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We did it again! Such a fun time making some wreaths with some awesome folks.
Thank you so much to Mad River Brewing for hosting us at your lovely tap room! Truly a special place with great food, great drinks and great people 🙂
Stay tuned for more workshops in 2024!!
🌿WREATH WORKSHOP🌿
Sunday, December 17th at 5pm
At Mad River Brewing Tap Room in Blue Lake 🍻
Come get crafty with us for our last Wreath Workshop of the year!
You will learn how to construct and design a Yule themed wreath with all the fixings and locally sourced materials!
Did you know...
Yule is the centuries old Pagan (rooted in ancient Germanic and Norse traditions) celebration of the Winter Equinox - the shortest day and longest night of the year.
Yule wreaths were often hung on doors and in homes as a way to ward off evil spirits and welcome the returning sun, signifying the triumph of light over darkness.
Come make your own talisman and meet some new friends on Sunday the 17th!
Mad River Brewing has award winner beers and delicious BBQ! They also have a large selection of nonalcoholic drinks available as well ☕️
Space is limited to a small group so sign up soon
Shoot me an email [email protected] or a DM to register! Space is limited to a small group so sign up soon
Thank you thank you thank you!!
Moon Carrot Farms first workshop popped off!
We had such a blast and WOW I was blown away by how beautiful all the wreaths turned out 😍
I could not have pulled this off without the help of some special people 👇
Thank you Stephanie and Jessica for making this happen and hosting us at your beautiful taproom! And for being so welcoming and kind 😊
Thank you Valerie
For the Douglas Fir and for your sharing your gorgeous Heath and Bay leaf 🍃
Thank you Sarah for the additional dried flowers 💐 🥰
Thank you Hannah for letting me borrow your dehydrator!! And extra scissors! 💞
And THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the workshop, I had super fun 😀
Looks like we might try to squeeze in another workshop before the end of the month so let me know if you're interested 😏 in the comments ⬇️
💐Story Sale!💐
This Saturday, November 25th at 7:00pm I'll be doing another small story sale!
I normally scoff at all the silly named/themed consumer days this time of year: Black Friday, Cyber Monday, etc.
However! the 25th is Small Business Saturday and this is one that we should all get behind!
Luckily more and more folks are seeing the importance of shopping local instead of at large corporations. I think we have an amazing community in Humboldt that supports and shows up for our small business/farms ❤️🔥
Your purchase from a local business means EVERYTHING to that person.
Every. Single. Sale. Matters. Where you decide to shop absolutely does have the power to change someone's life and impact your local economy 🤠
Another fun event coming up is my first wreath making workshop at Mad River Brewing! See my recent post for details or shoot me a message for details ✨️
Anyhoo, I'll have wreaths, small & large bouquets and a few salves available on Saturday. Shipping, local pickup & delivery available.
🌿 To celebrate Small Business Saturday, I am offering free shipping and delivery as a thank you for your support this year!🌿
Show our local heros some love and tag a local business that you appreciate in the comments!
🌿WREATH WORKSHOP🌿
Sunday, December 3rd at 5pm
At Mad River Brewing Tap Room in Blue Lake
I am thrilled to announce this awesome opportunity to get creative !
It is also Moon Carrot Farms' first workshop... so no big deal 😆
Lots of exciting firsts for us this year so let's keep it going! Kinda like how maybe this will be your first handmade wreath...?? 😏
During the workshop, you will have access to a mix of dried flowers, evergreen foliage, and everything you'll need to create your very own unique 14" wreath. I will provide instruction throughout the event, including 1:1 guidance 🤓
There will be materials available to make a yule themed wreath but it can also be any kind of wreath your heart desires - there will be lots of fun things to experiment with.
Spaces for this workshop are limited, so don't delay in securing your spot! You can register for the workshop by sending me a message or by sending an email to [email protected]. Don't miss out on this opportunity to engage your creative side, meet like-minded individuals, and create a beautiful, personalized piece of decor.
A HUGE thank you to
for hosting this momentous event!
If you have any questions just send me a message or pop in the comments 👇
Hope to see you there!
See you tonight at 6pm 😉
This beauty will be there, will you?
Dried Flower Sale this Sunday at 6pm!
💐 STORY SALE 💐
When: This Sunday, November 12th at 6pm
What: dried bouquets & dried flower wreaths! There will be several wreaths in different styles and sizes ranging from ~$25-$75. There will be some antler and skull* wreaths. The photos of the wreaths in this post are examples of some different styles you can expect to see, but (most of) these exact wreaths have been sold. I will post some teaser photos throughout this week 😊
Local delivery will be available for an additional $5 (eureka-mk) and I can also arrange shipping, which will be charged separately. Please note that when shipping dried goods some small crumbling is expected but they will be very carefully packaged to ensure as safe of an arrival as possible.
*All antlers were found through foraging and the skulls are a byproduct from a local fishing company. This is my way of respectfully honoring the animals and representing our shared experience of changing seasons, cycles, of time passing...of the great unifier ☠️ 🪱🌿♾️ ♻️
I am hoping to do several story sales this month and in December while supplies last so there will be other opportunities if you can't make this one!
Also please share this event with folks you think might be interested! Dried flowers make great gifts as they can last for years with proper care.
If you have any questions please ask in the comments 👇
Happy Thursday!
These Chrysanthemums are 🤌
Make sure you come out and say hi, only this week and next week until markets are done for the season!
I'll also be returning to
Tomorrow with lots of dries flower goodies 🌼
The Chrysanthemums are starting to pop off and I'm so obsessed!
I started with only a few plants this year as a trial and I think I'm going to grow a lot more...
There are Jefferson Park and Apricot Alexis 😍
I'm here at Henderson Center until 1pm today but I will not being at Friday Night Market tomorrow. I will be back next week!
What do you think? Do you like specialty Chrysanthemums? Should I grow more?? 🤔
Happy October! 🎃 👻🍂
This has been such a fun season - getting to know all the other awesome vendors in our community and meeting new folks has been so rad!
It's hard to believe there's just a month left of farmers markets until winter...so wild.
I've got lots of exciting spooky things in store for October and I can't wait to share!
Have a great day my nerds 🤓
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Welp, I think the time is finally here my nerds 🤓
This is likely my LAST WEEK with fresh flowers! Bouquets and harvests have been getting smaller and smaller and I don't think I can make bouquets that I'm proud to offer to you. I've still got plants producing and from them I will keep cutting and drying what I can to get us through the winter!
I DO have an exciting new crop thats about to start flowering and I can't wait to show you! 🤭 this fall I am trialing them and will have even more next year...stay tuned for deets!
So begins the transition to only dried flowers and I am stoked! The cyclical nature of farming and living a seasonal life is what makes this all do-able. I remember that in early spring I was so annoyed with dried flowers and couldn't wait to work with fresh stems again. Each have their negatives and positives and I am ready to start again, the worship of dried flowers 💐
I will still be at Henderson and Friday Night Market through October with my wares 🎃
Whaddup nerds? 🤓
As harvests of fresh flowers get smaller and smaller, dried flowers start to take center stage and I am so excited for all the fun things I'm making for fall. The colors, the shapes, the smells...the rich velvet ribbons and grapevine wreath bases...I love it all and I can't wait to show you what I've been working on!
Each week I will have more and more dried items available so make sure to keep an eye out for something special 👀
I'll be at Henderson Center today from 10am-1pm and the Friday Night Market from 5:30-8:30pm tomorrow per usual!
Enjoy this lovely early fall weather 😌
Hey nerds! 🤓
Having a good week?
I'm stoked the sun came back out and the smoke is better 🌞 But I'm not gonna lie, I'm tired! It's been 3 months straight of hustle but what is giving me a second wind is fall! Because for me fall means dried flowers start to take center stage. I can't wait to make wreaths and all the bits and bobs.
Markets:
I'm at Henderson Center today from 10am-1pm and tomorrow at the Friday Night Market from 5:30-8:30pm in Old Town.
I've got lots of new dried goodies this week as well as some awesome fall tones and berry colored fresh bouquets!
Stop by and say hi 👋
Whaddup nerds! 🤓
I hope you're all having a lovely week out there despite the smokey conditions and that everyone is staying safe
I've got lots of lovely flowers this week and a bunch of dried flower bouquets fresh out of the drying tent 🌻
I cannot believe it's about to be September! 🤯 August (and this whole season for that matter) was a crazy whirlwind, and while I'm not totally ready for it to be fall I am very excited for spooky season 🎃 🍂👻
Cheers!
Hey nerds! 🤓
It's blue skies today down at the Henderson Center Market! I'll be here 10am-1pm with tons of fresh bouquets 💐
I'm still low on dried flowers - I have been starting to hoard things for fall creations 🍂
The good news is that all of my bouquets are designed to be dried easily. You can diy at home lickity split!
Pro tip: use rubber bands to tie your stems together before hanging upside down...the stems shrink as they dry and if you use twine they'll just fall out! Hang them upside down out of direct sunlight until stems and blooms feel totally dry - about 2-3 weeks depending on the time of year.
And it may be obvious, but don't try to dry flowers in your bathroom 😉
See ya tomorrow too at the Friday Night Market
From 5:30-8:30pm in Old Town.
Have a great week!
Stay safe out there 🔥
Hey nerds! 🤓
Happy Thursday 🌱
I've got lots of fresh flowers this week! I am also offering some new price points with mixed bouquets ranging from $14-$20 💐
I'll be at Henderson Center Market from 10am-1pm today and tomorrow
At the Friday Night Market from 5:30pm-8:30pm in Old Town Eureka.
Have a wonderful week and bring your umbrella????
It is with great excitement that I share a big thing!
Moon Carrot Farms is expanding onto new farmland!
🤓🌱🌻🐞
I've been trying to think of ideas on how to grow moving forward and how I would locate and afford more land. I really like that all my flowers are grown in Eureka and wanted to somehow keep reppin' this silly town that I live in. Cool s**t happens in Eureka! Sometimes!
Enter this crazy random plot of land that my landlords have on their personal property - literally down the road - a thousand feet away from my house. It is hidden behind a swath of trees so we never even knew that it was there!
It over 1/4 acre and Im freaking out about all the things but mostly I'm so grateful and excited for this opportunity 🤯😭
The photos above are of the new spot and of me breaking ground for the first time to take the first soil samples 🪱
I am so excited for the possibilities and while there's much work to be done to get this site into operational condition, I can't help but daydream about all the cool flowers I'll be able to share with our comminity...this is a dream come true for me 🥺
I love growing flowers for people because of the joy, nostalgia, stories, memories of laughter and sorrow.....the pure feeling that they inspire. Flowers make people happy and it's a freakin amazing thing to be able to witness and facilitate. It feeds my soul in a way I've never known was possible.
I invite you to join me on this journey of literal and metaphorical growth. Let's see what happens...
Here we go!!! 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤪😆🤘🤓
Happy Thursday!
I'm down at the Henderson Center Farmers Market this morning from 10am-1pm
I have the most bouquets I've made!
Definitely starting to feel the fall vibes with these colors 🍂
Catch me at the Friday Night Market tomorrow from 5:30pm - 8:30pm ridaynightmark
Hey nerds! 🤓
It's market time!
Come say hi at the Henderson Market today from 10am-1pm where I have tons of fresh flowers and new dried flowers 💐
Tomorrow I'll be at the Friday Night Market in Old Town from 5:30pm-8:30pm on E St. Between 3rd and 2nd
This week is extra special because my honey .ginga surprised me and is here visiting from his fire season 😍
See you later!
Happy Thursday 🪱
It's market time!
Catch me and a buttload of blooms at the
Henderson Center Farmers Market
Today from 10am-1pm on F St. And Henderson in Eureka. My booth is right by Pacific Paper Co!
And
Tomorrow for the Friday Night Market in Old Town on E St. Between 3rd & 2nd from 5:30pm-8:30pm
where I'll be handing out free flowers again! Come see me if you need a lil pick me up
👃🌼
I've got lots of bright and sunny flowers this week and new dried bouquets 💐
See you nerds later 🤓
Hey Nerds! 🤓
It has been a LONG time since I've been able to do a Microbe Monday and for that I apologize!
Microbiology is a big part of my life and farming philosophy so Microbe Monday is something that I've really missed doing.
It is hard to do all the things.
If you're new here, welcome! *Ideally* I post a Microbe Monday every other Monday that features a specific microorganism and how they help us grow better plants. It's nerdy.
Onward!
This week we continue a series that was started earlier this year, deep diving into the organisms that we typically see in compost tea. Make sure to check out the first post in that series that gives a general intro and talks about Protozoa. I'll pin it to the top of the page so it's easy to find.
As a side note, I have a Microbe Monday highlight up top that allows you to find past posts super easy! Another past one that is semi relevant to this series is Nutrient Cycling, so I recommend checking that one out too. It's all connected 🙃
Anyways, I hope you enjoy the continuation of the Microorganisms of Compost tea series.
This week, a true baddie: Rotifers.
She can desiccate, she is capable of parthenogenesis and she is an ANIMAL.
What can't Rotifers do??
Thanks Rotifers, you independent chameleon you!
Another week has flown by and it's my favorite time of the week again....market time!
Join me today from 10am-1pm at the Henderson Center Market on Henderson & F Street
And tomorrow (Friday) for the Eureka Friday Night Market from 5:30-8:30pm in Old Town. You can find me at the Farmers Market section on E st between 3rd & 2nd
I've got LOTS of flowers today and a bucket of lavender! I also brought Bitty Blooms and some dried bouquets, boutonnieres, and Lil Bitties craft bags.
Hope to see you later 🤘
Tonight's theme is FLOWER POWER! 🌼
Guess who's bringing flowers??
👍👍 This gal 👍👍
I'll have fresh mixed bouquets, Bitty Blooms, dried bouquets and boutonnieres. I'll also have Lil Bitties bags for your crafting and decorating needs!
Each and every week more and more things are starting to bloom and I can't wait to bring it all to market.
Like DAHLIAS! 😯 They're coming so soon!
Also thanks to
for featuring me in their recent article about the Friday Night Market! So cool! I totally did the *looks behind me**
"Me???- You sure??-Thing when I saw it haha pretty neat 😊
Catch me on E Street between 3rd and 2nd by Bohemian Tattoo
In the Farmers Market section
In Old Town 5:30pm-8:30pm
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I am sooo beyond stoked at how this recent collaboration I did with a small group of amazing people turned out!! 🌱
Earlier this month I came together with talented photographer (and dear friend) and the super kind and brilliant artist .designs
Everything worked together so organically...I don't think we could have planned it to work out as well as it did naturally!
Make sure to check out .designs
Collection drop on June 27th! Sinead makes gorgeous handmade beaded jewelry 🤩
The beautiful models: &
There were so many amazing photos it was hard to choose favorites!
Thank you again to everyone that made this collab happen and I look forward to doing more in the future 🖤
Had another awesome time at the Henderson Market! Thank you to everyone who attended and to the :)
I can't believe that Eureka Friday Night Markets start NEXT WEEK!! I'm so excited! I have some fun things up my sleeve for this season 🤠
See you next week!
I am so so excited to announce that I will be at the Henderson Farmers' Market starting next Thursday, June 15th!!
My lil urban microfarm is a mile away from where the Henderson Market is held...you can't get much more local than that!!
I will be there pretty much every Thursday after that for the season. I have fresh flowers available well as dried flowers. Every week more and more varieties will start blooming and I cannot wait to share with you all the cool new things I have growing!
I am also super excited to do the again starting in July! Last year I only did the month of September. This year I am doing the whole kit n caboodle: July-October and on the Farmers market side instead of the Humboldt Made side. It's going to be a blast!
Participating in farmers markets as a farmer has been a dream of mine for over 10 years so it feels surreal and crazy that the time is finally here. I look forward to being a part of the NCGA family and starting to build a relationship with the community 🖤
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Hey nerds! There are so many reasons to dry your fresh cut flowers after you've enjoyed them in the vase, but here are my top 3: 🤓 Reduces Waste! Did you know that plant waste/organic matter accounts for HALF of what Californians are throwing in the trash? Decaying plant material in the landfill releases methane which directly contributes to climate change. Drying your flowers keeps them out of the landfill and extends their life for at least a few years! 🤓 It's Easy! Drying flowers can feel intimidating because not all flowers dry well. The truth is that ALOT of flowers dry easily with a little bit of vigilance. Simply hang your bouquet in a dry, warm place out of direct sunlight. And yes, you can dry flowers in coastal, humid as f&*k Humboldt County! Keep an eye out for an upcoming how to video 🌻 🤓 Crafting! Dried flowers are great for making SO MANY different kinds of crafts. Make everlasting bouquets, wreaths, resin projects, jewelry, and much more. This reason also ticks all the Reduce Reuse Recycle boxes ✅️ With proper care, dried flowers and foliage can last for years! Follow along @mooncarrotfarms to learn more about sustainable flowers 💐
Buy too many seeds?? Never fear! Plant 'em all! You can always pot them up in containers or give them to friends! Sometimes it do be stressful though 🙃
