True Blue Flower Co.

03/05/2025

🌸 We have U-Pick passes for sale on our website!
Purchasing U-Pick Passes or subscriptions is a great way to support local farmers in the off season!

It won’t be long until we’re basking in the sunshine in the True Blue Flower Fields. I can’t wait to have you back!

https://www.trueblueflowerco.com/store/p/2024-u-pick-passes-zhnh6

At the gate U-picks are $30 but in the off season they are available for $25 or 4 for $90. That’s one whole U-Pick free! Our passes can be used for the farm stand as well or can be shared with a friend.

Purchase a pack from our website and I’ll send them to you in the mail.

🌸 As always, grateful for this community of flower lovers!

02/26/2025

🌷We’re moving into the next stage of spring! Here’s what to be on the watch out for in the next month in our area!

The arrival of the woodland flowers is one of my favorite things! Liverwort, blood root, and ramps popping through the last years fallen leaves brings me so much joy.

What are you looking forward to in the coming weeks?

The rest of our Minnesota Signs of spring check list is available at https://www.trueblueflowerco.com/minnesota-signs-of-spring

02/25/2025

🌸 Two years ago I asked you to share some of your thoughts from the flower field. My intent
was to do it for marketing but it became more of a little motivator. So much of what we do at the True Blue Flower Field is self serve because I want the fields to be open to you when you want them. I love letting you experience the fields in you own time but the self serve nature takes away a little bit of the customer connection and experience feed back.

Because I’m not there I don’t always know about your experience while you’re in the field. As is human nature it’s easy to overlook the beauty of things you are immersed in everyday and downplay its impact. Because of this I cherish the kind words and sweet experiences you have had in the flower fields and am asking once again for you to share!

Endearing proposals, mother daughter traditions, maternity photos, or simple Friday flower traditions; nothing fills my cup more than finding out you stopped by. There is something wonderful in hearing others enjoy something I hold so close to my heart.

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On that note I wanted to share the kinds words Caitlyn Jepson shared at my last testimonial ask. Caitlyn passed in December and I stumbled upon her sweet words this week. She was always a cheerleader and a ray of light who went out of her way to spread that light. This was a prime example.

“When you first walk in the fence into the flower fields, it’s simply a breath of fresh air. It’s calming, the flowers are beautiful, the butterflies and bees ... I could’ve sat there for hours listening to the birds sing and the sweet smell of the flowers as the wind blows.”

02/19/2025

🌸 In the winter of 2020 on a hill in a hay field overlooking Fairy Lake the idea of True Blue Flower Co. bloomed in my mind.

Always feeling like more than “just the flowers” True Blue Flower Co. has become an ode to local community, intentional agriculture, and connection to nature that can only be fostered through access to open green space.

There is a deep healing that comes from tuning into something bigger than yourself. For me this has always come from the repeated refrains of nature. It wasn’t until I moved away from my family farm that I realized how lucky I was to have free access to green space growing up. Moving back brought a deep desire to not only to replicate the childhood on a family farm for my kids, but to also give others access to a little piece of that as well.

True Blue Flower Co. is open for self - serve U-Picks daily during peak season because I believe free space in nature can have a huge impact when needed most.

I hope the flower fields are a place you can just be. Whether is in celebration with your friends or in quiet reflection by yourself, the flower fields can be your space where you can nurture your soul among the cut flower fields.

02/17/2025

🦅 🌱 Have you seen more crows around? What about chickadee calls? I have! Tune in close and you’ll see Spring is already in its way!

It’s hard to picture now but slowly and surely Minnesota’s season is tipping towards Spring. It might not feel like it in the temperatures, but little changes are happening in nature that cue us in to the coming of Spring.

The increase in daylight hours from the Earth tilting on its axis starts animals in on the journeys they have taken year after year and generation after generation. I view these little changes almost as a trust fall between plants and animals and Mother Nature. In a showing of faith the eagles begin to nest and the chickadees begin their mating calls long before the snow even begins to melt. Almost as if they are saying “regardless of the cold winter, I trust that from Mother Nature spring will come again in the way has for hundreds of years.”

Though I love Minnesota and her seasons, the cold and dark months of January and February can easily get the better of me. The days drag on in a way that seem ever unchanging. But what is easily missed are the little signs of seasons changing. Promise notes from nature that Spring is coming and progress is being made. There can be much reassurance in taking note of something happening that is larger than myself. Taking my thoughts out of the micro actions of daily life and tuning into a world that has happened long before and long after my time makes my decisions and thoughts a little less daunting. My favorite quote and one of the reasons for True Blue is in the quote “ There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature - the assurance that dawn comes after night and spring after winter.” -Rachel Carson

I have collected some of my favorite Minnesota Signs of Spring and have put them in a check list. Feel free to print them off or put them on your fridge and use them to cue into nature the same way I do.

02/16/2025

The people I’ve gotten to know through True Blue Flower Co. have become pen pals in a way. It’s not a phone call or a FaceTime but I cherish the little connections through our newsletter!

I attached our latest one below. In it you’ll find what we’re working on now for some earlier spring blooms, sharing tidbits on seed starting, upcoming workshops, and signs to look for in Minnesota to show that spring is coming!

🌸 News letter sign up here -> www.trueblueflowerco.com/newsletter

https://www.trueblueflowerco.com/campaigns/view-campaign/btfIPRVml1o07n2LUvoz_21fSFHh-RMq6pDfpTns-T-liuoT0e0JAuD9gQPIhnUgnW08m-som4SsDBniP8BXh7siWuQxQgcu

It’s hard to picture now but slowly and surely Minnesota’s season is tipping towards Spring. It might not feel like it in the temperatures, but little changes are happening in nature that cue us in to the coming of Spring.

01/21/2025

If you’re looking for some locally grown dahlia tubers Three Chicks Gardens has a sale!

01/20/2025

Thursday Jan. 23 I’ll be chatting with the DL Noon Rotary about the flower farm! Feel free to stop by, have lunch and say hi!

If your like me and have a New Years Resolution for a little less social media few more in person connections this is your sign to check it out! Rotary is always looking for new members!

We are excited to hear from Bayleigh Lautenschlager, small business owner of True Blue Flower Co. Please join us this Thursday for lunch and a great presentation!

Interested in learning more about what Noon Rotary is and what we do. We'd love to have you come as a guest.

12/25/2024

🎄 Merry Christmas! 🎄

A few glimpses of our Christmas Eve and Christmas morning.

We have been treated to a wonderland of frost and plenty of presents under our magical mismatched Christmas tree. No osha reportables from our new nerf guns and only slight ear damage from Dellas new karaoke microphone. Hoar frost has hung heavy on our wreaths making breathtaking beauty. At dusk a monochrome blue hung over our little farmhouse and with the use of a car bumper, I think a new Christmas Eve photo tradition was born.

Hope you’re celebrations are filling your cup this holiday season ❤️

12/17/2024

🌲 The farm stand will is stocked and will have new additions from now until Christmas!

Need one delivered? We will be making deliveries Thursday December 19th and Monday December 23!

Home gathered and grown arrangements add a small touch of cozy thoughtfulness to however you’re spending your holiday ❤️

Stop by the farm stand for a self serve grab and go or order on our link for a front door delivery or pickup in Frazee, Vergas, Perham, Detroit Lakes or Pelican.

https://www.trueblueflowerco.com/store/p/9zw90o4jl5ux81jgfqa0di7g239e2k

12/17/2024

In honor of a beautiful person lost too soon I wanted to share one tiny part of what I know is a impact that spreads further than can even be imagined .

In my brief time with Caitlyn, she was the purest definition a ray of light. Full of brightness, positivity, and vision that reached out and touched anything and everything she came across. If she saw something she liked, she tried it, if she saw something she liked in other people she told them, if she saw something she liked in her community she worked with others to bring it life.
She did this always with an excitement that was palpable.

On a personal level, her light was something so appreciated. She was someone who shared in the busyness of motherhood, owning business, rural life love, and wanting your hometown to succeed. She was ever eager to hop on board to bring a vision at the flower field to life. She was one of my very first farm stand customers, and bought my very first wreath 4 Christmas seasons ago. She injected a little confidence and encouragement whenever it was needed.

Caitlyn thank you for sharing your light in all the ways you did. My heart is broken you are no longer here to share that light though I know it's impact will carry through always.

Caitlyn Jepson

12/17/2024

What a great evening! There wasn’t much teaching involved as these talented ladies had all the creative vision!

The goal of the evening was to create beautiful centerpieces with all locally grown and gathered goods - skipping the plastic and opting for beauty that can be composted or used again. I’d say these ladies succeed!

12/13/2024

12/11/2024

🍻🌲Tonight 12/11 is our wreath workshop at Billy’s Corner Bar!

Spending the evening with group of friends at the bar letting the creativity flow? This might be better than Christmas!

🎄 Can’t wait to see you all at 6 and a big shout out to Billy’s for accommodating! If you’re in having supper feel free to say hi!

12/11/2024

Add a touch of Minnesota’s North Woods to your holiday table with a centerpiece crafted from greenery gathered right here in our native landscape!

Join us to create your own festive arrangement using our materials, and enjoy some practical tips and tricks to use at home. Decorating with native, compostable materials brings a natural, cozy feel to your holiday décor while reducing plastic use—a simple way to bring warmth and simplicity to a season that can often feel hectic and consumption-driven.

Monday, December 16 from 4-6pm in our Elevate Conference Room
All materials, tools, and gloves will be provided.
Hosted by True Blue Flower Co.
Cost: $27

RSVP Required: https://elevateotc.events/winter-greens

12/09/2024

These past few weeks have been filled with all winter Christmas decorating, sugar cookie baking, and ginger bread house making. We have been sledding and ice skating on the pond by our house. Our local communities have also treated us to some extra special holiday memories - we spent the day making greenery bouquets at the Vergas Small Town Christmas, had an evening meeting Santa at Lights in the Pines (or as True calls it the North Pole), and filled up on cookies at St. Paul’s cookie walk (also referred to by True as the cookie factory).

While winter is technically the off season of a flower farmer, there is something I can’t resist about weaving wreaths and gathering greens in this winter season. Gathering bows and branches and all other foraged goods feels therapeutic. To me it’s a meditative reflection, a time to take note of all that has grown and bloomed and gone to seed in the past year. The whole Christmas season is also thick with traditions. On a personal scale every Christmas box I open reminds me of years past, as if the pure joy of childhood christmases got packed into the boxes right with the Christmas Village. The season also holds grand, long standing traditions across many cultures connecting us all the way back Ancient times . Conifers have served as symbol of protection and rebirth. The striking green of evergreens in the sea of white and gray and brown have been used for centuries to get us through the darkest days of the year and celebrate the rebirth of the sun during the winter solstice. Decorating their green bows with dried fruits and dried flowers is a way to mark the increase in daylight and movement back into the fertile and growing time of the year. Pine has also been used in across countless cultures for its medicinal properties - teas, steams, analgesics, and topicals. The ancient spirit of pine is thought to bring about confidence, it clears the mind and opens the chest. It leaves one with feelings of rejuvenations, inner strength, and a refreshed perspective. Bringing evergreen boughs in our homes is more than a “just because” - it is a way we as humans have brought hope, health and rejuvenation into our homes in the deepness of winter of nearly all of time.

Taking time to gather greens and weave boughs grounds me. It makes me feel like I’m part of something larger, something that goes back generations in a season where it is easy to become adrift in the fast paced comparison of gifts and lists. Merging the traditions of the past with some of our more modern traditions is the sweet spot I’m shooting for this winter.

In the balance of building traditions with my family and resting in the “off-season” of True Blue Flower Co. I have just a few more offerings left this season!

-Billy’s THIS Wednesday! Just 4 more spots for our wreath class

-Elevate Centerpiece Workshop Dec. 16 @ 4pm

-Bouquet delivery Dec. 19 and Dec. 23 - preorder a bouquet to be delivered to a loved ones front door!

-Farms Stand open through Christmas with greenery bouquets and a wreath restock coming soon

-Subscriptions are also available for gifts, sign up on our website!

12/01/2024

🌲🌲 I wanted to share a special note of appreciation to Pat at forestedgegallery.

I was privileged to be a neighbor of Pat and Helena and the gallery up until this last year. Better neighbors would be hard to find. Every walk down our road was greeted with a smile and a wave as his tan van passed me by on his way to deliver his beautiful artwork to its next home. I always loved thinking of the unexpecting van with its spots of rust dutifully carrying Pat’s artwork that was more than likely valued more than the van itself.

I think that reflects my experience with Pat and Helena well. So humble, genuine, and true to themselves. If you didn’t know them personally, you might not know all the incredible things they have continually contributed to the community and the world class art they make. This was never something being bragged about by them. It was truly something done by from the goodness of their hearts and for their desire to create.

For as long as I can remember they have donated time, energy, and their beautiful art to so many community causes. When I was young they hosted classes, sharing their love of art teaching us how to blow glass, build bird baths and toad houses. More recently they graciously offered me a space to market bouquets and wreaths and purchasing subscriptions when I was just learning the ropes and just starting out.

Pat and Helena have been one of my biggest inspirations when it comes to creating. Their art does a beautiful job of capturing the feel of nature, Minnesota, and the raw rural landscape in the most beautiful way. The gallery and their home also encompasses so many things that I want to strive for as well - a beautiful setting that serves as so much more than a gallery store. Is a gathering space that showcases so many of the things of natural beauty that make our area and our community special. They take pride in supporting other local artist and I am honored to know them.

I wanted to share the ways Pat has been wonderful neighbor, inspiration, and fellow artist. He and Helena’s continuous gestures of support and encouragement have made a huge impact and should be celebrated as Pat enters hospice care.