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Thistle Brook Farm LLC

Name: Thistle Brook Farm LLC
Address: 9235 W 3rd Street, Dayton, OH, 45417, US
Telephone: +19378700343
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From weedy streams to flower dreams, nourish your soul with the beauty of the flowers on our farm.

09/14/2024

Alas, many things have changed and Thistle Brook Farm will no longer be at this location. It breaks my heart to sell, but we are trusting God has other things planned for us. Would you pray that we would continue to have the courage to trust and obey the Lord's leading?

07/29/2024

Gift Bouquets for friends. I don't even have a picture of my favorite thus far!

07/11/2024

Our wild meadow harvest.

06/23/2024

First bouquet of summer! Thanks to my pigs, kids and some watering and weeding. *Happy Place*

06/16/2024

This week's God moment is brought to you by white filler flowers. A friend contacted me about needing them for a graduation party. She added them to some of her own flowers and sent me this picture of the lovely set up! What a joy to help her celebrate her daughter's accomplishments and see God at work in the details.

06/10/2024

The calling to grow and enjoy flowers overwhelmed my walking abilities yesterday and I am sore today. I will be elevating and icing my foot. Physical therapy starts this week. I can drive now, but I will probably be keeping that to a minimum for a little bit too. This is my season to heal, so I gotta try to take it easy. 😉

06/03/2024

Lessons from the garden: I have considered these Asparagus plants dead at least twice. I even planted a Raspberry plant there because I thought they were dead. But, when I checked on the Raspberry, I found my Asparagus plants. Small, but growing and full of life. Today, if life seems too hard, just remember: if an Asparagus can do it, so can you. Be an Asparagus.

06/01/2024

I don't want to spread rumors or anything, but my husband and I are fairly sure we just witnessed a Whooping Crane migration. These are fairly rare birds and Ohio isn't normally their stopping ground. We were so busy being excited about seeing 18 of these birds flying in circles that we forgot to take a picture. Imagine them in the sky! Lol. Did anyone else in the local area happen to witness it?

05/30/2024

Remember how I said I wasn't going to plant flowers? Well, I lied. This part of our yard was home to our KuneHog pigs over winter. I thought it was looking a little bare. My friend and I handed our kids all the packets of seeds I had left over and told them to run around and spread the seeds. They created a wildflower meadow! I cannot wait to see it in bloom. 😃

05/18/2024

Today, our first doggy took her last car ride. She was the best companion during my husband's deployment. She was one of the smartest dogs I have ever met. She outsmarted us several times. She was my workout buddy and friend. Sometimes though, you just know.
While this is hard for all of us, I am so proud of my kids. Being farm kids, teaches you about life. It also teaches you about death. We appreciate the life lived, we grieve the absence and we learn that all of it is what makes life. I fear in our society today, many do not understand this value of life and the finality of death. Rest in peace, my loyal companion. You are loved, Roxi dog.

05/11/2024

My kids were back for less than 24 hours and this little boy not only enjoyed the tractor implement playground, the tractor playground, the garage play area, and the rock pile so much that he managed to rip through his shirt not just once, but multiple times. Since I am not exactly running these days, I had to ban him from all of it! 😆 Farm kid life for you...

05/08/2024

These are not Tulips that I grew. They are beautiful and I absolutely love them. But today, I am sad that we couldn't grow our own and get to share them with you. Being a farmer, is not an easy job. It is all worth it to see the smiling faces on the receiving end of your flowers. So here is your reminder: Buy someone the flowers. Nourish their souls with the beauty of nature. It makes a difference.

05/05/2024

Surgery went well! The Dr. Had quite a bit of junk to clean out from my old injury, but then she also discovered that there was not much good ligament left around the ankle. It was just enough to clean up and add an internal ankle brace. Extremely grateful that my kids have been able to stay with family and I have had time to just sit and rest.

04/23/2024

Hello friends! It has been awhile since I last posted. Things have been kind of hectic around here. Our flower season will be minimal this year. I am having foot surgery May 1st and will be "off my feet" or at least significantly impaired for a couple of months. I am actually looking forward to it, simply because I hope and pray that it means in the future I will be more productive!! Meanwhile l, my new "sitting around" hobby is....bird watching! Here is one of the Robins and her nest, that live in our trees.

02/17/2024

Hello friends!! I have been taking a business page hiatus. Partly because I needed to and partly because I don't know what this year holds for us yet. The exciting news is that my husband is in Welding school until October! He is loving it and has already made some awesome things: like my Valentine's Day gift pictured below. 😍 The next news is that I will find out this week whether or not I am having surgery on an old ankle injury. It seems fairly likely that is the direction we will be headed. This will severely limited my farming capabilities. We will still have some perennials available (Lavendar) and hopefully, we can at least create a small, more accessible flower garden. We will keep you posted. Thank you for continued support! We appreciate you guys!

12/30/2023

Yesterday, we processed two of our Kune Kune pigs. It was hard saying "Goodbye" to these piggies. Since we started processing most of our meat, it has made us far more appreciative of where our food comes from and the sacrifice made to get it.
In fact, we have had several conversations with Vegans and they have told us how much they respect our reasons for raising and eating our own meat, because they know the animals are treated well. The mass meat industry can be a cruel fate.
The next thing that has been awesome and experimental... flavoring and packaging your own meat. That has been an adventure. Good and bad. 🤪🤤🥴

12/22/2023

Well, I got breakfast covered for the next few days..Now what in the world am I doing for lunches and dinners? 😆

12/20/2023

One of my favorite things to do this season, is to boil some water and dump these fragrant, all natural ingredients in and let the aroma fill the air. Not only does it help add moisture to the air, it leaves the house smelling delightful! Let the water simmer in the pot. You can keep adding water, too! Just make sure you keep a watchful eye on it or you might wind up with burnt oranges and a ruined pot. I have some extras available if you need a last minute stocking stuffer. $5 a bag.
Ingredients included: dried oranges, dried lemons, cinnamon stick, star anise and small pine branch cutting. *do not eat, just enjoy the smell!*

12/19/2023

Thinking of growing hot peppers or buying in large quantities next year? Do it! Then dry them and turn them into red pepper flakes. Word of caution: do not inhale the powder after you pulse them in your food processor. Coughing fit will happen. I refilled my spice jar with them. 😊 Such a vibrant red!

12/18/2023

More winter activities! We have had this dehydrator for several months and I just started using it recently. Now, it is used on a regular basis! 😆 dried orange slices, cranberries, celery, onion skins and whatever else I can think of. It has been fun. Do you have any more fun things to dehydrate??

12/10/2023

We can't be normal around here...Instead of Gingerbread cookies, we make Ninjabread cookies! 🤣 What are your favorite cookies for cut outs? Sugar or Gingerbread?

12/08/2023

Hello everyone! My name is Trelawny, the sourdough starter. Yvonne revives me in winter and starts baking up a storm. This week you can find me featured in English Muffins, Biscuits and Artisan bread. Then, I will probably go back into hiding for awhile because that was a lot of work! The garden goes to bed and the stove comes alive. 😄

12/05/2023

Gift Certificates available for anyone interested in giving a gift that keeps on giving next year! It would make a great stocking stuffer. 😃 Feel free to shoot me a message or email to find out more. [email protected]

11/01/2023

We carved our pumpkins last night. But not me...I put dried flowers in mine! I think I like it but instead of just looking at the flowers, you have to factor in the pumpkin, too. That was different. And, I have lots more dried flowers. 😉

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This is the way. 😉

We had a visitor last night. We don't normally hear this sound so it was surprising! Ps. There was totally a bat flying around while I was recording but I kept missing it. . .😕 No, you don't hear the bat. 😝

Our Kunekune/Guinea hog piglets are so stinking fun to watch. They are even tempered. Quite friendly. They are pasture pigs that love to roam and munch. They dig up a little but do not demolish the ground like large hogs. They make good bacon too.

Ranunculous season is coming to an end. I have 2-3 bouquets left!

Dancing Ranunculous flowers. Great for the dance recital you are headed too! 😍

Have you ever wanted to be a ballroom dancer? I used to watch Dancing with the Stars and imagined being able to wear a fancy ball gown and dance to my hearts content. These flowers are the ballroom dancers. If you would like your very own ballroom dancer, act now! I have only four left. $12 mini vases of Ranunculous flowers. They will dance their way into your heart and brighten up whichever space needs it. Or perhaps you have a dancer in your life that needs it! 😉 Farm pickup from 10-12. Delivery available to New Lebanon area.

I am finishing the morning cup of Joe and headed out to pull Tulips. Who wants some?? 😃 Drive through tulip pick up available from 11-2! Message me to claim a Mason jar bouquet.

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Ah, yes! But first, the farmer must wade through the mud and plant them! All jokes aside, I hope it dries out a little before May because I have so much to do before the flowers even get into the ground, and ankle deep mud makes things very difficult.

Sometimes, we have to be frugal. Which means using what we have and getting creative. We need to keep the Ranunculouses babies covered and this does it job. The wind is keeping us busy.

First your soak them, then you pre-sprout them for a couple weeks to see if they grow. After that you put them in the ground and put a frost cover on them and hope the cold/frost/wind doesn't get to them. But the reward will be worth it!

Haven't worn this jacket in a few days.. found a surprise in the pocket. Definitely surprised they were still whole!

I am going to be honest here. I just really wanted to save this song! So why not make a reel showing how anxiety creeps in and my mind starts going in a thousand directions just like these bobble head chickens. Then I have a little talk with Jesus and listen to this catchy tune. It's going to be okay!