by Jennie Love | Nov 5, 2019 | Farming, Regenerative Agriculture/No-Till
No-Till Tulip Planting Tulips have been a mainstay crop at my farm since the very first season. I remember learning about planting them for commercial production at the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers’ conference I attended that fall. My mind was blown...
by Jennie Love | Oct 16, 2019 | Farming
Here in October, we farmers all a little (or a lot) weary as the 2019 growing season winds down. Every year in autumn, I go through quite the range of emotions. So much bittersweet relief, anxiety, anticipation, unease, antsy-ness, appreciation, and much more as the...
by Jennie Love | Aug 29, 2019 | Designing, Farming, Weddings
Late summer is gracing the farm with long, low rays of sun in the mornings and the evenings. The dew is heavy on the grass. The bird song and pollinator buzz are reaching a new crescendo as everyone realizes the clock is ticking for scarfing down the bounty. You...
by Jennie Love | Jun 18, 2019 | Farming
Life on a flower farm is a mix of beauty and grit. Really, if I’m being honest, it’s about 95% grit and 5% beauty if you’re the person doing the farming. It can be hard to see all the “pretty” when there’s sweat in your eyes and...
by Jennie Love | May 30, 2019 | Farming, Regenerative Agriculture/No-Till
No-till flower farming is a system of farming that (nearly, if not entirely) eliminates the turning over of the soil, be it with machinery or by hand. There are many reasons that may spur a farmer to decide to go with no-till farming practices. Mine specifically were...
by Jennie Love | Mar 27, 2019 | Farming
Has it really been six years since I wrote my original blog post on how to harvest hellebores?? Time flies! Since the season to harvest hellebores is about to be upon us again here in the Northeast, it seems a good time to dust off this old tutorial and make sure...
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