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Everyday Flowers

March 5, 2018 By Amanda Kinney

Did you know? One handful of good garden soil can contain more organisms than the number of human beings who have ever lived!

Freshly harvested flowers

The local flower movement is riding quickly on the heals of the local food movement.

Here at Persephone we’re passionate about fresh flowers! We grow dozens of varieties including many herbs, bulbs, greens, ornamental grasses and old fashioned favorites like sweet peas, dahlias, daffodils and sunflowers. We arrange them for weddings, bunch them for the farmer’s market, offer them in our CSA boxes and provide them by the bucket for DIY fun! It’s exciting to see horizons expanding. Customers are asking for more than the tired predictable blooms flown in from Colombia and Ecuador, flowers whose backstory is something we’d rather not think about. The first thing we naturally want to do when we pick up a flower is to stick our nose in and take a big whiff. But sticking your nose into a scent-less, chemically processed rose which might last for a week on your table, but without much heart, can be pretty unsatisfying. You even question at the end of the week: should I add this to my compost pile?

PLEASE, DON’T FEEL GUILTY ABOUT TREATING YOURSELF TO FLOWERS!

Flowers provide nectar and pollen for bees and other pollinators. Our precious bees need all the help they can get. The fact that we don’t use chemicals on our plants make them an excellent food source for all sorts of beneficial insects we rely on to help with the checks and balances of keeping our crops pest-free.

Having lots of flowers in our fields also helps tremendously in our crop rotations. Disease cycles build up in the soil when a relatively small representation of vegetable plant families are grown season after season. Inserting the huge diversity of flower varieties into the mix has noticeably helped give our soil a break.

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We had a flame weeding tutorial this week! After a We had a flame weeding tutorial this week! After a wet morning we had the chance to bring out our flame weeder. Kaitie lead us in learning about the flame weeder anatomy, when to use it, and how! 

This internship offers an amazing opportunity to learn about all different farming techniques that we use on our farm. 

Let us know in the comments if you use a flame weeder or want to know more!
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This weekend at the @bifarmersmarket we have some This weekend at the @bifarmersmarket we have some delicious veggies for you! Last week we had a couple peppers marking the first of the year and this week we will have even more! The Cucumbers are exploding with abundance and our beans and beets are so mouth watering. And as always pick up some tomatoes 😋
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Summer harvests are the best! Can’t wait to see you this Saturday from 10am to 2pm
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WE NEED YOUR HELP! With the summer grinding on we WE NEED YOUR HELP! With the summer grinding on we are looking for volunteers to help us stay caught up with our weeding.. as you can tell by our peppers we are falling behind. 🌶 

As an old volunteer once said, “the food tastes better when you get your hands dirty”. We stand by this motto and would love your helping hands. Please contact us via email at Persephonefarm@gmail.com or by phone!

Let us know in the comments if you wanna join in! 
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Summer is rocking an rolling on the farm! With the Summer is rocking an rolling on the farm! With the heat in full force we get to see the fruits of our labor! And oh boy it is abundant 😍🍅🥒🫑🌶 

Come out to the @bifarmersmarket this Saturday from 10am-2pm or shop online at @kitsapfresh to get a taste of our summer 🧄🧅🥕
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