Food or Fodder
The best trees and shrubs to feed your family or your animals.
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Strawberries - $48
Strawberries (Zones 4–8)
Includes 12 ea:
- Sweet Charlie (June-bearing) – Produces one large crop, extra sweet flavor.
- Eversweet (Ever-bearing) – Continues fruiting from summer into fall, tolerates heat above 100°F.
Bare root plants that will give you garden-fresh strawberries—perfect for jams, baking, or snacking. Easy to propagate if you let the runners set.
Blackberries - $53 (Sold Out)
Blackberries (Zones 5–9)
Includes 1 ea:
- Arapaho – Early-ripening thornless variety with medium, sweet berries.
- Ouachita – Large sweet berries, mid-season, exceptionally high yields.
- Navaho – Possibly the sweetest Arkansas release, medium fruit, thornless.
Developed by the University of Arkansas, these upright blackberries are disease-resistant, flavorful, and great for fresh eating or preserves.
Raspberries - $39
Raspberries (Zones 4–8)
Includes 1 ea:
- Jewell – A black raspberry type, early-ripening, glossy fruit.
- Jaclyn – Primocane red raspberry, exceptionally early, disease-resistant.
- Fall Gold – Everbearing golden raspberry, honey-sweet flavor.
Raspberries are hard to ship and expensive in stores, so growing your own is the best way to enjoy fresh, ripe berries straight off the plant.
Southern Blueberry - $49
Southern Blueberries (Zones 6-9)
Includes 1 ea:
- Premier – Tall, upright, firm berries with excellent flavor.
- Powder Blue – Mid-late season, heat-tolerant, sweet, light blue fruit.
- Onslow – Self-fertile rabbiteye, large yields, bright blue berries.
These heat-loving rabbiteye blueberries bring consistent production, beautiful fall color, and a sweet harvest right to your backyard.
Northern Blueberry - $49
Northern Blueberries (Zones 3-7)
Includes 1 ea:
- Northland – Michigan-bred for extreme cold, wild-blueberry flavor.
- Patriot – Originally for home gardens, large firm berries, hardy in cold.
- Blue Gold – Mid-late season, uniform ripening, extremely cold-hardy.
For the “crazy people who live where it hurts to breathe in the winter,” these varieties thrive under snow, cold, and fluctuating temps—perfect for that home-grown taste of summer in northern climates.
Grapes - $55
Grapes (Zones 5–8, with variations)
Includes 1 ea:
- Thompson (Green, Seedless) – Classic sweet table grape, great for raisins.
- Reliance (Pink, Seedless) – Extremely cold-hardy, tender skin, sweet flavor.
- Mars (Blue) – Disease-resistant, Concord-like sweetness, ripens earlier.
These three picks cover the spectrum of color and flavor—perfect for fresh eating, homemade raisins, or juice.
Hybrid Willow Cuttings - $38
Hybrid Willow Cuttings (Zones 3-9)
Includes:
- 10 – Large diameter willow cuttings
Fantastic fodder tree cultivar, this is my top pick for dead simple propagation. Fodder and Fuelwood! Best pick for feeding rabbits and stormwater mitigation. Stick them in the ground and let them grow!
Hybrid Poplar Cuttings - $50
Hybrid Poplar Cuttings (Zones 3-9)
Includes:
- 12 – Hybrid Poplar cuttings
Similar to Hybrid Willow, these Hybrid Poplar 8″–10″ unrooted cuttings are powerhouses of rapid growth. Fantastic fuelwood and fodder tree cultivar, this is in my top 3 for dead simple propagation. Fodder and Fuelwood! Best pick for feeding sheep, fuelwood production and stormwater mitigation. but where these shine is biomass for biochar and fuelwood for heating and cooking!
Bulk Hybrid Willow Cuttings - $75
Bulk Hybrid Willow Cuttings (Zones 3-9)
Includes:
- 40 – Hybrid Willow cuttings (Small to Medium diameter)
Same hybrid willow, these are smaller diameter and a larger bundle
Fodder Trees 1X - $59
Fodder Tree Pack (Zones 3-10, Depending on Species)
Includes 3 ea:
- White Mulberry (Morus alba var. Tatarica) – High-protein leaves, extremely digestible.
- Hybrid Willow (Salix x sp.) – Fast growth, adaptable to many conditions, easy to propagate.
- Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) – Attractive landscaping tree with leaves tested at 34% protein.
This trio of versatile trees supplies excellent fodder for livestock, boosts pollinator activity, and helps control erosion. A must-have pack for anyone looking to maximize on-farm sustainability.
Fodder Trees 2x - $98
Fodder Tree Pack (Zones 3-10, Depending on Species)
Includes 6 ea:
- White Mulberry (Morus alba var. Tatarica) – High-protein leaves, extremely digestible.
- Hybrid Willow (Salix x sp.) – Fast growth, adaptable to many conditions, easy to propagate.
- Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) – Attractive landscaping tree with leaves tested at 34% protein.
This trio of versatile trees supplies excellent fodder for livestock, boosts pollinator activity, and helps control erosion. A must-have pack for anyone looking to maximize on-farm sustainability.
Fodder Trees 4x - $179
Fodder Tree Pack (Zones 3-10, Depending on Species)
Includes 12 ea:
- White Mulberry (Morus alba var. Tatarica) – High-protein leaves, extremely digestible.
- Hybrid Willow (Salix x sp.) – Fast growth, adaptable to many conditions, easy to propagate.
- Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) – Attractive landscaping tree with leaves tested at 34% protein.
This trio of versatile trees supplies excellent fodder for livestock, boosts pollinator activity, and helps control erosion. A must-have pack for anyone looking to maximize on-farm sustainability.
Bush Cherries - $53
Bush Cherries (Zones 4-8, with reports of 3-9)
Includes 1 ea:
- Jan
- Joel
- Joy
Developed by E.M. Meader (University of New Hampshire), these compact 4-foot bushes produce firm, tart Montmorency-like cherries with striking red autumn foliage. They’re also self-fertile (except Jan, which needs either Joel or Joy), easy to care for, and highly resistant to powdery mildew and cherry worms.
Elderberries - $50
Elderberries (Zones 4-9)
Includes 1 ea:
- Bob Gordon – Large, sweet, drooping clusters that birds tend to leave alone.
- Ranch – Compact, drought-tolerant, grows well in poor soils.
- Wyldewood – Late-harvest, vigorous, great for primocane fruiting.
These elderberry varieties deliver larger berries, higher yields, and easier picking than wild types.
Hardy Kiwi - $48 (Sold Out)
Hardy Kiwi (Zones 4b-8)
Includes 1 ea:
- Geneva 3 (Female) – Early ripening, dense clusters of flavorful fruit.
- Ananasnaja “Anna” (Female) – Popular kiwiberry with tropical flavor.
- Meader (Male) – Extended flowering window, perfect pollinator.
Enjoy the sweet taste of kiwi in colder climates! These vigorous vines need a strong trellis and can yield up to 50+ pounds per mature vine.
Fantastic Figs - $45 (Sold Out)
Fantastic Figs (Zones 5-11)
Includes 1 ea:
- Chicago Hardy – Cold-tolerant, jammy interior, may die back and regrow in colder areas.
- Panache Tiger – Beautifully striped yellow-green exterior, sweet strawberry-red flesh.
- Violette de Bordeaux – Compact size, small jet-black fruit with rich, dark-red flesh.
If you’re in the South, figs are a must. For cooler zones, Chicago Hardy still performs well with winter protection. This pack is an incredible deal compared to typical nursery prices!
Bacon Trees - $58
Bacon Trees (Zones 5-9)
Includes:
- 3 Persimmon – Winter-hardy, sweet caramel-like fruit lingering into winter.
- 3 White Oak – Iconic oak with lower-tannin acorns, excellent for livestock and wildlife.
- 3 Red Mulberry – Native tree providing carbohydrate-rich fruit for pigs and poultry.
Designed for wildlife support and livestock finishing, these species yield a high-carb drop throughout the seasons—mulberries in summer, acorns in fall, and persimmons into winter—perfect for putting weight on animals naturally.
Self Reliance
Keep your money in your pocket and grow food on your land.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you handle delivery?
After receiving your order, we begin shipping when it is most appropriate for your area. We source most of our trees currently from growers out of state. We ship as soon as we can following receipt of trees from the growers. Plants are kept dormant either in ground or in refrigeration until it’s a good time to ship. Generally that means late winter. Whenever that time is, your plants will be packaged with care and shipped directly to you. Upon receiving your plants, it’s best to open them up, soak the roots in cool water for 30 minutes and immediately plant or pot up. If you cannot do so, you can keep them refrigerated for a while before planting, or heel in either in pots outdoors or in the ground to hold over until you are ready to plant.
When do my plants ship?
Plant packages ship as soon as we have trees from the growers. Normally for those in the southern US, we ship as soon as humanly possible. Northern locations are often delayed a couple weeks. But rest assured we do everything possible to ship out as soon as possible. Middle to end of March is the normal shipping window but that varies from year to year depending on weather factors.
I have a question, how do I contact you?
You can reach me at nick@homegrownliberty.com You can find out more about me and what I do at www.homegrownliberty.com
Why buy these package deals?
Because it’s the best deal you’re going to find. And because supporting the start of this business is going to bring more and better selections to you that will enable you to build out a thriving and productive home orchard and/or berry patch. Trying to buy individual plants piecemeal through normal online vendors ends up extremely expensive. It’s our goal to enable both new and experienced growers to purchase a variety of cultivars suited to their needs at rock bottom prices so you can get the space you’re growing absolutely filled with wonderful plants faster and more affordably.
What are fodder trees?
Fodder tree species are those that have been identified as being safe to feed to livestock as either fresh cut leaves or dried and stored just like grass hay. This is a historic practice going back thousands of years that is seeing a resurgence in those interested in self sufficient lifestyles and those seeking a lower cost and more healthy option for feeding their animals.
Why Buy from You?
You will be helping to launch a new nursery business unlike any you’ve seen before. Our focus is on small landowners who want to become self sufficient. We are currently propagating and preparing to sell several species and cultivars of rare plants especially suited for homesteading, farmsteading, off grid living, and any other way of defining a more self sufficient life. We are dedicated to finding historic fruits that have stood the test of time as well as breeding new versions that can withstand the rigors of establishing a resilient ecosystem on your land, or thriving in a lush and established system. We do seedling trials for survivability through drought and other pressures to develop new and exciting plant offerings found nowhere else in the world. And we want to do it in a way that you can afford to build a successful orchard as quick and affordable as possible!
Why plant fodder trees?
Fodder trees enable you to exponentially grow the amount of food you can feed livestock with no outside inputs onto your property. What this means is you keep money in your budget for other things, allowing you to snowball your efforts towards greater self-reliance and more financial security. If you have no animal feed bills, that means you keep all that money that would have left your control and frees it up to do things like pay down debt or develop other important infrastructure. We encourage you to consider planting your fodder trees years in advance of when you will need them to produce for you.
When are you going to have more plants for sale?
We are on track to hopefully have more than a dozen varieties of Fig, Blueberry, Blackberry, Muscadine, and many other small fruits ready for sale in upcoming years. That is only the beginning! There are some very exciting rare and unique fruits we have acquired or bred that will be growing to propagation size this year and will be available for purchasing in the future as the nursery grows.