We currently offer practical, water-wise garden support designed for real life in Southern Utah’s desert climate.

Our services include:

Desert Garden Walkthroughs - Personalized on-site consultations to help you create a more manageable and functional outdoor space.

Raised Bed Planning & Setup - Support with placement, planning, and beginner-friendly food-growing systems.

Pollinator Garden Support - Guidance for creating lower-maintenance outdoor spaces that support bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects.

Community Gleaning & Food Recovery - Through Iron County Gleaners, we help connect surplus produce with local food support efforts and volunteer opportunities.

Whether you're starting from scratch or simply looking for practical ideas for your yard, our goal is to provide approachable guidance that works for your space, budget, and energy level.

Getting started is simple.

Reach out through our contact form and tell us a little about your space, goals, and what kind of support you’re looking for. Whether you’re hoping to grow food, build raised beds, support pollinators, create a lower-maintenance yard, or simply make your outdoor space feel more manageable, we’d love to hear more.

For most homeowners, the best first step is a Desert Garden Walkthrough.

During this relaxed on-site visit, we’ll walk your property together, talk through ideas, identify opportunities, and create practical next steps that fit your budget, energy level, and goals.

No gardening experience required, just a space and a willingness to start somewhere.

Our approach is rooted in lived experience, practicality, and community.

The Rental Farmer wasn’t built around trends or expensive landscape packages. It grew from a lifelong connection to food growing, gleaning, regenerative practices, and finding realistic ways to make land work for everyday people.

We believe outdoor spaces should support the people living in them, not create more stress or overwhelm.

Rather than pushing large redesigns or one-size-fits-all solutions, we focus on practical ideas that fit your space, goals, budget, and energy level. We take time to understand how you actually live and create systems that feel manageable for real life in our desert climate.

Our goal isn’t perfection.

It’s helping people create outdoor spaces that feel more functional, resilient, and connected over time.

Not at all. Many of the people we work with are beginners, new to desert growing, adjusting to Southern Utah, or simply unsure where to start.

Our goal is not to overwhelm you with technical advice or complicated systems. We focus on practical ideas, realistic next steps, and helping you feel more confident in your space, wherever you're starting from.

Most homeowners begin with a Desert Garden Walkthrough for $65.

Additional support, such as raised bed setup or pollinator garden assistance, varies based on project size and goals. We believe in practical, approachable support and will always discuss options clearly before moving forward.

No surprise costs. No pressure. Just realistic guidance designed for real life.

Working with us feels more like walking your property with a knowledgeable friend than sitting through a formal design consultation.

Our approach is relaxed, practical, and centered around real life. We’ll walk your space together, talk through what’s working, what feels overwhelming, and what goals you have for your yard or garden. There’s no pressure, no complicated plans, and no expectation that you already know what you’re doing.

Questions are encouraged. Ideas are welcome. And whether you're starting with a blank yard or years of trial and error, we’ll meet you where you are.

Our goal is simple: help you leave with more clarity, realistic next steps, and confidence in moving forward.

Gleaning is the simple act of harvesting extra produce that might otherwise go unused. This can include backyard fruit trees, overflowing gardens, small farms, or seasonal surplus crops.

Through Iron County Gleaners, we help recover usable food and redirect it back into the community through volunteer efforts and local food support partnerships.

Even one fruit tree or garden can make a meaningful difference.

Absolutely!

If you have extra produce, fruit trees, or seasonal harvests you can’t use, we’d love to hear from you. No donation is too small. Sometimes a single tree can provide fresh food for multiple households.

Our goal is simple: reduce food waste, strengthen community connections, and help good food reach people who can use it.

Not at all.

We work with all kinds of spaces, from small yards and raised beds to larger properties and community growing spaces. Creating a more functional outdoor space doesn’t require acreage or a full redesign.

Small, thoughtful changes can have a big impact over time.