Author: Lauren
A Small-Scale Flower Farmer’s Top Three Favorite Flowers
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As a first-year flower farmer, I had more than three favorite flowers, but these were my top three. Each flower has one thing in common: they are cut and come again. Cut and come again flowers make small-scale flower farming possible. These flowers are workhorses in the growing department. They…
Growing Basil: Tips for the Kitchen and Bouquets
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Basil has long been used in the kitchen. Its multifaceted use in drinks, dishes, and medicinal purposes makes it the perfect herb to plant in the garden. I would plant a lot of basil and regularly harvest the leaves to make my homemade pesto. When we started our small-scale flower…
What a First-Year Small-Scale Flower Farmer Learned
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This year, my husband and I decided to plant lots of dahlias and many more filler flowers. We had planted some dahlias the year before, and because they did so well, I enjoyed making bouquets, and neighbors enjoyed them. We thought this could be a thing. So we planned, purchased,…
Why Zinnias are the Easiest Flower for a Flower Farmer to Grow
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Zinnias are a flower farmer’s best friend. They are easy-to-grow, cut-and-come-again flowers that produce a lot of flowers per plant. Although Zinnias are a common flower among gardeners alike, they continue to make their way into flower bouquets, and I think it’s because of how easy they are to grow.…
Summer 2024
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If I were to describe summer 2024 in three words they would be: We started our summer at my parent’s house for my sister-in-law’s baby shower. Quinn got to dissect a Lingcod and was very intrigued. This was a quick trip as we had to get home to meet our…
The Entryway – That 70s House
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This post will be short and sweet. We converted our entry way in one weekend to a more simple, streamlined system. What We Started With Our double-door entry doesn’t provide much space when you get inside. For the longest time, I had a hand-me-down sofa table from my parents that…
Laura Ingalls Wilder Homestead Road Trip
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Our epic family road trip started because Quinn wanted to go to Mount Rushmore. I started reading out loud to her the Little House book set because we had started dipping our toes into the 1970s TV show. Little did I know we would all find comfort, rest, and intentional…
Our Epic Summer Road Trip to Mount Rushmore and the Ingalls’s Homestead
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Quinn asked if we could go to Mount Rushmore after her kindergarten year. We said that would be so much fun but require planning, so we planned a road trip the following summer. First Day Our epic summer road trip started with an eight-hour drive to Billings, Montana. On the…
Meet Susan, Our Adorable Babydoll Southdown Sheep
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Well, we did a thing. And that thing is buying a Babydoll Southdown Sheep. Introducing… Susan 🤍 I had been looking into Babydoll sheep, but hadn’t been able to find the right fit. I really wanted a bottle fed lamb because I wanted the bond that comes with feeding the…
They Weren’t Living, They Were Surviving – A Little House on the Prairie Reflection
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We spent the last year working through reading The Little House on the Prairie out loud with Quinn. We had intentional quality time as a family, usually around the fire, drinking tea or hot chocolate, and learning about an essential historical time. By reading aloud, we helped Quinn understand the…