Year One.
True Blue Flower Co. was a quiet aspiration I had in the back of my mind but didn't think I was ever capable of manifesting. For years I had been watching other flower farmers in adoration, thinking that maybe one day when I get my life all figured out I could pursue that true passion. For now I my small flower gardens would have to be enough. I was on maternity leave with my first baby when it all came to a head. Deep down I knew I wanted to be a stay at home mom but I didn't know how I was going to swing it. I made a list of the things I needed to do to one day stay home: budget, cut down to part time, and at the very bottom with a question mark behind it was start a flower farm? Around the same time I was realizing I wanted to be a stay at home mom, our daycare said they were no longer able to take True. This was the final push I needed. I finally gave myself permission to have this dream and to pursue it too. I stopped labeling flower farming as a hobby, and started treating it like the full time job I wanted it to be.
In the last year I have made more decisions, adaptations, and connections than I ever dreamed possible. What I originally thought would be a few flowers in my garden for 10 subscriptions a week has quickly grown to one acre of flowers supplying 42 bouquets subscriptions, weekly U-picks July - September, just short of 100 yogis participating in our Sunday yoga among the blooms, and a few arrangement classes along the way.
True Blue Flower Co. has given me an outlet for a lot of things that are important to me, not just growing flowers. It has given me a way to stay connected to my family's fourth generation farm, it has given me a way to support and connect to my small town, It has given me an outlet for my writing in the form of my blog "Life Lessons Learned in the Flower Field.", and most importantly it has helped me be real with others about the ups and down that come with motherhood, infertility, mental health, and starting a business from scratch. There is something very healing about immersing yourself in nature and it is important to me that others have a place to do just that.
The last year with True Blue Flower Co. has been a beautiful adventure and I can't wait to see what the future brings. Thanks for coming along for the ride.
January has been reminiscent of a playground seesaw. There are days when I think I have too much time to relax with my feet on the ground and before I know I am sling shot back up into the air with a to-do list a mile long. Finding a spot to balance somewhere in the middle has been hard to find! Seed orders, tax work, dahlia tubers, and future planning have taken over my days on the business side and laundry, picking up CNA shifts, and dressing a toddler in snowsuits have taken over my days on the personal side. True is an outside kid through and through, even on these chilly days.
