Welcome to Sky Fire Ranch
Operating Cattle Ranch with Chickens, Honey Bees, and Bromeliads. Agritourism, Farm Store
George retired in 2012 from Sarasota County, Florida, as a Firefighter/Paramedic.
"Retirement" turned into a 60 hour work week, running a land clearing company. Sky Fire is "retirement part two",
Meet the Sky Fire Ranch Family
Originally from the Canadian Maritimes, Joanne is an RN for a large Hospital. Having traveled the world in her career, she settled in Florida where she and George married in 2013. Joanne is the "Green Thumb" of the operation.
Home of the Most Amazing Sunsets
Sky Fire Ranch is a family-owned and operated cattle ranch with a focus on sustainable farming practices. Our ranch is home to not only cattle, but also chickens, honey bees, and beautiful bromeliads. We welcome visitors to come experience our agritourism activities, visit our farm store, and even camp on our property.
World Class Sky Fire
We are Located on Parnell Rd; call if GPS sends you elsewhere!
What We Offer
Local Honey and Beeswax
Our Bee Yard at Sky Fire Ranch can at times number over 400 colonies! Our numbers are highest during the colder months while we grow our own colonies, and provide land for our northern bee keeper partners to shelter their bees from the frigid Winter weather.
Typically our citrus harvest occurs around March where last year we harvested over 1800 pounds of delicious citrus honey .
Joanne is also busy right after harvest making candles out of our 100% pure beeswax. Look for them in our Farm Market
Beef, Chicken, and Produce
At Sky Fire Ranch, we grow our own beef, chicken and produce. In late 2025 we had a freeze which wiped out most of our above-ground crops, so produce is limited this season. Our "Fall" steer has been processed by the butcher and is now in the market freezers, as are our free-range Cornish-Cross meat chickens. Either can be thawed in the refrigerator upon request so its not frozen on your arrival
Dairy
We have had so many requests for fresh dairy, so this year we partnered with a local dairy to bring fresh whole milk, and nearly 15 varieties of ice cream into our market. Joanne and I have gained at least ten pounds due to "sampling" that ice cream! But be warned: It is addictive!
Reserve A Spot
There are no amenities or hook-ups, but if you are looking for a place to park your rig for the night for free, check out Harvest Hosts