Many Hands Make Light Work

Many hands make light work!

LHS FFA workday. Students weeded the daisy patch.

That was completely true today, May 22, with a "work day" visit from LHS FFA!

More than 30 FFA (Future Farmers of America) members & their advisers visited the farm today! They planted hundreds of plants in the new addition to the farm: a labyrinth MT & I designed yesterday. They also weeded the daisy patch & transplanted cosmos. Several fellas utilized my backpack sprayer & fertilized all of my plants on the farm! A group of creative ladies painted beautiful signs that will label a few areas of the farm. They did all of this work & more in just a few hours, saving me many weeks of work! I'm extremely grateful for their visit! 😁

LHS FFA adviser & student pull more plants for the labyrinth.

LHS FFA volunteer to fertilize the cut flower garden using the backpack sprayer.

LHS FFA students use backpack sprayer to fertilize the cut flower garden.

LHS FFA students weed the flower garden.

Of course I fed them breakfast & unlimited snacks, then I sent them back to school with you-pick sunflowers & plants!

It was a great visit!

If you're a farmer, contact your local FFA adviser. Invite them to your farm for a tour, work day, or other activity. These students are energetic and eager to learn about farming. It's a win-win for both the farmer and the student.

Find Your Marigolds

🏵 Marigolds are the ULTIMATE companion flower! They are easy, vibrant, & cheery! They attract pollinators, but repel pests!

🏵Marigolds are drought tolerant with abundant blooms until frost.

Sounds like the perfect flower & FRIEND!

I have been fortunate to find a few "marigolds" along my flower farming journey. I met Chrissy of Helena Hills Farm first. We met in 2023 at a Clemson agritourism event. She's amazing & kind! We share a love of flower farming & deep roots in Girl Scouts. We have since attended four more flower farming events together & a few private events. Chrissy met Alexis of Wild Goose Flower Farm, LLC during a Dept of Ag program and later introduced me to her at an agritourism conference. Alexis is a veteran, a nurse, a mom of 3, & a flower farmer! She's amazing! We've all become fast friends bonded by our flower farming journeys.

I love our supportive, noncompetitive vibe. We share tips, tubers, seeds, plants, links, & laughs. We're separated by hundreds of SC miles, so we've created our own private farm tour. We're alternating hosting each other at each of our farms for a farm work day! 3 weed pullers are better than 1, right, even if it's just for a day! 😁 My farm tour/work day is up next! The knowledge & support I have gained so far from Chrissy & Alexis has been invaluable!

Find your 🏵 MARIGOLDS! 🏵 Whatever it is you love to do, find & cherish the people who support you! There's no time for anything less! 🏵