I’ve been feeling a little lost on our new farm. There is just way to much to do. I honestly feel like I am just spinning in circles. Make compost. Dig bed. Fix the tractor. Order more tarps (oh wait, did I already do that?). Figure out how on earth to market flowers in this new town. Plus, you know, feed three tiny humans, two goats, two cats, 24 chickens, and one dog all while making[...]
How should we, as small busisness owners, be responding to Covid-19? Over the last few days it is getting easier and easier to see what it is that motivates certain companies. There are some that don't seem to care much for their employees (Whole Foods anyone?), while others, like Apple, are going out of their way to make sure that earch and every person on their team is taken care of.[...]
Everyone always says how beautiful your flowers are ... and then they make excuses about why they can’t buy them “Maybe next time.” “Oh I’d love to, but not today.” Sound familiar? So we as responsible flower farmers respond with education, right? We tell them about different varieties. We highlight our methodology. We go on and on about how much fun we’re having and h[...]
Last year my succession planting was all over the board. I didn't have a master list of what to plant and how often, so I used a big calendar and randomly picked dates to start seeds based off of what I read and learned on Facebook. Some things I was really good at. I made a bupleurum schedule and stuck to it. Every two weeks I planted 40 little soil blocks. Only a few of them act[...]
I made this list specifically for those of us that get what I like to call, “seed catalog syndrome.” It’s a pretty serious condition where you can’t seem to stop buying seeds. You may suffer from it if you’ve ever had the following conversations WITH YOURSELF... “What’s 1000 more seeds?” “It’s only 4.95. I mean, obviously I won’t buy coffee tomorrow. Ohh pretty! Le[...]
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