Mississippi Moon Naturals
Greenhouse, Garden & Seed Company
About Mississippi Moon Naturals
Mississippi Moon Naturals is a family-woman owned and operated small farm business in rural Southern Illinois. Our goal is to ensure that our community has access to healthy local foods.
Our family has been farming for over 75 years on our rural farm. At Mississippi Moon Naturals we strive to be aware of our environment. We work hard to be a business that combines sustainable farming methods and ideas, to bring you and your family a healthy food source.
We specialize in growing heirloom and open pollinated seed and plants. We offer garden bedding plants,herbs and flowers for your garden. Since opening in 1996, we’ve worked hard to bring our customers the products that they want at reasonable prices.Other companies may offer similar services, but our services come with a personal touch.
In the greenhouse, we grow year round in our Aquaponics system. Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the benefits of growing plants and fish in the same systematic environment.
Fish waste is turned into nitrates by the systems nitrifying bacteria. Plants can easily take up the nutrients in this form. In turn, the plants roots filter and clean the water for the fish. Using this method of farming produces beautiful organic food because the fertilizers are produced naturally.
Within our Aquaponics system we grow lettuce, spinach, herbs, and many types of vegetable plants.
A few great reasons to start a garden:
Today's economic instability is effecting everyone. Rising food costs have made it harder for people to gain access to healthy food choices. Planting a garden will not only save you money, it gives you a choice. A choice to be healthy and know what goes into the food that you consume.
Are you usually disappointed with the quality and pricing of the produce from the supermarket that has been shipped from thousands of miles away? Rather than wasting time and money traveling to the store, why not go to your backyard to pick a fresh garden grown tomato?
Growing your own produce keeps your food source local. It also gives you that extra peace of mind, to know that you are eating fresh quality food. Most vegetable and herb seeds are easily grown in the garden or in containers.
With a little hard work and a small investment you can reap the benefits of fresh from the garden vegetables and fruits.
In our opinion, gardening is rewarding. We believe that fruits and vegetables taste so much better as they are freshly harvested.
