If it had been solely up to me, we’d only grow flowers at our farm… but Steve is such an animal-lover, and really has the more brave and adventurous heart in our relationship! This summer when an acquaintance could no longer care for their small flock of sheep, he used our cooler truck to go […]
Ewe are welcome at the farm Read More »
Here’s another “Flower Recipe” to make your heart sing with expectation of spring’s beauty! Do you long to grow flowers like these in your own garden? We have big plans in the works to help make your dreams come true. If you want to be the first to know what’s up, please subscribe and follow
Flower Recipe: The Joy of Spring Read More »
‘Tis the season for making and baking, and since the weather outside truly is frightful, the farm kids and I are busy creating treats inside by the fire. The high flower season at our farm is the antithesis of these cozy, comfy days. Sometimes when my meal plan falls apart and I’m remotely assessing what’s
Flower Recipe: Color Riot Read More »
Early this summer, a sweet friend stopped by the farm at dawn and took his drone up to capture all the beauty. It was our high season (when I was up to my eyebrows in weeds, trying to stay faithful on succession plantings, coordinating harvests, busy making sure we shipped all our grocery orders on
When communicating with my farm crew, I often use a cooking analogy for giving flower-arranging instructions. It may seem silly, but I can’t help feeling it’s the most relatable and appropriate parallel. Both bouquet-building and dinner-preparing require gathering ingredients, prepping them, combining them in the proper way, and presenting the finished product in an attractive
Flower recipe: September Carnival Read More »
The final session for our 2018 workshop series will be on October 13, right in the middle of our pumpkin patch fun! We will cover and have hands-on experience with dahlia tuber storage/division, fall wreath-making (including tips on drying and preserving cut flowers), seed saving (participants can gather straight from our fields and take home
October 2018: Workshop Series Session 6 Read More »
At our fifth workshop in the 2018 series (on July 21) , we’ll talk about options for summer market bouquets (including how to keep them interesting!), seed-starting for “Cool Flowers” (+ tips for how to get it done even when July has you too busy to think), and will spend time swimming in our enormous DAHLIA
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The 4th workshop (June 23) in our 2018 series will focus on what can be a awkward time at the flower farm: the space between the lush wealth of spring bulb flowers and the bounty of high summer when annuals are in their glory. Come see our farm in June, as wedding season is really
June 2018: Workshop Series Session 4 Read More »
…we had no idea we were going to be flower farmers. I mean, absolutely no idea. We weren’t even in a place where we were considering being farmers at all. In many ways, Steve and I “fell into” actual farming, but running underneath the current of our lives all along was our faith, our character,