Monthly Archives: July 2026

S4E15: Derick and Johanna Moreno: Green Thumb Ranch โ€” Why they chose to share it with the community



๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ๏ธย  Green Thumb Ranch

How do you go from buying five acres for a man cave… to creating a ranch filled with miniature cows, donkeys, sheep, chickens, fruit trees, vegetable gardens, fresh eggs, and even a coffee roasting business?

๐Ÿ’š Meet Derick and Johanna Moreno, the owners of Green Thumb Ranch in Bokeelia.

What began as an unexpected purchase became a place of healing, family, and community. Today, visitors of all ages can experience the joy of meeting their friendly farm animals, exploring the ranch, and enjoying coffee grown on the Moreno family’s farm in Nicaragua and roasted right here on Pine Island.

Join us as Derick and Johanna share the remarkable story of how Green Thumb Ranch came to be, why they love opening it to the community, and how life’s unexpected turns often become the greatest adventures.

โœจโ€œI grew up on a farm in Nicaragua โ€ฆ I wanted to go ahead and grow my own food.ย  You buy food and you donโ€™t know what they are putting on our foodย  We have 140 fruit trees.ย  80 of those are avocados.ย  Hopefully we will be selling some fruit.ย  We have 20 mangoes and 9 lychees and other fruit trees.ย  Iโ€™ve been blessed.ย  You do everything at the beginning correctly so down the line itโ€™s less work.โ€

โ€” Derick Moreno

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Listen now on your favorite podcast app or at pineislandexperience.com

๐ŸŒ Look at Upcoming Events and Book a tour: greenthumbranch.com

๐Ÿ“ง Weโ€™d love to hear your thoughts: pineislandexperience@gmail.com


S4E14: Bri and Taylor Johnson โ€” Building Dreams in Matlacha



๐Ÿ  ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ๏ธย  Matlacha Tiny Village and Nautical Tiki Cruises ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿ›–โš“

Bri and Taylor Johnson took a leap of faith when they chose Matlacha to build their future.

As the new owners of Matlacha Tiny Village and Nautical Tiki Cruises, they’re investing in more than two businessesโ€”they’re investing in our community.

We talked about restoring a waterfront property, creating memorable experiences on the water, raising a young family, and why they believe Matlacha is such a special place ๐Ÿ’›.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Listen now on your favorite podcast app or at pineislandexperience.com

๐ŸŒ Book your stay:ย  matlachatinyvillage.com

๐ŸŒ Book your cruise: nauticaltiki.com

๐ŸŽง Listen now on your favorite podcast app or at: pineislandexperience.com

๐Ÿ“ง Weโ€™d love to hear your thoughts: pineislandexperience@gmail.com