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Our Two Suns
Our Two Suns
I’m Erin, owner of Two Suns Flower Farm. The flowers are my passion, and I love every one of them. I like to say I am growing humans alongside my flowers, which is why we use sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. I have always loved flowers, but it’s my kids that got me really into nature and the environment. After leaving my job to be a full time mom, I got deep into “garden therapy”. And from there, the mission of how I could get that joy to anyone and everyone.
Selling cut flowers is something we are seeing a lot of people try and do. And that is great! If you can do something you enjoy and make people happy with it, why shouldn't you? Spread the joy! However I do worry that "backyard cut flowers" or selling flowers as a sort of afterthought product, will drive people away from local flowers, instead of towards it. Without the knowledge and dedication necessary to produce a quality product, I worry the customer (you) isn't getting the best experience with locally grown that you can get.
That said, you are actually getting "backyard" flowers from us. We live here. The farm is our backyard, front yard, side yard... But the point I want to express is we are striving to give you that same joy from flowers, with the best quality we can achieve. All of my down time is spent researching, learning, and experimenting. I want to grow using the best methods I can to improve the environment. I want to harvest and care for the blooms in ways that improve their vase life so that you can get the most for your money and enjoy your flowers as long as possible. And I study how to arrange flowers and make something beautiful to put a smile on the recipients face. To be clear, I do not claim to be a florist. We work with florists and they take our flowers and make stunning arrangements. I am, however, striving to become your favorite neighborhood farmer florist!
So yes, the flowers are my passion. They are also my job. They are my mission. And they are my goal.
Our two sons/suns (Get it?) are a big part of the farm. The flowers are growing around them, with them, for them, and by them. The flower farm is at our home within our little 1-acre lot. The boys explore and play among the flowers. And they learn even more about nature from the ecosystem we are expanding each year here at their home. They each have their favorite blooms, jobs, and parts of the gardens. And they are the reason we work harder instead of easier. We don't just want to create a product to sell. We want to create a better Earth for them. A better community. A better world.
Some of the most important jobs on the farm are done by my husband, Jeremy. I have the vision and he has the tools. He takes all my wild ideas and makes them a reality. He is also an arborist so he’s a walking book of pest and disease identification. And that information is INVALUABLE when growing flowers let me tell you!
But in the "important jobs" list is the one he's best at, supporting me. When I doubt, he encourages. When I say "I can't", he says "of course you can". I never would have started this without his push of enthusiasm. He's there to walk the rows with me every night and listen intently when I carry on about the details of each bloom. Flowers may not make his "passion" list, but he gets almost as excited as I am about them. Or at least kindly pretends to.
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