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    Lipgloss and Leadership Summit

    Those first dahlia blooms that lined my windowsill after the passing of my son, created a need in me of really wanting to share the feelings of wellbeing and peace flowers brought me in the throes of my mother’s grief. I wanted to share their magic in any way that I could. This included farming cut-flowers commercially. I’ve taken the stage to speak about flower power. Have had a handful of years with sold-out dinner tours with long waiting lists, an annual flower school not to mention sold-out farmers market after, market, happy flower subscribers, and over-the-moon brides. Then covid hit right at the time many farms across the country were starting their…

  • All Dahlia'd Up,  Flower Farm Dinner Tours

    Flowery Vintage Tablescapes

    One of the highlights of my summers as a flower farmer is seeing a long table loaded with Flowers, Food, and Friends. I got my first taste in 2015 when I hosted 8 or so of my friends to see if the events would take off. And boy did they ever. To date, we’ve held 13 Sold-Out -Field to Vase, Alaska Grown Dinner Tours here on the farm.  What started small on the deck of my home, graduated to the yard with various gathered tables and a couple of purple market umbrellas, to the famous magical extended tablescapes laden with flowers, beautiful place settings with vintage dishes, embroidered monogram napkins, and fun ribboned…

  • All Dahlia'd Up,  Flower Power

    Misty’s “More Flowers” Forecast for 2021

    Happy New Year!  Not the best picture but this is me saying no more 2020…LOL Seriously though, I predict it’s gonna be an even bigger year for buying local anything, including flowers.  I also see more of the good that was created last year carry over to 2021. The chaos aka “The great pause” has created a space of opportunity for creatives to go all out, to make millions, if not billions. Have a book idea, product, or service? Now’s the time to seize the day. Further, I believe we will want more of anything that makes us feel less stressed, uplifted yet grounded, and “normal.” This means beautifying our work and living…