ECHO Global Farm & Nursery

“Echo (education concern for hunger organization), is an organization with roots in faith and a global mission to fight hunger through practical solutions. We took the Appropriate Technology Village Tour, which demonstrates how simple, locally sourced tools can support farming, water access, and food preparation in resource-limited areas. The mission primarily focuses on training communities around the world to build and use these tools—but I wish I had known more clearly in advance that this would be the tour’s focus. If you're deciding between options, I’d recommend starting with the farm tour instead. That said, our guide Jeff was fantastic: incredibly passionate, knowledgeable, and generous with his time. There’s also a small, peaceful area near the main center that would be perfect for a quick picnic when no events are taking place. They sell products from the various agriculture harvested on their land in the gift shop. I loved how they genuinely prioritize sustainability in their practices. also, it was insightful to see how plants from diverse climates are adapted to thrive in different environments using innovative techniques. I’d definitely recommend visiting.”

“I had an amazing experience at ECHO North America Impact Center. The tour was incredibly educational and inspiring, especially for anyone interested in sustainable agriculture, food security, and global impact. Our tour guide, Nate, was outstanding. He was knowledgeable, engaging, and explained everything in a way that was easy to understand while still being really insightful. You could tell he was genuinely passionate about ECHO’s mission, which made the whole experience even more meaningful. The gardens were beautiful, well-maintained, and full of unique and edible plants you don’t see every day. I learned a lot about small-scale farming strategies and how they can make a real difference around the world. I’d highly recommend this place to students, families, and anyone curious about sustainability or agriculture. Definitely worth the visit!”

“A great place to visit if you love nature and farming. This place offers an hour and half tour around the place and proves education about sustainability and various ways of farming in different parts of the world and their climates. This is a nonprofit organization which provides education not just locally but, around the world (mainly in disadvantaged parts). Their goal is to provide knowledge about sustainable farming, so small communities can become independent by growing their own crops. It was very interesting to see and taste various plants which may be new to some individuals. During the tour they offer water to drink, which was very thoughtful. They also have a small gift shop inside the building, and a nursery where you can buy some plants. As I was told donations are welcome as this is their way to operate and do great deeds.”

“I cannot say enough great things about Echo Farm. I had an outstanding experience on both the farm tour and the technology tour. I feel like most people just take the farm tour but the technology tour is fascinating and probably the tour I favored. This charity is such an inspiration for providing sustainable farming, clean water, and other habitat resources. I think the tours are a day and a few dollars well spent. The tour guides were both awesome, funny, and knowledgeable. The different regions of farming are well spaced and extremely diverse. My favorite part was the variety of water wells and purification techniques, along with the hut/home building done with recycled material, and the resourcefulness of the methane gas.”

“ECHO is well worth the visit, especially if you're in the Ft. Meyers area. Not only are they good stewards of the local ecology, but they also contribute to the local economy through various workshop, tours, demos, and conferences. Moreover, they teach farmers sustainable (economically and ecologically) practices of land and water stewardship worldwide! What's more: they're family friendly, making it a great place for children to learn! As other reviewers have emphatically stated, you can't go wrong with a stop off at ECHO. And at the end of the day you can enjoy the sunset at a local beach! 🙌 JuniorStewards.org approved 🌱”

“Love this place - have been going for years. Christian charity org that focuses on educating on how to grow in harsh environments. What's great is anything they grow there can be grown in the surrounding area. Many of the edibles I've had for years came from ECHO. Great charity and place to do business. Highly recommend.”

“So awesome, spreaded in 42 or 50 Acres, very well organized. They give a tour at start at 9 am. It was so great to see their plants. They sale plant at resonable prices. Lots off different varieties of mango plant and other plants. All are healthy and nice looking plant. They sale dwarf plants too.”

“Now. This place is very relaxing and beautiful! They have a lot of plants and I got really excited because they were some that I had been looking for so I was happy to see them.. I took the tour and I thought we could eat some of the fruits and plants not sure if I had read that on the website or was told that would be the case. There were so many star fruits that were ripe and fell off the tree.. so a few of us picked from the trees, there were trees all over. Some people never saw the fruit on a tree so wasn’t sure what it was. The tour guide she had us sample a few leaves but when we ate the star fruit she said not to pick them because they are sold in the farmers market. Like lady do you see how much is on the ground? Why aren’t they being harvested everyday? These things will fall and rot really fast.. (but then again they are the experts). That just really annoyed me, but it’s a great place to visit. They had a few fruits that you could purchase but if they would sell most of their produce, I would definitely do my grocery shopping there. The people are really nice otherwise, just be clear about the rules. I bought quite a bit of plants. I am still searching for the shampoo ginger plant, (they had it on the farm but they don’t have it for sale), nutmeg tree and the Kama sutra mint/ Jamaican stick mint. You should check it out with your family. Just be careful we saw a huge black and red snake( didn’t know if it was poisonous), but they have ducks, chickens and pigs on the farm. I have videos so I am unable to post it here.”