@ the Farm: 2026 Season Started

I’m so excited for today. I have a beautiful, just excited to get in the ground & grow for it, Bloomstruck Hydrangea to offer: It was too pretty - I couldn’t leave it behind even though it was not on the list. I checked the roots & potted it up & re-acidified the soil for continued beautiful blue and purple blooms. It’s $45. There were a few more really happy options, so I can get more. There’s also a taller white to pink option that can be preordered for next week for $5

I (luckily for us all) had a customer who wanted to up her perennial power, in a larger & very specific way. So… to a wholesaler I got to go! I’m always torn between the growth of plant I can offer from another more established grower & the price points and guarantee I can give on my babies. However - nature waits for no one & these roots are ready to grow for it! (Yes - I check every single set). I take comfort knowing: next years babies from the total business restart

Congratulations to all the hardwork of our local 4-H youth (& the fairboards that make it happen). I hope all get the time to pop by & see what these young folks are up to - it never disappoints. I also hope some folks pop by Canby Farmers Market today looking for fresh cut flowers. The phlox are off into full bloom, and too beautiful. They need to be shared. Of course, also a full load of all kinds of perennials & plenty of veggie starts if you’re still looking to sneak a

These Sandbar Willow (Salix Interior) starts are from some cuts I took May 15th, when it was still cool in the morning. I cut them & split into two groups: Some into a muck bucket with container mix dirt (it has the extra bits & pieces in it more like natural dirt than say, planter mix I usually pot up in) & a whole bunch of water about 6” above the muck, & they sat in full sun in the nursery since then. The others I potted up with a container mix blend, and got a little l

I had to dig a few beauties for some special requests for today’s market. I think they’re going to be happy - the roots looked good! Today some new adds to offerings are: Sandbar Willow Starts, Upland White Aster, Whorled Milkweed, German Chamomile (tea flower), & some Cantalope veggie starts. I still have a few butternut squash, slicer cucumber, watermelon & current tomato starts. (All plants = organic practices in growth, non-gmo, organic or heirloom seeds. Alliums are

I’m so excited: 2 of my customers sent me photos of the plants they bought from me all happy & settled. Saturday at the park I sold one of my “grandma flower” bouquets to a lovely regular customer, BECAUSE - she was on the way to her 101 year old Grandmothers birthday party. 🎉 I grow my grandma flowers in honor of my grandmothers & great-grandmothers, and some went to a grandma, wohoo 🎉 I also did up a fun lil’ stem arrangement for my friends daughters birthday. She’s s

I have some beauties ready to be potted up, that unfortunately need some bigger pots to come to town… If you’ve gotten them planted (especially the bigger coconut ones) come on by Farmer’s Market & get your $1 back or off the next. Thank you in advance! Should be a lovely day for product of farm & homemade. Really gotta sweep the barn door, one of these days. 😂☺️ See you at the park!

Tomorrow Started Yesterday & Nature Waits on None of us, so I had a BUSY weekend. Happy 2nd day of America’s 250th year. ☺️

For a few exciting moments last night, it looked like a rainbow end was coming out of the nursery. It was nice to get more rain in the ground & thankfully no hail. The now-established plants are loving these sprinkles, especially since many are coming into full bloom. My Shasta Daisy Baby from the “almost all eaten” start in 2024. It was painful trying to re-start having the bunnies get so many. But now - just extra rewarding to get into that third summer of growth with the

Yesterday was an exciting day. The first order of fruit spray & nematodes from Arbico arrived - just in time. I was mid re-setting another bed for more Elderberry & I needed that fruit spray before Monday - to get to eat my work of the last two years on some older apple & pear trees - this season. So… yippee to the upcoming weekend work! Then I was surprised to see UPS at 6pm. Morning Sky Greenery being so close in Morris = everything is one day shipping. 😁 I was deligh

From the Game camera this past week: And from my land photos, documenting along the way to hopefully someday grazed: Thanks for your support! Kristin

It was so much fun to participate in Hat Daze - and what magical weather we had for the Vendor Fair. Thank you so much to the early season supporters - I was able to join the local Chamber of Commerce today, thanks to everyone who bought flowers already. And, long ago, over 20 years ago, I had the honor of being a Mitchell Jaycee. I don’t remember exactly what we did, but I think it was in support of the Chamber. Hardly an unload left ☺️ ❤️ Plus, I’m the last of my family m

I finally made it to Hat Daze! And the hair flowers & bobby pins made it. Pop by & pick one if you need some hair or lapel flower flair. Or Perennial Cuts or Plants. ☺️ 1st round of Elderberry sold - but more coming soon, likely next round available on Thursday. Truly grateful for the enthusiasm so far.

What a beautiful morning. Some of the plants are *finally* coming into their 1st bloom & it’s a Thursday with delightful weather, SO: aiming for at least the soon to be usual, 4pm - 6pm at Central Park. Hopefully I arrive sooner, so folks have more time to pop by. I’m really excited for todays weather - because we are only 2 weeks from the 1st Full Canby Farmers Market of 2026 on July 2nd & I think we have some new folks adding this year, so it’s going to be even more fun

They held over great, everyone working on new roots, so hopefully they like being back in dirt. & more avaliablity coming soon. 😁

It's the moments that you believe in and work for, years before you actually get to really see the results, that just mean the most in life. It was one of those Sunday, to get to e-mail the grower I respect out East that has been providing native fruit plants to folks for over 4 decades: David, look, here's my Elderberry and it's going to town TODAY! (and he approved of my shoots, so, yay - always worth the work). I was already working with the Blue's and Raspberries, but

I got pretty far into potting up & the afternoon sprinkles & wind are rolling in so… I’m gonna keep going & see you tomorrow for some Sunday - Funday at the park. Hopefully - with 1st Elderberry Plants to offer, romaine lettuce starts & current tomato babies. Yay food plants! The weather also looks nicer for our perennial & life chats. I’m working on my timing - telling you now, so hopefully if someone’s wanted to come by and missed me, that helps a little. I am aiming to b

Who knows if the analytics work - but - if you are a Beintema or Lambrechts - whats up cuz?! Whomever it was, brought a huge smile so thank you. & if it IS a cousin, triple L (Lakota Leila)’s favorite plant is the secret fort password 😜🫶🏼 potting up a few more, then rolling to town. After all, since it was “Plant the Prairie” day (and you all know how I feel about May Day (every day in May is after-all a May Day right…?) 😎😬 See you in a bit, can’t wait to chat with eve

CRP & Conservation absolutely have a place - waterways through production areas, slices of land, given back to nature between the working fields, land that needs a rest from use... but... when ALL the production land has been put in, and it wasn't from overuse, or in need of the rest, and it turns what was, and could be, a productive farm, to provide for many, near and far... the rule of 3's can bring it out: 1/3 for providing for nature, 1/3 for food production, and 1/3 to