Hollywood Grace Farm

12/04/2022

Tulip day.🌷

11/06/2022

Thursday the fog was so thick that they school closed.

Five of the six of us were in the kitchen making lunches when we got the call, and our collective reaction was a mix of winning the Powerball and zombie apocalypse. The kids started screaming and running in circles, ripping open bags of halloween candy Hulk style. Our billion-dollar-apocolypse joy was so infectious that Matt ran downstairs to his office and took the day off. By 8:30am, the kids were on the couch with fistfuls of candy and watching Pitch Perfect 2. Matt and I spent the morning clearing flower beds and dreaming about the next season of blooms.

Fog is magical.

I share this because it’s been a while. It’s been a while since I shared about the farm, the flowers and our hopes for the future.

We have some 3800 tulip bulbs resting in storage and waiting to be planted. We have lists of seeds we plan to direct sow and pages of past-season notes eager to guide our future planting. And of course, we still have 250 rose shrubs and the budding anticipation of so much fragrance, elegance and delight.

So what is the future of the farm?

Honestly? I don’t know.

We most certainly will have tulips in Spring, but beyond that, we just don’t know.

My new job is not simply demanding of my time but it is increasingly demanding of my emotional energy. The mental health crisis is so real, and our young people are most certainly not immune. While I love the work, it is hard and heavy, and by the end of the week, I’m completely depleted.

When I allow myself to dream of the summer months, I imagine rest and rejuvenation. And while the farm is most certainly therapeutic, the business side of it most certainly is not.

My goal is to maintain what we have and maybe focus more intently on the health of our roses and our growing collection of peonies.

But truthfully, only time will tell.

In the meantime, we will plant tulip bulbs, daydream and plan for the farm’s future beauty, and wish for fog’s magic to return again soon.

08/05/2022

Woah. The humidity is not messin’.

Tonight’s harvest also served as a steam bath. Mercy me.

Anywho - I can’t wait to bring you this abundance of blooms - TOMORROW in Historic Dublin, featuring a FLOWER BAR!

Friday, August 5th
9am-12pm
37 West Bridge Street
Historic Dublin

Once again we are teaming up with 5000acres (their produce is perfection and their hearts are gold) and The Flour Barn (life-changing baked goods and the sweetest dang women you will ever meet).

I hope to see you soon!

07/28/2022

Tonight‘s build-your-own-bouquets was a hit!

We had everything from a person just wanting a couple sprigs of mint to one who went home with an overflowing, beautiful arrangement (and everything in between).

I still have three buckets full of mixed flowers including zinnias, snaps, cosmos, mint, statice, sunflowers and celosia. Each bucket is $25 - front porch pick up in Milford Center. Message me to claim one of the buckets.💛

07/28/2022

I can't wait! I'm trying something different tonight. Select your own flowers for a bouquet. Stems range from $1/stem to $3/stem. See you all soon!

07/27/2022

Harvesting for tomorrow’s Plain City Farmers' Market.

Can’t wait to see you Thursday, 4:30-7PM.

07/21/2022

Dublin - See you tomorrow (Friday)! I can't wait to partner with these incredible businesses to bring such joy and delight to Historic Dublin.

I will be there (the Firehouse next to Starbucks) with flowers until 11ish (I have to scoot early because of another commitment.)

Join us this Friday, 7/22 from 9 am - 12, for our pop up Farmers Market at the Historic Firehouse (37 W Bridge St) - this time featuring a few additional local favorites! We are excited to be working with Hollywood Grace Farm 💐, the The Flour Barn 🍰, and Beebs Bees 🍯, in addition to our fresh produce 🍅🥒👩🏽‍🌾
We might be biased, but we can't think of a better combo!

07/21/2022

Wowza.💛

07/20/2022

We will be back at the Plain City Farmer’s Market tomorrow!

Thursday
Plain City Farmers' Market
4:30-7:00PM

See you soon!

(Dublin, I’m headed your way on Friday. Stay tuned for details.)

07/20/2022

It’s harvest time!

Plain City & Dublin - I am heading your way very soon. I’ll post details here in a bit. Can’t wait to see ya.💛

07/17/2022

💚gratitude💚