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Going Small Farm is aimed at maximizing production of quality organic produce and cut flowers in a small space while building community and educating anyone who wants to learn!

05/10/2026

Cleaned up my two mile stretch of highway today. I collected 14 bags of garbage and got a record number of honks! 🙌 Of course that’s not why I do it, I do it for the birds and the fish and all the critters downstream ☺️ But it sure is a good morale boost when you’re tired and getting blisters from going up and down the side of the highway all day! If you see anyone out there cleaning up the highway this week make sure to give them some love and tap your horn! You never know what a simple kind gesture can mean to someone 🌱

04/30/2026

What is permaculture really? It’s a hard thing to actually define. Years ago I took a course and got my “permaculture certification” out in Colorado. I remember in the class they defined it as “turning your problems into solutions.” Well, I’ve certainly got plenty of problems, it’s just a matter of being crafty and thinking outside of the box sometimes to discover the solution.

My farm is back in the woods and hauling compost in is a huge chore and would also be too cost prohibitive for me to purchase it all for such a large area. Of course I do make my own compost from garden and kitchen scraps. I do a double bin system, one side I actively add to, and the other I let sit for a year and decompose until it’s ready.

I struck gold years ago when I was moving one of the dozens of brush piles we made when we were clearing land for the house and garden. Underneath was the most beautiful rich humus, just begging to be used in the garden. I’m sure I’m not the first person to have ever discovered this, but it’s a great tip worth sharing! So now this has become my routine every year; to unearth a couple of my brush piles and add the humus with my own compost. It’s full of carbon rich soil and mycorrhizae..Isn’t it just beautiful??(Maybe just to me it is 😂)

Now I’m actively making brush piles when I have brush I need to clear for this exact purpose. Another thing I like to do every year instead of ordering wood chips and wheelbarrowing them all back here I use the bark that accumulates from chopping firewood all winter long and add that as mulch around perennials. Everything has a purpose, nothing is wasted. Problems = Solutions. Maybe it would be worthwhile to translate the concept to other areas of life as well 🤔That’s a while nother rabbit hole for another day.

Well, now you all know how nerdy I am. Follow me for more tips if you’re a fellow nerd!

04/19/2026

With the snow finally melting, seed starting in full swing and tulips popping up out of the snow, this upcoming season is starting to feel like a reality. With that in mind I like to do an annual “reintroduction” to reacquaint myself with my followers. (Few but mighty) Life is busy and I often forget to take pictures and also to then post those pictures on social media. Moreover, because I own and work on the farm alone, I have very few pictures of myself as I’m not prone to taking selfies when I’m out working, or ever for that matter. But I do understand the importance of connecting with your customers so they understand and value where their product is coming from!

Going Small Farm was a dream a long time in the making, although I didn’t always necessarily see myself as a farmer…I knew I wanted to live close to nature, and to live the type of life where I got my hands dirty, providing for myself as much as possible.

I grew up and went to school in Wisconsin. Moved to the UP to work for Pictured Rocks doing restoration work which was a dream job ! In 2014 my partner at the time and I bought 20 acres and built our dream homestead in the woods of Limestone,MI. We labored for ten years building everything on our own, working full time jobs, while also trying to get a farm up and running. Long story short, nothing has gone according to plan (surprise, surprise) But, I’m still out here, my farm has been converted to a flower farm which I absolutely adore, and it supports me full time in the summertime. No more waitressing!

In the winter months I’m proud to say I work for a nonprofit organization called the Superior Watershed Partnership; a social services office that serves the entire UP and 9 counties downstate with utility assistance for low income households. Working there has been an amazing experience! I have learned so much and am so grateful I was given the opportunity. I’ve never worked in an office before and probably wasn’t very qualified, at least not on paper anyways 😅 I’ve always had physical jobs working outside or running around a restaurant.

Grateful for the ebb and flow of the different seasons, and looking forward to the next chapter! 🌱

04/15/2026

Look at all that greeeen!😍 Got a bunch more seeds going this last week and picked up my beautiful ranunculus and anemone starts my friends tended to for me for the last month. Usually right about this time is when I like to get them planted in my greenhouse but that’s clearly not happening. The snow is melting quickly though and fingers crossed I’ll have some bare soil so work with by this time next week. Trying to be an optimist here 😅 Really excited for this season and what lies ahead 🌱

04/12/2026

This is who’s hard at work growing and arranging your flowers, spreading the love all summer long ✌️

See you all at the market, just one more month!

04/05/2026

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03/29/2026

Got the cover on the greenhouse earlier this week. One side is caved in slightly, which caused the opposite side to bow out. Consequently the plastic cover was coming up short by a few feet. Thankfully I had some extra and was able to finagle an extra strip in there to make it long enough. It’ll do for now. I finished shoveling out the doorway today so I can close the door to help speed up the melting of the snow inside. Now all we can do is pray 😬

The snow now has a hard enough crust that I can walk on top which is fun. Did a little walk about this morning . My arch nemesis the groundhog is out of hibernation and scoping out his old stomping grounds. We’ve been in a battle of wits for years. Me trying to catch him, and he always evading. But I have relented and have come to tolerate having him around. And he’s so freaking cute it’s hard to be mad at him anyways. Just as long as he stays on his side of the fence we won’t have any problems .

Also found the coolest owl tracks in the snow. These are always my favorite.

Hopefully my next posts will have a little more green in them and less white. All we can do is wait…

03/22/2026

Got to go to a rager in Wisconsin this weekend. The sun felt great and the band was killer. Heading back to the North Pole to face the upcoming season head on.

03/19/2026

Come step into my garden with me….

Day 3 of snow removal continues. I’ve got the greenhouse mostly dug out so soon I can hopefully secure the cover back on top and get the snow inside to start melting down. My beautiful greenhouse is now not so beautiful and lopsided, but that’s another problem for another day. It should at least be able to do it’s job this spring . Ideally I want to be planting my early season flowers in here in about three weeks. Likely not going to happen. I’ve never seen so much snow out here. Just have to be patient… not always a strong suit.

Heading to Wisconsin to spend some much needed time with family before the busy season begins! Although this winter was anything but relaxing… still very much looking forward to summertime 😎

03/16/2026

So anyways …. I’m supposed to be planting my spring flowers in this partially collapsed greenhouse in a couple weeks. The last photo is my small greenhouse completely invisible under the snow, next to the fence posts poking out. No point in fighting it, just have to ride this one out and see what’s left when the dust settles .

03/01/2026

Started some of my most favorite and most stunning blooms of the season today! Does anyone know the names of these beauties??

I plant them early season in my greenhouse and they’ll bloom mid June for me at a time when some color is desperately welcome. Soaked all my corms for the first half of the day, then potted them up to get them to start waking up in the coming weeks. Took a few trips hauling out in the sled, then brought them over to my friends’ who generously offered to allow me to use some of their extra greenhouse space this spring. This takes a huge load off me, being off grid and trying to run grow lights while also working my winter job has made this a difficult task to say the least . It’s good to have friends. Thank you guys!

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