Turkeys (Red, Golden, Lady Amherst) Jeffery Daniel Blackstar Farm 352-732-0138 Citra, FL 32113 Laying Chickens, Chicks, Eggs Chickens: Sexlinks, Black Stars Clover Grazed Turkey (Fall Only) Chickens & Eggs |
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Rabbit Processing Composted Rabbit
Manure |
Netherland Dwarf
Rabbits Lin & Jay Dorff Paradise Acres 352-804-4041 Ft. McCoy, FL |
Sheep
Shearing Katahdins Sheep Katahdin Dahl & Barbados Sheep Sheep
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St. Croix & St.
Augustine Southdown Lambs Meat Sheep Sheep Katahdin & Dorper Sheep |
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Feeder & Slaughter Pigs Swine – Grass-fed Pork |
Pigs Gary Inda 352-368-2034 Ocala, FL 34475 Show Hogs Hogs Acorn Finished Pork |
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Grapes, Grapefruit, Oranges (by
appointment only) Carol Brown 352-821-4308 Weirsdale, FL 32195 Citrus (Seasonal) Jim & Michelle Holmes My Mystic Oaks 352-595-5820 Citra, FL 32113 Blueberries Peaches Peas, Butter Beans, Okra, Cantaloupe, Watermelon,
Peanuts, Tomatoes, Bell Peppers (call for appointment) |
Blueberries Blueberries - June(by appointment
only) Blueberries Citrus Organically Certified (available starting June) Oranges (end November-February) |
Cheese Jellies & marmalades, Florida candies,
specialty foods, fresh-squeezed orange and
grapefruit juice |
Jams & jellies |
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Peas & Okra Turnip Greens, Peas, Mustards, Collards, Kale, Sugar
Cane, Cucumbers, Yellow Squash, Green Peanuts Vegetables Marvin & Pam Corbin Hand Made Farm 352-595-3740 Sparr, FL 32192 Okra, Squash, Peas, etc. Phil Popejoy Nichols & Sons Produce 352-361-6181 Ocala, FL |
Greens, Okra, Peas Organic Vegetables, Herbs, CSA's Peppers, Tomatoes, Green Beans, Pumpkin, Greens,
Kale, Herbs Vegetables Greens, Southern Peas Vegetables, certified
naturally grown, Packed in boxes hours prior to delivery |
- Nola Wilson
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Extension Agent I, Sm. Farm/4-H Farm - Cindy Steinke
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Staff Assistant, Small Farms