September 27, 2024

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are."

C.S. Lewis

I believe this with all of my heart. Let's choose to see beauty and love and hope and community.

Yesterday was one of the most beautiful days in weeks. The energy exchange at the farmers market was really invigorating. So many great conversations, so much love. Thank you, all. Next Thursday is the last market of the regular season and I'm going to savor it. 

For today, the farmstand is FULL! 

-Market bouquets

-Arrangements in glass

-Ranunculus corms

-Chappelle Farms Honey

-Eggs 

-Soap, salve, etc (@portlandbeebalm)

-Barn Dog tshirts ($10 sale)

-greeting cards

-cacti, succulents, a few house plants (I couldn't resist)

-Free books (and still a couple Christmas cactus cuttings-thank you to the sweet friend who gifted them to the community space) Walking in to see plant cuttings/starts makes my heart burst! 💓

I'm looking forward to an amazing weekend. Remember, market bouquets will be available today and tomorrow (Fri/Sat) and Sunday and Monday's availability is uncertain as I'm relying on others to run the farmstand. Perhaps by-the-stem offerings? 

Stay tuned and thank you all so much for your support. You fill my cup!

#flowers #community #farm #grow #gratitude

We had a few messages this weekend asking if we'll have flowers this week and Yep! We're open daily with flowers from 8-8pm until at least first frost. 

The question is, as always, when will first frost hit? 

In 2019 is happened as early as Oct 9.

In 2020 it was Oct 21.  In 2021, Oct 11. In 2022, it was Nov 8. Last year it was Oct 26. 

Sooooo... Maybe we have 6-10 weeks left for fresh field flowers? After that we'll transition to other things...

It's going to be warm this week and I'm looking forward to it! We still have seeds to collect, fruit to ripen, beds to prep, and flowers to harvest. 

Have a great week, friends, and maybe I'll bump into some of you in the farmstand!

-Sarah

#grow #flowers #farm #bouquets #harvest #farmstand #flowerfarm #seasons #summerflowers #pnwflowers #clarkcountywa #vanwa #hockinsonwa

Farmstand restocked at 1pm. There are three colorways and there are oodles of market bouquets available. I promise not to let them sell out today.

Open til 8

Cheers!

#friday #flowers #flowerfarm #farmstand #vanwa #vancouverwa

The farmstand makes me happy and I'm so glad to be home filling it again. If you haven't been here in a couple of weeks, there's one small change. We've moved straight bunches of blooms to the left as you enter the stand, just behind the door. The allows more room on the main table for market bouquets. We are stocked up! We have bouquets in soft blushy lime palatte and in energizing brights.

Eggs are in the cooler, honey on the shelf, greeting cards refreshed. Open 8-8

Our market bouqs are $25 or 2/$45. For those who bought the 20-pack of market bouq certs, remember you get 20% off all non-flower farmstand purchases. Soap, eggs, cards, chocolates, tshirts, etc.

Wishing you all a smooth start to your week.

#flowers #farmstand #flowerfarm #localflowers #pnwflowers

When I started seeding sunflowers in the tunnel at 7am yesterday, I didn't think I would be buying a plane ticket at 2 pm, hopping on a plane to Texas at 4pm, taking a dog to the vet at 8am in Houston and jumping in a rental car at 10am (8am Wa time) to drive the dog to Washington State. But here we are.

 Some have asked about the background on the Texas dog and our trip down here last night. Our oldest son had been seeing an extremely thin stray dog around the rugby stadium in Houston for about a week. He was eventually able to lure him with water and get him in the car. No collar but chipped. They found the owner and the owner no longer wanted due to no longer having an adequate environment for him and surrendered to my son. We contacted numerous rescues, shelters, and community members. I spent nearly 9 hours making calls and sending messages. No spots to take him as rescues are overwhelmed. Shelters would not guarantee he wouldn't be euthanized and a few people in Houston rescue told us he most likely would be. Son had to move today (out of state) and had nowhere to place him. Soo...here we are. 

Son's flight out was at 10am today. I bought tickets at 2pm yesterday when I realized it was our last chance to make it down there before our son's flight. We flew out at 4pm. Landed at 1am. Rented a car. Got to hotel at 2am. Asleep by 3. Dropped son at the airport at 10 and hit the road for Washington State. 

This boy had been lost and running for at least three weeks. He is the sweetest boy and I am so proud of my son and his teammates for their big hearts, for taking him in and caring for him. So grateful for Texas rescue heroes who have to deal with the overpopulation crisis in Texas day in and day out. It must feel like a never ending battle and it takes true heart and grit to manage it. They are angels.

A big shoutout to Shelle of @luckycowranchand Rescue who helped us get to the finish line with this guy. The timing on this was impeccable. She is a saint!

Also many thanks to @pearlandcrc for being there and seeing this boy at just the right time. What an amazing staff!

We may have an adopter in Washington but in the meantime we will provide whatever he needs. Lots of love, rest, and nourishment.

Shed will be open today. The farm helpers are working and keeping it all going but will not be making market bouquets. We will not be at the Salmon Creek Farmers Market tomorrow but will be next week. 

Sarah

#dogs #flowers #rescuedogsofinstagram #texasdogs

Our farmstand is still open 8am-8pm for fresh local flowers during the growing season. I've just been too busy to update the website. Oops!

You can also find us at the Salmon Creek Farmers Market at Legacy Hospital every Thursday from 11-3 through the first week of October.

Thanks for all the support, friends!

Loading up for the Salmon Creek Farmers Market. We will be overflowing with blooms! All planted, tended, harvested, and arranged on our tiny farm at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in Hockinson, Wa. We absolutely love what we do and we can't wait to share this weeks flowers with you!

Our booth is just to the right of the main doors as you're walking into the hospital. Come say hi to Alec! I'll be there to set up as usual but SURPRISE! I just found out my mom and aunt are coming into town to stay with us so I will be rushing back to the farm to tidy the house. Eep! I'm rarely in the house this season and it shows! 

So, come give Alec a chat. We are so grateful to have such a joyful friend slinging flowers. He's quite the pro!

Oh! And the farmstand is stocked with market bouquets and some dahlia bunches.

Wishing you a lovely day!

#flowers #farm #farmersmarket #flowerfarm #summerflowers #locallygrown #vanwa #vancouverwa #ascfg #slowflowers #barndogflowerfarm

Tuesday in the farmstand. Loads of market bouquets! We opened at 7am to let our customers beat the heat. 

What's in the farmstand today?

-Market bouquets $25 or 2/$45

-Dahlia bunches heatwave special $20 or 2/$35

-Sunflower bunch $15 or 2/$25

-Eggs $6

-Cabbage $5

-Lettuce $3

-Honey $7-10

-Shirts, canvas totes, greeting cards, and more!

Open daily until 8pm we will also be at:

•Salmon Creek Farmers Mrkt, Thursday July 11 11-3pm

•Hockinson Blueberry Fest, Saturday July 13 10-1pm

We're off to the Salmon Creek Farmers Market at Legacy Hospital @salmoncreekfarmersmark. Come visit our booth and say hi to our good (and courageous) friend Alec. I can't thank him enough for jumping right in to help today. There are so many amazing and hard working vendors at the market and you're sure to find lots of yummy stuff!

Market is from 11-3!

#farmers #farmersmarket #flowerfarm #flowers #localflowers #pnwflowers #vancouverwa #vanwa #salmoncreekfarmersmarket #farmersmarketflowers #grow #farm

It's a lovely Friday and the flowerstand is full! Mason jar bouquets, peony bundles, market bouquets, and peonies in vases. 

A reminder that all the peony bundles on the green metal table are reserved for our Friday subscribers, but there are tons of others to choose from.

There are flowers in the roadside stand today to make way for subscriptions in the shed, please remember to pull through the gate and park on the gravel pad next to the brown shed  to keep the driveway clear.

Thanks so much for your support and for following along!

#flowers #clarkcountywa #vanwa #vancouver #hockinson #hockinsonwa #flowerfarm #peonies #peony

As I filled the farmstand this Memorial Day morning, this quote from Elie Wiesel was on my mind. While not a day of celebration, but reverence and gratitude, I hold onto the belief that we honor the dead best by treating the living well.

"Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future." -Elie Wiesel

Be gentle with one another.

❤️

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It's a peony subscription day for our Tuesday subscribers. That means all the peony bundles on the big table are reserved today, but the luscious market bouquets on the lower level are available for purchase.

Thanks for all the love!

#flowers #localflowers #peony #bouquet #flowerfarm #farmstand #clarkcountywa #vanwa #vancouverwa #hockinsonwa #brushprairiewa #pnw #pnwflowers #wagrown

There are so many summer fresh cut flowers making their seasonal debut right now. This weekend's bouquets could include ranunculus, peonies, delphinium, statice, sweet william, snapdragons, lupine, allium, sunflowers, and sweetpeas. 

The farmshed is loaded with market bouquets, peony bundles, and mason jar bouquets.

Remember that there we stock the farmstand inside the gates next to the gravel parking pad. We rarely put flowers in the roadside stand now to discourage people from stopping at the road. 

Wishing you a lovely weekend!

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Alright friends-Mother's Day bouquets are in the shed today! All grown right on our lil farm here EXCEPT the gorgeous peonies. It was breaking my heart not to have big blooms in our farmstand this weekend so since our coral peonies are about a week from bloom here in Hockinson, I supplemented with some bodacious PNW coral peonies from the Oregon Grower's Market. Dang-peonies are expensive, y'all, but worth every single penny. I can't even tell you how excited I was to see their beautiful faces. 

We're going to keep it simple with $40 bundles this weekend. We also have Mother's Day cards, chocolate bars, a restock of bath fizzies, Barn Dog tshirts, and more. Market bouquet certificate bundles and Bloom Bucks are available on our website. For those ordering today or tomorrow, we can have them ready for pickup in the farmstand within a couple of hours of ordering. Just leave a note in your order or send us a message.

The farmstand accepts cash/check, Venmo, Paypal, and Square.

Thanks so much for all your support. Wishing you all a beautiful weekend.

-Sarah

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