We have a very small farm; just under 1/2 acre. We aren't feeding the world; just ourselves and some neighbors. However, Teri grows a surprisingly diverse set of crops for such a small footprint. From month to month, you'll find something new and diverse growing on SFF.
I often think our official strategy is "grow two of everything". That applies to perennials, flowering annuals, vegetables, fruit trees, bulbs, and even cannabis. The gardens are sort of like a Noah's ark of horticulture. We have to grow at least 2 of everything because critters seem to eat one of everything. With birds, deer, ground squirrels, gophers, skunk, rodents, and a host of other freeloaders, we are not alone in our SFF ecosystem.
We grow a dozen types of fruit trees. We've had good success with most, but none of our lemon trees have produced well. Here's hoping next year is better....
 cherry |  santa rosa plum |
|---|---|
 pomegranate |  peach |
 white fig |  naval orange |
Teri is always rotating our garden beds. Veggie crops almost never grow in the same place two years on a row. In addition, she uses multiple cover crops to keep the soil healthy and diverse. Half the time there's a 40 gallon tub of "compost tea" brewing in our shed, destined for the vegetable beds to fertilize the soil for next season's crop. It smells a little fishy, but the plants love it.
Teri never met a flower she didn't like. She grows every possible flower she can get her muddy little hands on. She grows mostly annuals from seed and a wide assortment of bulbs. We have an unstructured garden, so each year it is a bit of a surprise to see what comes up where. We have numerous mainstays that continually reseed each year, but Teri is always moving soil and spreading new seeds around, so each year is beautiful in a different way than the last.
While SFF has hundreds of annuals from seed, the garden is equally abundant with bulbs. Teri grows many typical bulbs such as narcissus and tulips, but she grows many extravagant bulbs such as dahlias (probably 20 types of dahlias). She is a big fan of our East Bay Dahlia Society
Many of Teri's annuals come from our travels throughout the world. No matter whether we are in Half Moon Bay for a weekend or in Bilbao Spain visiting dear friends, Teri is likely to grab a handful of seeds passing by a bush and stash them in her pocket for planting on SFF.
She keeps snips in her car, so a trip to a winery can end up with a new cutting of grape vine making its way to its new home on SFF.
