I have invested more time, energy and money into building healthy soil than everything else in my operation combined. Over the past few years, the soil here has improved exponentially. You can read it in the lab results, see it in the flowers, and smell it when you dig into the dirt. Growing flowers is more about giving back, feeding pollinators, and supporting a natural ecosystem than it is about enjoying the flowers themselves.

 

My favorite day of the year is early in the spring when field prep begins before planting. It’s that first day I feel everything shift going into the growing season and the air and soil are electric. I’ve learned that the true value in what I do is the contribution I make back to the land and in exchange I am rewarded with beautiful flowers. Without that regeneration, I don’t think I would find as much fulfillment in doing what I do.