Open Gate Acres

06/10/2026

Our field day is coming right up! Don’t forget to RSVP 😁

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/5n8zskfs

We’re hosting a field day with Practical Farmers of Iowa! Join us on June 18th🐮🌱💐

For more information and to RSVP, visit: https://tinyurl.com/5n8zskfs

06/06/2026

Lucas County got a little bit of rain last night 😵‍💫 Thankfully these are not our fields (our pasture is in the first photo), but a little glimpse of some damage around our place.

The flower field faired okay 🤞🏼

06/02/2026

We have been quiet on socials because we have been super busy in and out of the flower field. We are so thankful we had lots of help in the flower field last week, getting everything planted- we’re almost there 🌱

While it’s been a little slower going than we originally thought, we are hopeful and excited for the next few months of flowers! Keep an eye out for some exciting updates + announcements! 💐

05/15/2026

Flower farming takes back seat to *real* farming this time of year. While we were hoping to have most of the flower field planted by now, we’re ALMOST there! A final couple steps (and prayers for rain) and we will be on our way 💃🏼

And in case you were wondering, we still really dislike tillage of any kind 🙊

05/08/2026

Iowa weather isn’t making it very to harden these guys off 😅 Just a little bit longer and hopefully a few less windy days! We are anxious to get them into the ground (and out of our living room 🙊)!

05/07/2026

We’re hosting a field day with Practical Farmers of Iowa! Join us on June 18th🐮🌱💐

For more information and to RSVP, visit: https://tinyurl.com/5n8zskfs

05/04/2026

A year ago we had to say goodbye to our best girl. She made us laugh every day and is also the reason we will have premature gray hair. We miss her and her shenanigans so much 🥲

04/27/2026

The flower field was disced yesterday before the rain! Next step will be tilling and putting down w**d mat. We are getting so close! 😎

04/22/2026

The flower field is plowed 👀

Today is sunny, windy + warm and they’re calling for rain tomorrow. Our landscape fabric has also arrived. The flower field will be ready to plant in no time! 🌱

We are very much a no-till row crop farm, so plowing this area was a bit out of our element. We are hoping to get back to our roots and experiment with cover crops in the flower field this fall!

04/22/2026

We can’t wait to hear from you! 💐