About Us

Mosswood Farm Store opened July 4th, 2007 in a 1910 cracker style house next to the museum on Cholokka boulevard in Micanopy. Our vision was and is to offer earth-friendly useful items that you can’t find easily anymore. Think clotheslines, butter churns, grain mills. The store is much like the old general store where your grandmother might have shopped in her childhood. You’ll find overalls, aprons and sewing notions, as well as natural laundry soda and pine tar soap.

We want to make natural, organic and sustainable living products available to everyone who wants to live a simpler life and lessen their impact on the environment. Community is very important to us, so in October of 2007, we started a Sunday afternoon farmers’ market behind the store. Our goals were to give local farmers a place to sell their stuff, and give the people of Micanopy and surrounding areas a place to buy produce and other locally produced goods. The farmers’ market is 1-5 p.m. every Sunday. In December, we expanded the store to include Mosswood Kitchen and Bakery—where we bake organic artisan breads and pastries. As of this writing, we have pastries available daily, and breads available Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as well as by special order.

A lot of people ask about our name ‘Mosswood Farm Store’. We consider the store to be an extension of our farm, Mosswood Farm, which is located just outside of the Micanopy city limits on Lake Tuscawilla. Mosswood Farm has been our home for the past 15 years. The farm also serves as headquarters for our daughter, natural horsemanship trainer and rider Jessica Piazza. Jessica and her cousin, Adrienne Drennen, train and teach approximately 20 horses and riders at the farm. With Jessica’s background in hunters, and Adrienne’s past experience in 3-day eventing, they bring a variety of disciplines to the ring. But, whatever they happen to be teaching, their approach is decidedly ‘natural’. Jessica is a Level 3 graduate of Parelli Natural Horsemanship—and the Parelli ideals of communication and harmony between horse and rider are paramount in the program.

Since opening the store, we’ve had the good fortune to meet a lot of folks, both local and just traveling through. They’ve all been helpful with feedback and advice about our products and our mission. As a result, we’re constantly expanding our vision, as well as our inventory. We now have a selection of organic foods—grocery items, as well as prepared foods—organic pet products and a much expanded garden area. We expect to continue to grow, adding items here and there—as long as we can stay true to our original vision of natural and environmentally friendly, and maintain our old timey feel.

Please let us know how you think we’re doing.

Morgan