We are very pleased to announce the 2nd Annual SCRUBFEST with David The Good in North/Central Florida, on OCTOBER 14, 2023!
Why attend Scrubfest?
1. You will learn how to have immediate gardening success in Florida and the Deep South
2. You will meet other gardeners and homesteaders from around the region
3. You can ask questions in person and meet David The Good, Randall White and other teachers
4. You will have the chance to purchase an incredible amount of rare and wonderful edible plants at the Scrubland Farmz nursery
5. You will be able to buy books, tees and seeds directly from David and Daisy
6. Kids get in FREE, so you can bring your big or small family with no worries
7. Scrubfest is HIGH ENERGY and will get you super excited about growing!
Florida gardeners and plant lovers do not want to miss this event at Scrubland Farmz, an incredibly well-stocked family-owned plant nursery just a little north of Ft. McCoy.
SCRUBLAND FARMZ ADDRESS:
22505 NE 130th Ct Rd
Fort McCoy, FL 34132
561-239-6484
NOTE: Don’t Get Lost! If using map apps like Google, just search for Scrubland Farmz and not the physical address. The physical address will send you down a dirt road 1/4 mile before the drive way. We had issues with people not finding the event last year. Google has fixed their “Scrubland Farmz” search to take you to the right place, but the physical address will literally steer you wrong.
SPEAKERS:
David The Good – How to Grow Tons of Food in Florida Sand for Florida Food Forest Success
David The Good is the author of ten gardening books and the creator of the The Survival Gardening Channel with David The Good on YouTube. His books include Compost Everything, Grow or Die, Florida Survival Gardening, Free Plants for Everyone, Grocery Row Gardening and How to Start Your Own Home-Based Plant Nursery. He has planted food forests in four different climates and currently lives in Lower Alabama with his wife and ten children where he runs a plant nursery and breeds vegetable varieties in his spare time.
Randall White – How To Start Your Own Backyard Orchard
Randall White has been gardening since his youth, experimenting with a wide range of techniques and species. His current projects include planting his massive collection of fig trees in a gigantic orchard as well as preserving and propagating rare apple varieties from the Old South. He and his wife Mechelle run the Flomaton Famous YouTube channel, where they share their successes, failures, and plenty of useful information.
Shana Alverson – Food over Pharma
Shana Alverson has been devoted to exercise and fitness since the age of 15. She is a 6-time regional and 4-time CrossFit Games individual competitor – and she became a professional athlete when she was signed to the Grid League’s Philly Founders in 2014. Along with her 20 years of teaching exercise, Shana has attended CrossFit’s Level 1 and Level 2 certifications and holds multiple certificates in Running Technique, Weightlifting, Programming, and Gymnastics and is the Owner and Head Trainer at Move Functional Fitness.
Elise Pickett – Creating an Urban Oasis: Small Space Gardening to Maximize Your Harvests
Florida gardener and teacher Elise Pickett from The Urban Harvest shares the art of transforming limited urban spaces into lush havens of abundant harvests. Learn innovative strategies for vertical gardening, container gardening, and efficient space utilization, while considering the principles of soil health, plant care, and sustainable practices. Whether you have a balcony, rooftop, or tiny backyard, this talk will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to turn any small space into a thriving garden that not only beautifies your surroundings but also supplies your table with bountiful, homegrown goodness.
Mark Bailey (Presentation Title TBA)
Mark Bailey is the Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Extension Agent for UF/IFAS Extension Marion County. He has written extensively on food-bearing crops and actively works to bring new ideas and useful agricultural projects to North/Central Florida. He has been working in recent years to expand tropical passionfruit growing into the Ocala area, working with unique growing methods that allow the plants to survive and thrive through frost.
Deborah Curry – Giving Half Your Yard to Nature
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Along with our speakers, you’ll have the chance to purchase many rare and wonderful edible, medicinal, insectary and native trees and plants in the extensive Scrubland Farmz nursery. We’ll also have a David The Good book signing.
Food vendors include Fresh Lemonade by Exsqueezeit, Kombucha by Vitality, BBQ by Smoked Rings BBQ, Seafood and Hamburgers and Tacos by Sweet Baby Cheeses.
GET TICKETS
ENTRY FEE: $50 per adult, children 18 and under are free!
Pay here and please print your payment receipt to present at the gate. Your receipt is your ticket, so make sure to print it out and keep it.
NOTE: If you do not pay ahead, you can pay at the gate. However, depending on the number of online ticket sales before the event, gate sales and admissions may be limited due to parking and space considerations.
ANOTHER NOTE: No dogs or pruning shears allowed.
Schedule
Bathrooms are also available, and the nursery will be open throughout the event.
See you there!
