Exotic Gardening Farms and Wildlife Habitat

Exotic Gardening Farms and Wildlife Habitat is our privately operated working farm and certified Monarch Waystation in Marion, Indiana. We maintain habitat for pollinators and wildlife and share practical homesteading experiences.

Our seasonal offerings may include farm fresh eggs, fresh and dried herbs, produce, maple syrup, homemade baked goods, sourdough products, woven items, rag rugs, goat milk soaps and other homemade bath products, gift baskets, and handmade homestead goods. All items are subject to availability. Visit our online shop for current availability: https://shop.experimentalhomesteader.com/

Our shop also carries our gourmet pancake and waffle mixes, hot cocoa mixes, and seasoning mixes year round.

We offer limited local delivery and limited pickup by prior arrangement. The farm is private property. Please arrange any order pickup in advance. We do not offer unscheduled visits or animal tours, and we do not accept animal drop-offs. We are not a retail plant nursery, pet store, petting zoo, or public botanical garden, and we do not sell seeds or plants. Our native plant exchange is a community activity, not a walk-in plant shop, run through Grant County's Native Nook and Plant-A-Row For The Hungry Indiana.

The money from the items you purchase is used to help keep the farm going by providing food to both the wild and domestic animals that live here.