10/09/2026
Being in this space and finally getting to settle in has really had me reminiscing on our beginnings. Many of you know us only through the last four years since we moved to the Chequamegon Bay, and still quite a few have only experienced GOOD FLOWER FARM since we opened here in Washburn this summer.
What you may not know is that I started this business back in 2014, with its origins stretching back even further - starting with hearing Jane Goodall speak at my university back in 2006, followed by living and working on organic farms, getting my Masters in Natural Resources with a focus on environmental ed, teaching sustainability education and then stumbling into making my own products via my love of herbs.
It may seem like this building popped up quickly, but it’s been well over a decade of slow & steady intentional building with only a few 0% interest crowdfunded kiva.org loans (all paid back!) and now a loan via Entrepreneur Fund supporting us.
Scroll through for a walk down memory lane as October is the anniversary of our 12th year in business! 🥳
My first show back in 2015 in Minocqua, WI while I taught high school at Conserve School.
The name was Original Organics Herbals back then; I named it that because I first had a jewelry business I called Original Organics and had a nice logo for it that my friend made, so I thought I’d just keep the name 🙃 I kept this name until 2017 when we bought our farm in TN - hence Good Flower Farm 🌼
One of my regular farmers markets (shout out Richland Park Farmers’ Market 💛) in Nashville circa 2018. I did anywhere from 3-4 farmers markets a week for a few seasons until Covid hit. This was pre our rebrand in 2020 that’s the look / branding we have now. At this time (from 2014-2020), I “designed” and printed all the labels myself.
I loved the farmers markets and it’s such a sweet time to think back on; I get sentimental thinking about these days! It was really special being in my hometown and now seeing that was such a catalyst for where we are now. At the time, this still felt like a hobby but it was the first time I didn’t have another job on the side and was really putting everything into the business. Farming w