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Why flowers? Flowers help you thrive! Flowers build your serotonin, oxytocin, and dopamine. Flowers make you feel good! We grow flowers right here. Without chemicals or pesticides. Cut fresh every day. Right from our field to you. A flower subscription gives you a bouquet of fresh flowers from our cutting gardens, every week or every …
What is a Flower Subscription and is it right for me? Read More »
Have I told you the story of the Thanksgiving turkey that tried to slip away? For much of history, women have been hidden, passed over, and their stories untold. Rachel Emma Baker almost slips past us to the unknown. But what we do know of her story tugs on my heart, and it is a …
Of course it is—August is when peaches are at peak flavor and abundance. Peaches are a favorite crop of ours for many reasons, the most important of which is the fabulous flavor! We are grateful for those long-ago explorers who brought peaches from China, where they have been cultivated for over …
(This was supposed to be done in June. Oops.) Happy July! I admit, I blinked and we went from June 1 to July 1. I think it was the intensity of the hot weather for the last week of June that melted my brain. This year, the calendar marking of summer marked …
Riding the harvest wave means we are always a bit behind! Read More »
“Horticulturally, the month of May is opening night, Homecoming, and Graduation Day all rolled into one.” —Tam Mossman Every year is different, and isn’t that a good thing? Most of us do not care to repeat 2020! This year, May has been beautiful day after day, with no rain for weeks! Makes me glad we …
April brings excitement! We see the shift from winter crops to spring, longer daylight hours, and the rapid growth of all the crops. As we monitor the night time temperatures, we can gauge how quickly the vegetables will grow. Anticipation has us guessing when the first asparagus will be harvested. Although we have been growing …
In Honor of Women’s History Month: meet Louisa Schulmeister (1839-1912) In my lineage of strong women, I am fortunate to have the German ancestors who uprooted themselves to try for a new life on a new continent. They were smart, talented, capable, and people of good heart. They were, in many respects, ordinary people. They …
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” – Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of The Secret Garden In many ways, I think my family has always seen the farm as a large flower garden. And they have expressed their love of the ground and love of life through flowers. …
Just so you know, there are about 2 lbs of apples in each glass of apple cider. Yum. I love cider. But only our cider. Picky, picky, picky. Yep. What is the difference between apple juice and apple cider? Juice has been filtered, so that there is no pulp. It tends to be clear, and …
Kohlrabi…what? I was introduced to this alien looking vegetable about 20 years ago. I had to think long and hard about (1) whether I wanted to grow it, and (2) if anyone would want to buy it and eat it if I did. But flying saucers are popular, right? And then I started eating it. …
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