04/29/2026
It all started in December 2019 when we met. A month later Maggie bought a house. And then February 2020 everything began to change.
The pandemic hit and had us asking the real questions: What kind of life do we actually want to live? And would that life survive if the rest of the world changed drastically?
We moved in together and got to work.
Maggie grew up on a homestead in Rhode Island - growing veggies, raising a few wily animals, learning the land early. Tyson spent years across Central America working on farms and communities, growing his own food (and of course, flowers). Together we dreamed of building a bigger farm with a large community. But life had other plans.
So we did what you do when the big dream isn’t available yet... we built it right here on our ⅓ acre in New Smyrna Beach. In the woods, no less. Every single inch turned into food production.
We thought selling produce and eggs was part of the plan. Turns out we have WAY more fun giving it away… on tours, to neighbors, to anyone curious. We’d rather teach you to grow your own food.
That little plot has now grown into 20+ gardens across our community - what we call the “s” in Rebel Farms - and we’re just beginning.
The community, now called our Agrihood, started as a vision. Now it’s moving faster than we imagined. Every time a house hit the market on our street, the right family found us (or we found them). We now have a tribe of 5 families, 10 kids under 5, and their friends here every single day. Bringing back the American neighborhood we feel was lost a long time ago.
We’ve survived three natural disasters in 4 years and rebuilt every time. That resilience is exactly why we have so much success with our gardens. We know what survives the worst. We know how to grow trees that last.
People come to us for a beautiful productive design - or because they’ve tried, failed, and need someone to show up with LOVE, mission, and zero judgment.
Let’s get growing. 🌱 📸 photos by
