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Day-to-Day, Diversify, Living the Life, Success Stories

Sunflowers: A Useful Homestead Crop



We plant rows of sunflowers every year here in the gardens at Pleasant Valley Farm. These beautiful flowers provide a surprising number of benefits! Our garden field is roadside, next to our farm stand. Each spring it’s exciting to see tidy rows of vegetable plants. But as the season progresses, it seems each year the […]

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Diversify, Finding Your Niche, Living the Life, Success Stories

5 Great Reasons to Plant Perennials



When I moved to our farm, I longed to put in more flowers. There were a few things that bloomed- irises, lily of the valley, daffodils- but not a lot. A farm is a busy place, so planting pretty things often falls way down the to-do list. But here are five great reasons why I’ve […]

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Finding Your Niche, Getting Started

What Flowers to Grow for Profit



What Flowers to Grow for Profit Shared From MOTHER EARTH NEWS  Written By: Lynn Byczynski What Flowers to Grow for Profit Select flowers that grow well in your climate. Although you may love delphiniums, you probably won’t get much production from them if you live in a windy, hot area. And be sure to choose varieties […]

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Getting Started, Success Stories

Getting Started as a Flower Farmer



Getting Started as a Flower Farmer Shared From MOTHER EARTH NEWS  Written by:Lynn Byczynski I get up at dawn and drink a cup of coffee on the porch as the red sun inches over the hillside. Then I head down to the field, just a stone’s throw from the house, and wade into the neat rows […]

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