Joyful Acres Farm

01/13/2024

When cold weather preparations are just too loud for your liking. What a goofball!

03/26/2023

Two radishes over-wintered and are growing nicely in the HOT hoop house. I’ll need to start venting it once my cold hardy veggies germinate!

03/20/2023

Frank ❤️ Our barn cats are definitely spoiled! Tonight they suffered through French Onion with Beef, Zucchini, Mushroom, and Bone Broth Soup leftovers. 😏

03/18/2023

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03/14/2023

Luna begs loudly, but silently. She especially loves scrambled eggs and bone broth scraps. ❤️

03/11/2023

Philly Cheesesteak Loaded Fries for dinner tonight! This meal illustrates my favorite part of cookbooks. You are taught how and encouraged to substitute ingredients! You learn to cook. 😏 Tonight I’m using a beef arm roast- seared and cooked at high pressure for 2 hours then shredded. I also made my favorite oven fries- soak the potatoes in salt water and then pat them dry before baking with oil at 425 until done. Yes, the soaking and drying are worth it. Lastly I cook down the broth from the roast to make an ‘au jus’ gravy. Happy Friday Dinner!

01/23/2023

In the winter Andy and I play a lot of darts. Like, A LOT. Our game of choice is Cricket. Tonight I won two games in a row. I won the last game with three triples in one throw! I’ll never tell what I was actually aiming for.😏🎯

01/23/2023

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01/10/2023

Frank ❤️

01/03/2023

You can feel it. Happy New Year!

11/23/2022

How homesteaders use fancy egg containers. 😏 We step up our game in the winter in exchange for a steady supply of eggs. Our flock gets heat, extra feed, and supplemental lighting. We love our bougie chickens.

11/16/2022

When Mom’s up late (after 8 pm) making Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Brown Butter frosting for the third time in 3 weeks.

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11/11/2022

This warm fall makes procrastination so easy! Finally brought in all my dahlia tubers. ❤️

09/27/2022

My first love language is food. It’s quickly followed by hosting. This garden party fed my soul!

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09/20/2022

After party glow.

📸 : Teri Henderson
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09/17/2022

It was such a blessing to host a garden party for my mom, her sisters, and my grandma! The evening was beautiful, and I can’t wait to see more pictures by the multi-talented

08/17/2022

We came out to the coop last night to a dead chick. They are just over 2 months old so we weren’t expecting this. Nola noticed she was lethargic and wasn’t eating yesterday. Best case scenario: The big girls weren’t letting her get enough food and water. Worst case scenario: an illness of some sort. So today my plans were put aside to clean and scrub the coop. We made sure the chicks got a chance to eat today and everyone got a bit of apple cider vinegar in their water today. One chick was moving slower than the rest, so she is resting in the garage with food, water, and some sugar water to hopefully boost her energy. So far, so good! 🤞🏼

08/12/2022

Marry the man that sends you pics for the gram and covers your dahlia buds when you’re out of town. Thanks honey! Tonight’s harvest of corn looks great!

08/06/2022

Today’s homegrown bouquet: Celosia, Zinnia, Dahlia, and Indian Blanket.

07/01/2022

The ranunculus have decided to bloom! These beauties are too late and too short, and they are a perfect miracle. 😍Keep on keeping on, gardeners!

06/17/2022

Played with some flowers this afternoon! 🌷

06/11/2022

Red Corn Poppy. It’s wonderful to see some color in the garden!

06/07/2022

From one improperly stored dahlia clump to 11 tubers! There’s best practices, and then there’s the easiest-but-they-work practices. 😏

06/03/2022

The babies got kicked to the real world this evening. I believe in you!

06/01/2022

The babies are here! 🐥

05/21/2022

I’m growing Ranunculus for the first time this year. Their corms look like a sea creature and they swell to twice their dormant size when they are pre-sprouted.

Like most things this spring my timing is all off. Ranunculus like it cold, but not too close to freezing. I had intended to have them in the hoop house the beginning of April, but that didn’t happen due to a combination of delayed shipping and procrastination. Thankfully they were in the cold dark basement bathroom pre-sprouting during the very warm weather we’ve had.

Yesterday I planted the Bridal Mix and Salmon varieties. The Cafe Mix will get tucked in today. I’m remaining hopeful that the weather will stay cool enough for these babies to bloom this year. If they don’t I will simply revel in the fact they grew at all in this crazy weather, cry a little, and then learn how to store them and try again next year. Ranunculus are usually treated as an annual in the cut flower world, but if they don’t bloom I’ll definitely try these corms again next year- these beauties are one of the more expensive flowers I’m attempting.

Time for one more cup of coffee and then it’s down to the garden. Have a wonderful Saturday!

05/20/2022

Welcome to Joyful Acres Farm! We feature Floral & Farm Goods, as well as custom floral orders, flower bar events, and produce.

We are Andy and Abby Lundgren, it’s a pleasure to meet you! We are high school sweethearts and have been married for 18 wonderful years. I always thought I’d live in the suburbs, but fell in love with a farmer’s son. Almost four years ago we sold our house in town for 10 acres in the bluffs. We are thankful and feel truly blessed to pursue our little farm dream. Thanks for joining us on our homestead journey!

05/20/2022