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Farming is an endeavor of ever shifting priorities. Every season has it's challenges, tasks, and best practices. In the west, I'm pretty sure most everyone's least favorite season (not only farmers) is fire season. Some positives on a farm are ever-present irrigation, less fun is keeping animals inside or locked up, smoke while working outside, and on other thing that makes it hard to concentrate on all the inside computer work that I always move down the priority list during summer. This week is no exception. With a fire that started two days ago just 1 mile from the farm, I won't have my full booth at the farmers markets this week but do look for my fresh bouquets sitting in their usual stands with Seanna at Two Worlds Trading Co. While it is very unlikely that the fire will move in my direction (because of topography, roads, prevailing wind, and efforts of all the firefighters) I still don't like being away for too long since all the hens and kitties can't come with me every time I pop out. I plan to return next week with more fresh flowers and microgreens once the fire is not so new. In the meantime, I get a full aircraft show of all the planes and helicopters that are used in firefighting!
more sleepy bees, so so many sleepy bees
 You know the next day will get interesting when you come home at dusk and see this right across the highway from your road and only 1 mile from the farm
Future Learning OpportunitiesAre you ready to step into the wilderness? Late Summer Foraging Class: Dragon's Breath Farm: August 13th Some plants are already in seed, some are still blooming, and others are gone. Is our harvest thinning or can we still fill our plate? It's also a great time to start helping the seeds of future forage to grow. Sign up here! Fall Foraging Class: Dragon's Breath Farm: Sept 10th It's the push before winter. While we've been planning for it all season by noting plant locations. Now is the time for seed collecting, root digging, and maybe some fruits from the trees. Sign up here! Seed Saving Workshop: Dragon's Breath Farm: Sept 17th Whether you are new to gardening or an old green thumb, seed saving can be a daunting enterprise. In our western world, we are used to different aspects of agriculture put into neat little boxes and it is rare for a farm that grows crops to also grow their own seed (unless that crop is a seed, like grains). But that's exactly what gardeners are looking for and it's also how the non-western agricultural world works. Yet, you don't need to be a subsistence farmer to want to save your own seed. Maybe you want to birth a new type of tomato, acclimate your favorite frost-sensitive annual to your little to harsh climate, save money, or deepen your relationship with the plant world ? Sign up here! What's available this week?
Where to find it all?
Thursdays from 3-630pm at The Farmers Market at Libby & Saturdays from 9-1230pm at the Kalispell Farmers Market
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Even as summer keeps kicking us in the tushie with her heat and sunshine, fall is beginning to peep around the corner. Flowers and herbs are rushed in to hang up and dry before the heat and winds wipe them out and the rest are irrigated to keep them producing seeds, blooms, and fruits. It's also a time for me to wildcraft and forage a lot of herbs, berries, and wildflowers (both native and invasive). And don't worry, I'm not coming for your huckleberries, I like all the rest a lot better :) It's also a time for me to check on seed collection in the wild woods for my long term goal of transforming the old hay field into a haven of native food plants won't seed itself, so off I go with tiny jars and baggies, looking for tiny brown seed pods, ripe fruit, and marking places for taking cuttings. All in all it's still a busy time on the farm, but be sure to check out the upcoming classes for more seasonal foraging and stay tuned for a winter full of crafting and making classes using a lot of the material I'm gathering now. For winter is not the only season of planning. In each you are planning for the next as the wheel of time turns and one season shifts into another.
One of the best things about growing lots of flowers and herbs is getting to pet the sleeping bees. At night the native (non-hive) male bees fall asleep in flowers and stay drowsy in their petal palace until it warms up fully. During the day, the female bees take frequent naps on their busy pollen gathering trips in blossoms whenever they feel the need. The myth about being as busy as a bee is kinda wrong (at least for native bees) so if you feel the need to nap in a patch of flowers and take a break, why not? All the bees are doing it! Growing flowers for fresh cut, dry, and seed is sometimes a struggle as it's deciding where each bloom goes. Some only are good for fresh, but also make good seeds and are an easy carefree garden bloom, like the Cosmo on the left (a beautiful variety Apricot Lemonade which I am definitely saving seeds from). Some are good for fresh, dried, and seed, like a colorful mix of Yarrow. And some burst open into seed so quickly, like Poppies. But keeping track of which stems are which and not accidentally snipping that one saved for seed is a balancing act of organization, memory, and scheduling. Future Learning OpportunitiesAre you ready to step into the wilderness? HIKE: Morris Creek: FSPW: July 30thHike at the base of the Scotchman Peaks on a cool, shady trail with a refreshing creek meandering next to the trail. Beat the heat and replace the need of an epic summit push and replace that with a fun, cool and relaxing hike along Morris Creek. We’ll enjoy wildflowers all along our 8 mile up-and-back roundtrip with 1600 feet of elevation gain. Expect a creek crossing so bring extra socks or sandals. Sign up here! Late Summer Foraging Class: Dragon's Breath Farm: August 13th Some plants are already in seed, some are still blooming, and others are gone. Is our harvest thinning or can we still fill our plate? It's also a great time to start helping the seeds of future forage to grow. Sign up here! Fall Foraging Class: Dragon's Breath Farm: Sept 10th It's the push before winter. While we've been planning for it all season by noting plant locations. Now is the time for seed collecting, root digging, and maybe some fruits from the trees. Sign up here! Seed Saving Workshop: Dragon's Breath Farm: Sept 17th Whether you are new to gardening or an old green thumb, seed saving can be a daunting enterprise. In our western world, we are used to different aspects of agriculture put into neat little boxes and it is rare for a farm that grows crops to also grow their own seed (unless that crop is a seed, like grains). But that's exactly what gardeners are looking for and it's also how the non-western agricultural world works. Yet, you don't need to be a subsistence farmer to want to save your own seed. Maybe you want to birth a new type of tomato, acclimate your favorite frost-sensitive annual to your little to harsh climate, save money, or deepen your relationship with the plant world ? Sign up here! What's available this week?
Where to find it all?
Thursdays from 3-630pm at The Farmers Market at Libby & Saturdays from 9-1230pm at the Kalispell Farmers Market With so many flowers blooming, projects in motion, and meetings and hikes to attend, this July is slam packed full of farm activity! Look for new colorful additions to the seasonal bouquets, but a lot of farm work is done now so you can enjoy flowers and floral things later, like drying a lot of those that are blooming now or adding them to a number of current and future botanical offerings like the salves. Just like farming, foraging is also a lesson in planning. Some things are ready now, others later, and yet others are past and we will look for them next year, but always noticing where there is abundance, how we can help keep it that way, and if we aren't the only ones that rely upon it. If you want to learn more about seasonal foraging, join me in one of my on-farm classes. There are just a few spots left for the Early Summer Foraging Class on July 18th or grab your space in future classes that for Late Summer or Fall Foraging.  It's not only the farm-grown flowers, planted, weeded, and watered that are blooming strong now but also the wild and weedy ones that I let stay beside them. July is a big time for wild harvests of bloom and botanicals that go into the salves, oils, tinctures, and tea blends. The Godetias are here! So many gorgeous, silky colors! Look for them in the seasonal bouquets
Future Learning OpportunitiesAre you ready to step into the wilderness? HIKE: Cedar Lakes: Wild Montana: July 16th Enjoy two alpine lakes in the northern part of the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness. At Upper Cedar Lake, we might see mountain goats on the surrounding crags or go for a refreshing swim. The trail passes through old growth forests and recent burns, and it’s great entry point for future backpacking adventures. Sign up here! Early Summer Foraging Class: Dragon's Breath Farm: July 18th Come learn about commonly available seasonal edible plants in our region. We'll meet the plants, learn about their edible and also medicinal qualities, proper foraging etiquette, and taste the wonders of the wilds. Join me on the farm on the afternoon of July 18th to see what the wilds can provide! Sign up here! HIKE: Morris Creek: FSPW: July 30thHike at the base of the Scotchman Peaks on a cool, shady trail with a refreshing creek meandering next to the trail. Beat the heat and replace the need of an epic summit push and replace that with a fun, cool and relaxing hike along Morris Creek. We’ll enjoy wildflowers all along our 8 mile up-and-back roundtrip with 1600 feet of elevation gain. Expect a creek crossing so bring extra socks or sandals. Sign up here! What's available this week?
Where to find it all?
Thursdays from 3-630pm at The Farmers Market at Libby & Saturdays from 9-1230pm at the Kalispell Farmers Market When you live somewhere surrounded by Public Lands, it's easy to see everything as yours for the the taking so it can be hard to remember that others need it too, and not just other humans. As a life-long forager and wildcrafter, I found myself applying the principles I use when foraging on public lands on the farm, and learning to apply some of the care and attention I use on the farm to public lands. You can read more about it on a series about foraging that I'm writing for Wild Montana here. And, of course, learn more about it at any of my on-farm foraging classes or workshops! When they've been there all our life, it can be easy to take our public lands for granted but they require stewardship, and not just from those paid to do it, but from all of us. Being 'on the land' these last 5 years of farming in a deeper way than I've ever been before, I've seen how much us humans have forgotten that we depend upon these lands for all that we have. Your phone, your truck, your home, everything you own is 'from the land'. It may look very different that a mineral, tree, or animal, but it all once was. Being able to give as well as take, 'care for' as well as 'be cared for' is just as important. Not just as a material transaction, a payment for a service or object, but as a recognition of life, a gratefulness for the giving and the taking. So the next time you step into the woods, the field, our public lands, even if you can't give anything else, give a gift of your thanks, your appreciation, your gratitude for all the lives that had to be taken for you to live. Look carefully in these two pictures and you'll notice a bit more than pretty flowers. They both have bugs! eeww right!? not always. This spider and beetle aren't doing anything bad by being there, they are actually helping the plants by eating or fighting away bugs that want to cause harm to the blooms. While most cut flowers are covered in pesticides to keep them looking perfect and safe from those harmful bugs, it also kills the helpful ones as well as not being too great for everything else. So while finding a few bugs on your bouquet might seem icky, the things you can't see on those perfect-looking store bought blooms is much more eewww.  I got to spend my weekend volunteering to clear trail! (sorry, in case you missed me at Kalispell Market!) It's a fun time helping to make our public lands more accessible for hikers, backpackers, and horse riders. If you wanna get out there too both Wild Montana and Friends of Scotchman Peaks has trail days.
Future Learning OpportunitiesAre you ready to step into the wilderness? HIKE: South Fork of Ross Creek: FSPW: July 2nd FULL! Leave the summer crowds behind as we make our way through the ancient Cedars, following the creek up to a waterfall. It’s 9 miles roundtrip with 1300 feet of elevation gain, a small price to pay for getting away from the hustle and bustle along the nature trail. Get on the waitlist here! Relational Farming: Dragon's Breath Farm: July 9th Our discussion will focus on the 'why' and 'how' behind the systems and methods I have used to develop farming practices that sit within a worldview that recognizes the sovereignty of the land and all the non-humans that live on it. Going deeper than the popular concepts of permaculture to reset our place and belonging as humans in our relation to land. Sign up here! HIKE: Foraging Hike at Spar Lake: FSPW : July 10th Embark on a magical journey through the lush forest, as you discover the hidden treasures nature has to offer. Follow your senses and collect wild edibles, vibrant berries, and fragrant herbs. The crackle of leaves beneath your feet and the sweet scent of pine needles in the air makes this foraging hike an unforgettable adventure.Join staff member Juli Thurston and board member Megan Leach for a fun day on the trail foraging. We will meet at the Big Spar Lake Trailhead. Bring lunch, snacks plenty of water, and a bag to carry your foraging finds! Sign up here! What's available this week?
Where to find it all?
Find me and all the farm goodies both Thursdays and Saturdays. Thursdays from 3-630pm at The Farmers Market at Libby & Saturdays from 9-1230pm at the Kalispell Farmers Market What a better way to celebrate the Summer Solstice than this much flavor! There are three kinds of Basil (Citrus, Purple, & Cinnamon), Basil Microgreens, Onion Microgreens, Fresh Mint, Fresh Sage, and all the rest. I'll be away this weekend, so your only chance to grab some it in Libby this Thursday from 3-630pm at The Farmers Market at Libby. Be there or be square and bland!
 Mint tea is a classic summertime refreshment from the heat and fresh mint amkes all the difference
Future Learning OpportunitiesAre you ready to step into the wilderness? HIKE: South Fork of Ross Creek: FSPW: July 2nd Leave the summer crowds behind as we make our way through the ancient Cedars, following the creek up to a waterfall. It’s 9 miles roundtrip with 1300 feet of elevation gain, a small price to pay for getting away from the hustle and bustle along the nature trail. Sign up here! Relational Farming: Dragon's Breath Farm: July 9th Our discussion will focus on the 'why' and 'how' behind the systems and methods I have used to develop farming practices that sit within a worldview that recognizes the sovereignty of the land and all the non-humans that live on it. Going deeper than the popular concepts of permaculture to reset our place and belonging as humans in our relation to land. Sign up here! HIKE: Foraging Hike at Spar Lake: FSPW : July 10th Embark on a magical journey through the lush forest, as you discover the hidden treasures nature has to offer. Follow your senses and collect wild edibles, vibrant berries, and fragrant herbs. The crackle of leaves beneath your feet and the sweet scent of pine needles in the air makes this foraging hike an unforgettable adventure.Join staff member Juli Thurston and board member Megan Leach for a fun day on the trail foraging. We will meet at the Big Spar Lake Trailhead. Bring lunch, snacks plenty of water, and a bag to carry your foraging finds! Sign up here! What's available this week?
Where to find it all?
Thursdays from 3-630pm at The Farmers Market at Libby & Saturdays from 9-1230pm at the Kalispell Farmers Market The seeds were sown and now the microgreens have grown! They are back at the market this week with new fun flavors coming soon. The wild greens that I 'let' get big, tender, and juicy are returning with their mild, nutrient-dense flavors. Did you know that Lamb's Quarters, a common garden and farm weed is possibly the oldest cultivated plant in North America?* It has a long history that is deeply intertwined with humans, so why not rekindle that relationship? Turn it from a garden foe into a kitchen friend? It is related to Spinach and can be used anywhere and in any way you would use that favorite green: fresh in salads, cooked into soups or stews, sauteed along with meats, and added to sauces. And because it needs to make it's own way in the world, it's packed with more nutrients than it's pampered Spinach cousin! Find it and all its wild greens friends at the markets this week *Behre, K.-E. “Collected seeds and fruits from herbs as prehistoric food.” Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 2007;17(1):65–73  When you have friendly, free-range, old hens they sometimes make themselves feel at home not just on the farm but in your own cabin. Some farm goodies are happy accidents! These prodigious squashes and a few tomatillos volunteered themselves from some worm bin compost that was added to the dome, but they are so happy where they are that I'm happy they are there too 😆
 What a way to spend a day, searching for roque gophers and dirt bathing. This may be kitty cat heaven! Future Learning OpportunitiesAre you ready to step into the wilderness? Early Summer Foraging Class: Dragon's Breath Farm: June 18th Come learn about commonly available seasonal edible plants in our region. We'll meet the plants, learn about their edible and also medicinal qualities, proper foraging etiquette, and taste the wonders of the wilds. Join me on the farm on the afternoon of June 18th to see what the wilds can provide! Sign up here! HIKE: South Fork of Ross Creek: FSPW: July 2nd Leave the summer crowds behind as we make our way through the ancient Cedars, following the creek up to a waterfall. It’s 9 miles roundtrip with 1300 feet of elevation gain, a small price to pay for getting away from the hustle and bustle along the nature trail. Sign up here! Relational Farming: Dragon's Breath Farm: July 9th Our discussion will focus on the 'why' and 'how' behind the systems and methods I have used to develop farming practices that sit within a worldview that recognizes the sovereignty of the land and all the non-humans that live on it. Going deeper than the popular concepts of permaculture to reset our place and belonging as humans in our relation to land. Sign up here! HIKE: Foraging Hike at Spar Lake: FSPW : July 10th Embark on a magical journey through the lush forest, as you discover the hidden treasures nature has to offer. Follow your senses and collect wild edibles, vibrant berries, and fragrant herbs. The crackle of leaves beneath your feet and the sweet scent of pine needles in the air makes this foraging hike an unforgettable adventure.Join staff member Juli Thurston and board member Megan Leach for a fun day on the trail foraging. We will meet at the Big Spar Lake Trailhead. Bring lunch, snacks plenty of water, and a bag to carry your foraging finds! Sign up here! What's available this week?
Where to find it all?
Thursdays from 3-630pm at The Farmers Market at Libby & Saturdays from 9-1230pm at the Kalispell Farmers Market I'm back...well, I've been back for a week but have been slowly catching up with tasks that got caught up with me while I was gone, *cough* weeding. It was great to be away in a beautiful area camped under boughs of Honeysuckles with Hummingbirds dancing about, feral children laughing, and learning new old things. Where was I? At a Gathering! It is a place to learn ancient craft skills, mostly forgotten or disparaged in a world of walmarts and fast fashion. You'll see people hide tanning, basket making, starting fires with friction, and lots of fun around many campfires at night with live music and stories. But I just heard it from afar as I chose to make use of my time away equally for learning and resting. Literally taking that breath! But now I'm back to the daily chores of weeding, flower harvesting, planting, sowing perennials, and the special projects. Some that are just beginning are trenching water lines to my main growing plots and installing an underground rain catchment system. All part of a grant! But before I get too long-winded, I need to get back at it, cause those chores won't do themselves lol.  Misty mornings means cats are on the prowl through the wildflowers under a thinning moon
Two of my new creations that will hold be in good stead and anything I need to carry: willow basket and pine needle basket. I planted wild Willow last fall and it has begun it's fast march skyward, destined for more baskets. And pine needles are in near endless supply in these woods! Did you know a skilled weaver can make them waterproof with only pine needles and sinew or string?! Future Learning OpportunitiesAre you ready to step into the wilderness? Early Summer Foraging Class: Dragon's Breath Farm: June 18th Come learn about commonly available seasonal edible plants in our region. We'll meet the plants, learn about their edible and also medicinal qualities, proper foraging etiquette, and taste the wonders of the wilds. Join me on the farm on the afternoon of June 18th to see what the wilds can provide! Sign up here! HIKE: South Fork of Ross Creek: FSPW: July 2nd Leave the summer crowds behind as we make our way through the ancient Cedars, following the creek up to a waterfall. It’s 9 miles roundtrip with 1300 feet of elevation gain, a small price to pay for getting away from the hustle and bustle along the nature trail. Sign up here! Relational Farming: Dragon's Breath Farm: July 9th Our discussion will focus on the 'why' and 'how' behind the systems and methods I have used to develop farming practices that sit within a worldview that recognizes the sovereignty of the land and all the non-humans that live on it. Going deeper than the popular concepts of permaculture to reset our place and belonging as humans in our relation to land. Sign up here! HIKE: Foraging Hike at Spar Lake: FSPW : July 10th Embark on a magical journey through the lush forest, as you discover the hidden treasures nature has to offer. Follow your senses and collect wild edibles, vibrant berries, and fragrant herbs. The crackle of leaves beneath your feet and the sweet scent of pine needles in the air makes this foraging hike an unforgettable adventure.Join staff member Juli Thurston and board member Megan Leach for a fun day on the trail foraging. We will meet at the Big Spar Lake Trailhead. Bring lunch, snacks plenty of water, and a bag to carry your foraging finds! Sign up here! What's available this week?
Where to find it all?
Find me and all the spring farm goodies both Thursdays and Saturdays. Thursdays from 3-630pm at The Farmers Market at Libby & Saturdays from 9-1230pm at the Kalispell Farmers Market When the rains come to swell the soil and darken the skies, the trees breathe in. When the droplets fall and the air is damp, the plants inhale. All of their leaves (and even some of their stems) are covered with structures called stomata, a fancy word for a system that is their breath. Breath is something my mind wanders to often. I named my farm and business after it. People often seek out water, shelter, and food as things that sustain live, but often overlook breath. That act we do without thinking...but we can also control it...to a point. It is simultaneously automatic (we breathe without thinking to) and manual (we can hold our breath). We can only last a few minutes without taking one and even that requires dedicated practice. If you have ever had the experience of a panic attack, you know the intense fear the body and mind feel at not. getting. enough. breath. And so, when it rains and the air is damp, the plants and trees, mosses and leaves, open their stomata and breathe. A breath they have been holding since winter. With the leaves unfurling, the sun warming, and the weeds growing ever higher, spring is an intense time on the farm. A breathe I have been waiting for all winter. It is easy to begin rushing to complete the tasks, barely slowing for a breath or a meal or a break. So this is me taking a breath. This is me slowing down and controlling my breath. This is me choosing to just 'take a breather' I won't be at either market this week but look for my return to the hustle and hurry of the farm and market on June 8th. And maybe, just maybe, we all (tree, leaves, and humans) will be breathing a little deeper.  You may have seen the new salve packaging this season but may I also introduce the Bud Blood Salve! All those sticky red, resinous Cottonwood Buds that plump in the last vestige of winter are infused into Organic Sunflower Oil. They are strongest with the sticky substance right before the leaves unfurl, birthed into the world to breathe and pull in sunlight. I use it when I feel stiff, like winter won't leave my bones. That ache, soreness, pain, or swelling that lingers and has out-stayed its welcome. When I feel the need to breathe deep again, expand, and stretch in the sunshine.
 The Weeds! Oh my gosh, did I mention the weeds? When you see a task that needs done but you don't wanna do it, what do you often do? *sigh*, with exasperation. A quick inhale before a drawn out exhale. Breathe before all. Future Learning OpportunitiesAre you ready to step into the wilderness? Early Summer Foraging Class: Dragon's Breath Farm: June 18th Come learn about commonly available seasonal edible plants in our region. We'll meet the plants, learn about their edible and also medicinal qualities, proper foraging etiquette, and taste the wonders of the wilds. Join me on the farm on the afternoon of June 10th to see what the wilds can provide! Sign up here! HIKE: South Fork of Ross Creek: FSPW: July 2nd Leave the summer crowds behind as we make our way through the ancient Cedars, following the creek up to a waterfall. It’s 9 miles roundtrip with 1300 feet of elevation gain, a small price to pay for getting away from the hustle and bustle along the nature trail. Sign up here! Relational Farming: Dragon's Breath Farm: July 9th Our discussion will focus on the 'why' and 'how' behind the systems and methods I have used to develop farming practices that sit within a worldview that recognizes the sovereignty of the land and all the non-humans that live on it. Going deeper than the popular concepts of permaculture to reset our place and belonging as humans in our relation to land. Sign up here! HIKE: Foraging Hike at Spar Lake: FSPW : July10th Embark on a magical journey through the lush forest, as you discover the hidden treasures nature has to offer. Follow your senses and collect wild edibles, vibrant berries, and fragrant herbs. The crackle of leaves beneath your feet and the sweet scent of pine needles in the air makes this foraging hike an unforgettable adventure.Join staff member Juli Thurston and board member Megan Leach for a fun day on the trail foraging. We will meet at the Big Spar Lake Trailhead. Bring lunch, snacks plenty of water, and a bag to carry your foraging finds! Sign up here! Where to find it all?
I'll be back June 8th at the Farmers Market at Libby and June 10th at the Kalispell Farmers Market. Until then, just breathe! Find me and all the spring farm goodies both Thursdays and Saturdays. Thursdays from 3-630pm at The Farmers Market at Libby & Saturdays from 9-1230pm at the Kalispell Farmers Market Flower growers, florists, and wholesalers around the country have been spending months preparing for Mother's Day. It is the biggest flower selling and buying holiday, even more the Valentine's Day. It matters a lot to growers to make an early income, but I was gifted with a reminder by a stranger yesterday about flowers, generosity, and how both combine to help us speak our heart to the world and I would like to share it with you as well. Halfway through The Farmers Market at Libby, an gentleman stopped in front of my display of Mother's Day flower full of bright, vibrant tulips and sweet-scented daffodils. He spoke gently and swiftly as he handed me cash and said, "This is the first year that my mother is no longer here to give flowers to. I would like to buy flowers for you to gift to mothers throughout the market in honor of her." He did not mention his mother's name and I had not time to ask before he went away seemingly in a flash. I was touched by his generosity and care, by his thoughtfulness and remembrance, and by the obvious love he had for his mother. I was also surprised by the feeling of joy, solemnity, and connection that I felt as I wrapped up and delivered the anonymously gifted bouquets of flower to the mothers around me in honor of one mother, gone but most definitely not forgotten. The memory of her care, kindness, and devotion wrapped up alongside those blooms. Flowers sometimes seem frivolous and a luxury not always easy to afford, but they help us speak our words when words fail us or we fear to speak them. They can carry thoughts of care and connection when we are not present. And they can give solace in times of pain or sorrow. Flowers are maybe the gift of life, presence, and beauty that this world needs most.  It's green! not white with snow or brown with last years downed grass. The green lets my eyes rest without squinting as all the plants get to absorbing the sun's rays for growth instead of reflecting them back up into the sky If you missed me yesterday at The Farmers Market at Libby, you'll have one more chance to grab some flowers for the mother, grandmother, or mother-to-be in your life at the Kalispell Market this Saturday. All my flowers and food are grown using organic methods and beyond (because, frankly, the standards have been weakened so much over time to allow big growers to qualify for certification). So you can be sure that your mom is getting the best quality, safest, and longest-lasting blooms for her special day! If you would like to learn what all these little plants are, and if you can eat them, then you've signed up for the right newsletter! There are on-farm classes, free hikes, and workshops all designed to help you meet new plant friends and connect to the land you live one. See below for the on-farm schedule and stay tuned for updates on free hikes and workshops happening later this summer.
Future Learning OpportunitiesAre you ready to step into the wilderness? Spring Foraging Classes: Dragon's Breath Farm: May 14th Come learn about commonly available seasonal edible plants in our region. We'll meet the plants, learn about their edible and also medicinal qualities, proper foraging etiquette, and taste the wonders of the wilds. Join me on the farm on the afternoon of May 14th to see what the wilds can provide! Sign up here! Early Summer Foraging Class: Dragon's Breath Farm: June 10th Come learn about commonly available seasonal edible plants in our region. We'll meet the plants, learn about their edible and also medicinal qualities, proper foraging etiquette, and taste the wonders of the wilds. Join me on the farm on the afternoon of June 10th to see what the wilds can provide! Sign up here! What's available this week?
Where to find it all?
Find me and all the spring farm goodies both Thursdays and Saturdays. Thursdays from 3-630pm at The Farmers Market at Libby & Saturdays from 9-1230pm at the Kalispell Farmers Market It's that time of year again! It's time to boogie on down with your favorite Wookie or droid to the farmers markets! Spring has caught up fast. Blooms are popping, greens are growing, and us vendors are ready to show up with the goods! So dust off those light sabers, shake out those old cloaks, spit-shine that beskar and swing through the markets this Thursday from 3-630pm at The Farmers Market at Libby and Saturday from 9-1230pm at the Kalispell Farmers Market! Baby Yoda will be angry if you miss it  With the winter's long lingering snow, I doubted having any fresh flowers at the first market but the heat wave had other plans!
Future Learning OpportunitiesAre you ready to step into the wilderness? Tuesdays in May: Troy Adult Education Program I'll be teaching a Spring Wildflower & Native Plant ID class on Tuesday evenings in May and early June. Two indoor classes to cover the basics and two outings to meet all the wonderful spring plants around Troy. Sign-up here! Seasonal On-Farm Foraging Classes: Dragon's Breath Farm Come learn about commonly available seasonal edible plants in our region. We'll meet the plants, learn about their edible and also medicinal qualities, proper foraging etiquette, and taste the wonders of the wilds. Join me on the farm on the afternoon of May 14th to see what the wilds can provide! Sign up here! What's available this week?
Where to find it all?
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