Fresh Fire Farm

29/06/2024

This week in flowers: The heat is on! I’m trying to limit time spent in the field to early and late, but there is always more to do. We started more sunflower seedlings and planted more out. We planted out several trays of seedlings that immediately fried. Ah well. We will just keep planting. I’m beginning to plan our succession of flowers that will bloom in the fall. The lisianthus are beautiful this week but fleeting.

06/06/2024

This week in flowers: I feel like the sunflowers are chasing me. There are two trays right now that should have gone in the ground days ago, and days is probably an under statement. There are trays behind those that will need to be planted in the next few days and there are trays behind those that are just sprouting. Behind that are the trays I need to seed each week stretched all the way to September. I usually plant the season’s last on my birthday September 22.

30/05/2024

This week in flowers… I picked these first few lisianthus buds off of the growing plants. They are beautiful, but super tiny. The stems that they came from will bloom tall now that I’ve removed these initial buds. Jace and I surprised Jared and Jeff by planting this week’s succession of sunflowers while they were at baseball practice last night. The look of appreciation on their faces when they found out that after a long hot day they could shower and get dinner instead of spending another hour in the field was worth the work. We have our first few pincushion flower blooms. It’s my first time growing these so I’m excited to see if they will earn a spot in next year’s lineup. You’ve got to be productive, and not require too much maintenance to get planted more than once at this farm - unless you’re a dahlia, then exceptions are made. 😂I’m working on the fall seed order and never ending weeding continues of course. I hope all of your things are growing!

28/05/2024

I love blueberry season!

23/05/2024

This week in flowers… Despite everything still being a bit soppy from last weekend’s rain storms we have been taking advantage of the beautiful presunset evenings to plant. We put in more zinnias, our first batch of cosmos for the year, mahogany hibiscus and hyacinth beans. It’s our first time trying the hyacinth so we’ll see how it goes. I’ve read that I should not try to grow everything, but I love EVERYTHING and want to try EVERYTHING. Well, everything has different needs so nothing is simple about Fresh Fire Farm. 😂 BUT even if it’s not simple, it sure is beautiful. Just don’t look at the row of bupleurum that I’ve simply labeled “failure to thrive.” Keep walking right on past that!

New this week are gladiolus and yarrow, as well as orange, yellow and white marigolds.

You can get these Brighter Day Natural Foods Market or shoot me a message to place an order.

22/05/2024

This was the sweetest arrangement for the sweetest person. Shoot me a message if we can help with flowers for your special occasion!

17/05/2024

16/05/2024

This week in flowers… We happily tilled under some under performing statice that caused nothing but negative thoughts this year. We thanked God that past Jeff and Emily invested in a bed maker saving us hours each time we flip beds. I pinched my dahlia experiment back - so far they are looking happy. We said goodbye to Nigella and hello to Veronica and Verbena. We’re on the sunflower train until November planting and harvesting hundreds each week.

In other news we got some veggies in on Mother’s day. Looking forward to Armenian cucumber as well as Trombincino and Gete Okosomin squash.

These beauties are headed to Brighter Day Natural Foods Market today with our expert delivery driver, aka Jeff Goldman in his mud-covered red neck truck. Bless his heart, he had no idea what he was signing up for when I casually suggested we start a flower farm. 😂

04/05/2024

As we were weeding Jared said, “There are so many weeds out here. Obviously it didn’t work last time we weeded, so why would we do it again?!” No truer words have ever been spoken. But keep pulling ‘em buddy! We’ve got to give these flowers a fighting chance!

02/05/2024

You can find these at Brighter Day Natural Foods Market today!

02/05/2024

Last call for Mother’s Day bouquets! Comment or shoot me a message if you would like to get on the list. Details in the comments.

These zinnias are just starting to pop and that means summer is coming!

27/04/2024

We’re all set up Forsyth Farmers' Market! It’s SCAD - The University for Creative Careers Sidewalk Arts Festival today (4/27) so we’re on Bull Street. Stop by and say hi!

20/04/2024

Bronze the farm pup says you can get these beauties and more at Forsyth Farmers' Market today (4/20)!

18/04/2024

It’s hustle hustle around here all the time, but also it’s magic.

11/04/2024

First bunches of the season dropped at Brighter Day Natural Foods Market in this morning! It is so lovely finally seeing them out in the world. We planned the field and ordered the seed, planted the seeds, supported the long stems, weeded, kept them alive (mostly), harvested the and created these custom bouquets to brighten you home!

10/04/2024

peas.

09/04/2024

Every morning the dog and I take a lap around the property. It is one of my favorite parts of the day. I am so thankful I get to raise my boys here.

02/04/2024

Order your Mother’s Day Bouquets!

Celebrate Mother’s Day by supporting a local mom who makes her kids farm.

They call it “force farming.” I call it learning how to grow things and enjoy God’s amazing creation while giving our community a healthy and ethical flower option. Same, same, right?😂

$55 - for a mid-sized bouquet of the freshest blooms grown just up the road. Local delivery included in most cases. We'll be delivering Mother's Day weekend, May 10 and 11.

Comment or message to get yours!

30/11/2023

I’m walking through the frosty field this morning saying a final goodbye to the 2023 flower season.

Thank you thank you thank you to all who supported our little family farm this year. Despite the fact that our children requested that we give up this farming thing immediately, 😂 we’ve planted a mountain of flowers for spring. The countdown to the first bloom of 2024 starts now.

16/10/2023

The pinks look more pink when the sky is blue.

07/09/2023

Not a whole lot left after went through last week with just enough winds to flatten most things. These guys made it though!

30/08/2023

If Idaliah winds flatten the field, this may be our last bouquet of the season. At least it’s a pretty one!

19/08/2023

We’re at Forsyth Farmers' Market this morning hoping the fall vibes of these bouquets bring on some cooler weather!

27/07/2023

I thought I didn’t like . Changed my mind!

02/07/2023

This Saturday, grab a beautiful and fresh cut flower bouquet from ! Located in Guyton, this family run farm grows unique varieties with natural farming methods. See you this Saturday from 9am-1pm in Forsyth Park! 🌸 🌺 🌹