Saturday, July 29, 2017


Hello friends! We'll have a gap in sunflowers at the beginning of the week, but the next planting is on the edge of bloom so we hope to resume our regular orders by Friday. We'll be in touch!

We actually got out of town for a day last weekend, with family like normal people in the summer, and it was bliss. Then we came home and harvested flowers like crazy. Thanks to everyone who helps us farm -  it takes a village. Xoxo

J,M+E













Friday, July 21, 2017


Hi friends!

It's been so fun to have a full cooler and rock out some lovely bouquets this season. It really does make a huge difference to have both Mike and myself on the farm more full time. Go figure! :)

Buyers - we offer consumer bunches this year - and thanks to those of you who have ordered. It's a little different than sourcing from a wholesaler, because we are working within the limits of mother nature. We'll keep you up-to-date on what we have each week in our weekly email. We won't always have everything but seasonal is more fun, right?! Please be in touch if you have feedback. It's our first year offering these in bulk, and it's a work in progress. 

Do you know about the Twin Cities Flower Exchange? It's every Wednesday at the Good Acre Food Hub, and offers local designers and florists an all-local, chemical-free option for sourcing beautiful flowers and greenery. We like it because it gives us another outlet for quantities, or varieties that don't work as well in bouquets.

The local flower industry continues to grow and change, and in a short five years, we've seen so much growth. It's wonderful.

With that, we know the retail grocery sector is tight right now. We value integrity, and try to do our best to uphold our integrity as farmers and put out a beautiful, high-quality product grown with sustainable methods. We'll keep doing it as long as we have your support. Thanks for that, always.

Keep up the good work! 

xo
J,M+E

PS. The Eat Local Farm Tour rocked! So fun - see photos below!










Farmer Mike and our new employee Peter harvested garlic. The pack shed smells so good as it cures!





Thursday, July 13, 2017


Heya friends!

Holy moly the flower fields finally went boom! And boom they went. We have so many sunflowers - please order as many as you'd like! Sunflowers for everyone!

Friends came out to pick flowers and help us paint the van. Friends and family came out to help us weed and weed whack and mow and generally spruce up for the Eat Local Farm Tour this weekend. We just feel so grateful for all of it, and it's so fun to share flowers and good food.

Eat Local Farm Tour, Saturday, July 15, 10am - 4pm. Join us for lemonade, flower child head wreaths, flower arranging, and walking tours on our lovely little piece of land that we're rehabbing from corn and soy production back to diverse pollinator bliss.

We'd love to see you!

And please, buy some sunflowers. They're so pretty and plentiful. :)

Be well, happy high summer!

xo J,M+E
 












Friday, July 7, 2017


Hi friends!

It's been a slow start after a long spring. Kind of weird, but that seems to be the weather norm these days. We've had a few lovely days this week, and now it's actually pretty dry around here. So we irrigate. And so it goes.

We've felt grateful to have been missed by the worst of the storms coming through, but it's a strange feeling to watch the radar and feel so grateful as it misses us, but also know it's going towards other farmers we know. 

The foxglove has blown up this week, and that's been delightful. Look for them in mixes, and we'll have some available for consumer bunches. Also lilies.

We made lots of bouquets considering it was the week of the 4th, and not such a big floral holiday. :) Also took a little time at our favorite backyard park, Nugget Lake County Park. We went canoeing, and spent some time just playing in the creek. It was great.

Next week we'll be sprucing up the farm to host the Eat Local Farm Tour. Come visit, we'd love to have you. Saturday, July 15, 10am-4pm.






Be well, enjoy the moments, and thanks as always for supporting our family farm.

xo J,M+E