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That Which We Call A Rose

There is a bewildering mass of buzzwords hanging around floriculture that veer from substantive practice to solely marketing. As a...

Happy Fun Ball

Today suddenly accelerated to warp speed in the best way. I got to meet several fantastic people from local shops, farms, and animal...

Taking Stock

Most often, complaints I read from flower farmers focus on the agony of the wait and capital usurpation required for slow maturing...

Day 4. Under The Weather

2 minutes or 2 days. Whether I'm missing the ferry by a slim margin or missing planting time by days, small measures create some pretty...

Day 3. What Knot To Do

It felt like forever, but in reality, I was waiting less than a year to plant the first peony in our fields. The dream fresh, my...

Classic

There's this space that I drive by on my way to my work at the farm. It's breathtaking. Rolling hills of pasture framed by firs which...

There's Gold in Them Fields

It's worth taking a minute to introduce you to the linchpin in our efforts to achieve sustainable peony growth: our alpaca herd at Pine...

Day 2. A Hill of Beans Worth It's Weight In Gold

It was 10am before I made it outside with an unsuspecting storage tub and a shovel. I quickly filled the Sterilite with some precious...

Day 1. 11.20.21

Today was the day we broke ground on the first field. Despite the overwhelming rains this November, the day yielded sun and beautiful PNW...