Shoving Leopard Farm is a 2-acre, Certified Naturally Grown farm located in the Hudson Valley, overlooking the Hudson River and the Catskills beyond . I am committed to providing the highest quality flowers and garlic for my local community, while promoting environmentally and socially sustainable practices.

The Garden

The permanent beds are designed around the pick-your-own flower labyrinth in the center of the farm, and are planted out with over 300 varieties of annual, biennial, and perennial flowers.

Being Certified Naturally Grown means that I use no chemical fertilizers or pesticides. I rely on OMRI certified fertilizers, well-finished compost, cover crops, applications of compost tea and fish emulsion for fertility. I use crop rotation, vegetative barriers, soap, garlic, and pepper sprays, chicken detail, pheromone traps, and manual squishing for pest-control.   By improving soil tilth, increasing organic matter, and promoting biodiversity in the soil and in the crops, I try to create an environment that allows for a sustainable production of healthy and abundant crops.

My small hoop house serves as a potting shed in early spring, a hot house in the summer, a curing station in the fall, and a refuge from weather for my hens in the winter.   

My flowers are primarily grown for CSA members who come once a week throughout the summer season to pick their own bouquets from the labyrinth.  I also offer bouquet subscriptions for spring flowers, summer blooms, and fall dahlias.

I also grow specialty flowers for local farm stands, florists, designers, as well as for DIY weddings and other events.