Drive too fast down Rumson Road through Little Silver and you just might miss the raised wooden beds and wire trellises that define the front of Wendy Weiner's house where she is known as the Front Yard Farmer.

But the Little Silver Cub Scout Den 5 moseyed over there on Friday from the Markham Place tennis courts and were treated to a tour of the property, which included tasting some scallions plucked from a bed and watching the force of rainwater she collects in containers alongside the house shoot out an irrigation spigot.

The trip was organized by moms Sheila Jurek and Wendy Munoz, who uses Weiner's expertise in her own garden.

The Front Yard Farmer offers a variety of services for local gardeners looking to cultivate their own vegetable gardens--from control to irrigation to composting.

Speaking of which, the boys perked up the most when Weiner brought them to the back corner of her yard where she keeps her own compost bin and explained to the group that it's broken down by worms eating and then defecating the enriched soil. They jumped around a little after that.

Further information on packages and services for The Front Yard Farmer can be found at thefrontyardfarmer.net. You can also contact Wendy for a one-time consultation of an existing garden at 908-797-7262 or e-mail her at wendy@thefrontyardfarmer.net.