About us
About B.S.F.
We are here to uplift our community!
➤ It is our mission to bring clean, healthy, and fresh produce directly to you.
➤ By utilizing our local farm we can make giant improvements in quality and nutrition without the
giant costs.
➤ With a state-of-the-art growing facility, Black Sheep Farms is able to grow and produce unique vegetables and produce all year long.
What can we grow for you?
What can we grow for you?
Black Sheep Farms offers an opportunity to request specific crops. We have mustard greens that taste like wasabi (Wasabina). We have lettuce that looks like flowers, we have flowers you can eat. We deliver living produce that keeps on growing after harvest, dramatically increasing shelf life and drastically reducing waste. We can grow in any season and often we can have fresh items delivered in a matter of minutes if needed. All pesticide free and grown with love.
Our Indoor hydroponic vertical farming produces premium lettuce yields.
Why Are We Different?
➤ Consistent: 365 days a year of controlled environment means our only season is GROWING season!
➤ Delicious: Grown under perfect conditions, these leaves are tender and flavorful. Many desirable qualities can be enhanced such as color and flavor by adjusting light and nutrient input.
Why Are We Better?
➤ Pesticide and preservative free: The cleanest and healthiest way to grow.
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Responsible: uses less than 5 gallons of water a day to produce almost 1000 heads of lettuce per week. Also significantly reduces spoilage as product shelf life is extended by continued growth..
Where Different Tastes Better
Indoor vertical farming!
➤ Consistent: 365 days a year of controlled environment means our only season is GROWING season!
➤ Delicious: Grown under perfect conditions, these leaves are tender and flavorful. Many desirable qualities can be enhanced such as color and flavor by adjusting light and nutrient input.
➤ Pesticide and preservative free: The cleanest and healthiest way to grow.
➤
Responsible: uses less than 5 gallons of water a day to produce almost 1000 heads of lettuce per week. Also significantly reduces spoilage as product shelf life is extended by continued growth..
Full Press Juicery and Black Sheep Farms
Lydia Hobbs of Full Press Juicery has a long history of feeding athletes, serving as a personal chef to many notable names. Dee Strange-Gordon of MLB fame, has been blessed to eat those delicious and highly nutritious meals. They bonded over the love of great food and the benefits associated with elevated eating habits. When Dee started Black Sheep Farms, he couldn’t wait for Lydia to taste what he was growing. After a visit to the farm to see how almost 1,000 heads of lettuce can grow using only 5 gallons of water per day, Lydia was hooked! Her commitment to serve the freshest and most delicious locally sourced foods and promote sustainable farming were found right here at Black Sheep Farms-Where Different Grows Better! Lydia especially loves our Kale and because of her Zesty Apple Cider Vinaigrette, Dee now likes Kale too! BSF is currently growing 6 different lettuce and leafy green varieties in our farm for your Full Press Juicery salads and juices.
Full Press Juicery is now open in LA Fitness Metrowest, 4792 S. Kirkman Rd. Orlando, FL 32811. They serve amazing fresh juices, smoothies, SALADS, cold or pressed sandwiches and wraps and a small breakfast menu of overnight oats, breakfast sandwiches, pastries and bagels. You can also order many items online at www.fullpressjuicery.com. We look forward to growing for and with Lydia and Full Press Juicery.
Central Florida MLB player grows field of his dreams at local farm
FORT MEADE, Fla. — Approximately, 134 miles away from Central Florida sits 50 acres of open land and one white container with the words “Black Sheep Farm.” The logo welcomes visitors and workers to a colorful wall of hanging lettuce waiting to be picked. This isn't your average farm, and baseball’s Dee Strange-Gordon isn't your average farmer. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Strange-Gordon had an idea. "So baseball ain't gonna be forever," Strange-Gordon said. "You know, I'm getting a little older, but I was like, 'what can I do?'" The idea would be a home run and lead him to join the small percentage of Black farmers in the U.S. and become the CEO of Black Sheep Farms. “I mean, everybody else can think to doubt now, but I mean, I made it to play baseball," Strange-Gordon said. "Look at me. I could farm if I could play baseball."
FORT MEADE, Fla. —
Approximately, 134 miles away from Central Florida sits 50 acres of open land and one white container with the words “Black Sheep Farm.”
The logo welcomes visitors and workers to a colorful wall of hanging lettuce waiting to be picked.
This isn't your average farm, and baseball’s Dee Strange-Gordon isn't your average farmer.
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Strange-Gordon had an idea.
"So baseball ain't gonna be forever," Strange-Gordon said. "You know, I'm getting a little older, but I was like, 'what can I do?'"
The idea would be a home run and lead him to join the small percentage of Black farmers in the U.S. and become the CEO of Black Sheep Farms.
“I mean, everybody else can think to doubt now, but I mean, I made it to play baseball," Strange-Gordon said. "Look at me. I could farm if I could play baseball."
The lettuce business is taking off for Strange-Gordan.
So far, he is working with multiple Advent Health Facilities and partnering with a local juice business to incorporate his veggies.
In addition, he gives away bags of lettuce to the Avon Park Community.
The hydroponic container is all controlled from an iPad that can change the temperature of the facility and calculate the exact amount of water needed for the lettuce.
“These being kale, they got more than the four weeks because they have five," Strange-Gordon said. "Meaning, I get to cut it up to five times.”
Strange-Gordon turned this vision into a family business and brought along his close friends, including former pro baseball player Taiwan Perry, to help execute the vision.
"I was jokingly saying it at first, ‘I'm going to be a Black farmer,'" Perry, the farm manager and food and safety manager, said. "But now look, two years later, we're really doing it and so I'm proud of us."
Strange-Gordon’s next goal is to continue to build more hydroponic stations and give back to his community while expanding his Black Sheep Farm brand.
A BASEBALL PLAYER’S DREAM OF GROWING NEW FIELDS
From the baseball fields to the farm fields. Professional player Dee Strange-Gordon is cultivating his passion for hydroponic farming into his community, bringing his friends and neighbors along for the journey. Jessica Gomez spoke with the 35-year-old Floridian, to learn what inspired him – and what he hopes to achieve.