Rooney’s Front Porch Farm’s season is June to mid July. We offer U-Pick blueberries, blackberries and sunflowers. There is ample parking and a clean restroom. Fun for the whole family. Check our website for lots of pictures.
Valley Treasure TrailFind it, then tick or colour it in
Follow the trail through the plantings. Find the real crop at each stop, then tick or colour the circle. Reach the end for fresh fruit and a cold coconut.
✕ marks the spot
The Fruit Plate & Fresh Coconuts
Ticked them all? You reached the end of the valley. Claim a plate of just-picked fruit and a cold fresh coconut.
Rooney’s Front Porch Farm · Live Oak
Rooney’s Front Porch Farm · A living Caribbean valley
The Valley GuideWhat grows, and what it does
Every planting here is food and medicine both. This is the knowledge our elders carried: eat close to the earth, brew the bush, and let the land keep you well. Walk slow, spot what grows, and know what it holds.
Rooney’s Front Porch Farm · Live OakItal is vital · The land is the first healer
Water in this area
In Florida, mains water is delivered by local public water systems, regulated by the Florida Dept of Environmental Protection (DEP), Source & Drinking Water Program under the US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act. Typical hardness: Very hard; Floridan limestone / karst aquifer, averaging roughly 200+ ppm (among the hardest in the US). For a specific ZIP, see the EWG Tap Water Database.
Supplier
Local public water systems
Regulator
Florida Dept of Environmental Protection (DEP), Source & Drinking Water Program · US EPA (Safe Drinking Water Act)
Hardness
Very hard; Floridan limestone / karst aquifer, averaging roughly 200+ ppm (among the hardest in the US)