GARDEN CONSULTATIONS
Guidance to Get You Started and Answers to Keep You Growing
For smaller growing spaces and those who don’t need our Backyard Farm maintenance and mentoring subscription, we offer all the information and answers you need to get growing on your own.
Ideal for first time gardeners looking for suggestions on getting started, intermediate gardeners seeking tips for getting organized and increasing yields, and any gardener needing advice on the specifics of growing food at home.
Our professional farmers are excited to share their insight and knowledge to set you up for a successful growing season.
OPTION #1
ON-SITE CONSULTATIONS
Garden Guidance for Self-Starters
What It Is:
An in-person meeting with our farmers to thoroughly assess the site and discuss your gardening goals and experience. With this information we’ll create recommendations to put you on the path towards a flourishing garden. This is the best way to get support in renovating those old garden beds or jumpstarting your best growing season yet.
What You Get:
✓ Annual Planting Schedule: Seeding and transplanting dates for your chosen spring and fall crops, presented in an editable spreadsheet so you can have updated harvest forecasts through the months.
✓ Crop Layout: Garden map of where each crop should be grown to maximize space, sunlight, and crop rotation goals.
✓ Expert Tips: Suggestions for successful growing, including what soil amendments to add, irrigation advice, and pest control
HOW IT WORKS
Contact Us
Tell us more about your unique project and schedule a consultation.
2. Site Assessment
Meet for an in-person evaluation of the growing site where we will talk through your goals for the project, and take measurements, photos, and soil samples.
3. Garden Plan
Fill out our produce preference list, and we’ll use all the gathered information to create a personalized planting schedule and crop layout for you to follow, along with recommendations for success.
Requirements:
✓ On-Site consultations available to Bay Area residents only.
✓ If you’re outside of the Bay Area, we offer virtual planting plans and expert tips for pre-existing gardens, by request.
✓ Price is determined based on project size and scope.
OPTION #2
PHONE-A-FARMER
Virtual Answers to Your Growing Questions!
One-on-one virtual gardening guidance from our lead farmer, Christiana. Christiana shares our knowledge, helps problem solve, and empowers gardeners everywhere to grow confidently. This is the easiest way to get all your questions answered, plus receive useful suggestions and inspiration for making your garden more prolific than ever!
What You Get:
✓ On-Call Answers: 30 minute virtual guidance with Christiana via Phone, Facetime, or Zoom.
✓ Follow Up: An instructive email to recap our conversation, list next steps and provide further information if needed.
✓ Expert Advice: Confidence in knowing your answers come from a reliable source with years of farming experience. Plus, we are available to you as much as you need!
HOW IT WORKS
1. Contact Us
Schedule a mentoring phone call via our scheduling system.
2. Garden Intake
Complete intake form to capture more information about your garden, including specific topics you’d like to discuss.
3. Phone Our Farmer
Christiana will call you at the specified time. She’ll take the time to get all your gardening questions answered and send you a detailed recap of your conversation.
Schedule Here!
"I research A LOT about my new found gardening hobby (obsession) and I honestly find all the information overwhelming at times. So for my birthday Hubby got me a Phone-A-Farmer call with TBFC. I received so much useful information about MY garden and helpful suggestions to combat my seed starting woes. I must say real results are happening with just one small watering suggestion! Nothing beats one-on-one advice... Highly recommend!"
- ASHLEY
"My spring planting went from stressful to exciting after my call with The Backyard Farm Co. The challenges of my unique space, from sunlight, to soil health, to critters, were addressed in a thoughtful recommendation and follow up that went well beyond the answers I was expecting to get on the call. Thanks for helping me enjoy gardening and for setting me up for success!"
- MARTINA
INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS
If you are a landscape architect or designer interested in including an edible element in your next project, we offer consultations and collaborations for residential and corporate spaces. Please feel free to contact us to discuss your project in detail.