Welcome To Plantation Oaks Farms
Welcome to Plantation Oaks Farms
Where history lives, and legacy thrives.
Nestled under the sprawling canopy of ancient live oaks in western Nassau County, Plantation Oaks Farms is a rare living relic of Florida’s earliest settlement days. This land, once part of the Pedro Pons Land Grant during Spain’s colonization in the late 1700s, remains one of the oldest continuously held pieces of private property in Florida. Passed through generations—from Spanish Minorcan settlers to early American pioneers—it tells a uniquely Southern story of perseverance, grit, and deep-rooted tradition.
In the early 1800s, Maria (Mary) Pons married Seymour Pickett, one of the first Virginia settlers to Florida and founder of Pickettville. Their legacy, and that of the land they were entrusted with, has remained remarkably intact. In 1933, WW Hodges Sr. gifted the land to his son and daughter-in-law, Walter Jr. and Helen Beasley Hodges, who unknowingly reunited Helen with her ancestral land. Under their care, the Hodges Poultry Farm was born—a small yet mighty hatchery that operated for decades and was even featured in “Smokey and the Bandit Part 3.”
But the most enduring part of this farm’s story isn’t just the land—it’s the people.
In 1983, Amy Mizell was born, the first direct Mizell daughter in over 150 years. Raised on the stories of her great-grandmother “Nanny,” and nurtured by her grandparents, Amy grew up with a passion for both animals and heritage. After graduating from Auburn University in 2005, Amy returned home to transform her corner of the family land into a thriving equestrian estate.
Today, Plantation Oaks Farms is a full-service horse farm, event venue, and living museum of sorts—where every tree, trail, and timber beam carries a story. Amy and her son Colt actively show APHA horses, proudly representing a family tradition that now spans ten generations.
From its Spanish colonial roots to its modern revival as a picturesque Southern estate, Plantation Oaks Farms is more than a farm. It’s a legacy.
And we invite you to be part of the story.
The Barn
Our event barn is 5,000 square foot and completely air conditioned. We can hold up to 300 of your guests, family and loved ones. No two clients are the same – we know this, and we work with you every step of the way to ensure that we help you create the wedding of your dreams, from a customized floor plan to vendor recommendations to the overall management of the venue on the day itself. Want us to do it all? Ask about our all-inclusive wedding packages.
Wedding Ceremonies
You can choose to hold your wedding at one of our two ceremony sites - the Pergola with the Event Barn as the backdrop or the Oak Lawn which faces to the west under our 200 year old live oak trees draped in Spanish moss. This puts them in the ideal position to capture the beautiful red, purple and gold hues of the beautiful sunsets we experience daily at Plantation Oaks Farms. Receptions are held in our air conditioned Event Barn.
More than Weddings
We are more than just weddings. Our event Barn can accommodate any type of event - a Sweet 16 party, baby shower, graduation party, prom, bridal shower, anniversary party, corporate meeting, family reunion, class reunion, birthday, quincenera, bat mitzvah, company party, holiday party, athletic banquet and more!
