Dreamflower Garden

Dreamflower Garden Dreamflower Garden is a Market Garden in the heart of Tucson.

Lorien Tersey operates a 3/4 acre garden complex production of herbs, vegetables and potted plants for the retail trade at local Farmer's Markets.

No work party this Saturday because we are dancing! Join us if you wish.
02/01/2025

No work party this Saturday because we are dancing! Join us if you wish.

No Farm Stand tomorrow. With a forecast of rain and cold weather on Wednesday I have decided not to hold the farm stand....
01/29/2025

No Farm Stand tomorrow. With a forecast of rain and cold weather on Wednesday I have decided not to hold the farm stand. Please check back next week. Thanks!

Feathery Friday: Chickens need calcium to make strong shells and I give them oyster shells on a regular basis, but I als...
01/25/2025

Feathery Friday: Chickens need calcium to make strong shells and I give them oyster shells on a regular basis, but I also save eggshells to give back to them. I collect them in a crock on the counter and when it is full I sterilize them in the oven. It warms up the kitchen quickly on a cold morning. I crush the eggshells into tiny pieces before I give them to the hens so that they don't get the idea that eggs are yummy or they will start breaking and eating their own eggs. They definitely like eggshells better than oyster shells.

Foody Fun: if you find yourself with a surplus of radishes, here is a delicious way to use them: sauteed! We usually enc...
01/23/2025

Foody Fun: if you find yourself with a surplus of radishes, here is a delicious way to use them: sauteed! We usually encounter radishes fresh in salads or veggie platters, so we don't often think of cooking them, but they make a healthy side dish for any meal. I like them for breakfast instead of potatoes. This is particularly good if the radishes are extra spicy because it takes the edge off the flavor, making them more palatable for most people. I hope you enjoy!

This week at the Farm Stand: Wednesday January 22nd, 4:30-5:30. Look for the signs on Glenn and Edith to find the way to...
01/22/2025

This week at the Farm Stand: Wednesday January 22nd, 4:30-5:30. Look for the signs on Glenn and Edith to find the way to the big mesquite tree in the alley. Limited quantities and varieties, so please come early for the best selection.
Radishes
Arugula
Sunchokes
Garlic
Herbs
Grapefruit

Saturday Work Party: Last week Dani cleared out the entire plot of straw single handed, as in literally with one hand, b...
01/18/2025

Saturday Work Party: Last week Dani cleared out the entire plot of straw single handed, as in literally with one hand, because her other hand was in a cast. We also w**ded a whole row of garlic and gave fresh green w**ds to all the chickens. Weeds are what make the yolks so yellow. This week the plan is to w**d under the tree and chip up the brush pile. Hope you can join us!

Feathery Friday: First thing this morning I found tracks of a raccoon, so I checked carefully around the coops for place...
01/18/2025

Feathery Friday: First thing this morning I found tracks of a raccoon, so I checked carefully around the coops for places that might have been tampered with. Raccoons have clever hands that can pry up wire as well as dig and climb so they can be more dangerous than coyotes or bobcats. Fortunately I didn't find anything. I am feeling much better this week, so I got more done than I did last Friday. I got all the coops cleaned, buckets scrubbed, runs raked, nest pads washed, plus I turned the compost. After all of that I still had time in the afternoon so I worked on the coop I am rebuilding. I finished sorting the scrap wood into trash, firewood, and usable piles. More importantly I removed all the old chicken wire. Chicken wire is just big enough that the sparrows can fit through the holes and with the threat of avian influenza it is safer to keep the sparrows out, never mind the cost of feeding the sparrows. Chicken wire is also very light vulnerable to the aforementioned raccoons. I will replace it with half inch hardware cloth.

Thankful Thursday: I was sad to take my mother to the airport yesterday after a lovely week together. After the challeng...
01/17/2025

Thankful Thursday: I was sad to take my mother to the airport yesterday after a lovely week together. After the challenges of the last few years I count every minute with her as precious. She was the one who started me on this path, sharing her love of gardening with me before I can even remember. My first memories are of planting and w**ding and playing in the bean teepee that she made. Throughout my childhood she encouraged my interest in plants and gardening and it remains a shared pleasure.

Harvest of the Week: Radishes! In this climate radishes can be a challenge. All too often we have multiple warm and cold...
01/15/2025

Harvest of the Week: Radishes! In this climate radishes can be a challenge. All too often we have multiple warm and cold spells. If you plant when it is warm and it suddenly turns cold the newly germinated seeds may be slow to grow, then when it warms up they bolt quickly without making fat roots. This year, with the long, mild fall stretching all the way into January, has been ideal. Good germination, good growing weather, and then cold, right when the roots are perfect for harvest! Get some radishes today at the Dreamflower Garden farm stand, 4:30-5:30, or Thursday at the Abundant Harvest Cooperative booth at the Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market .

This Week at the Farm Stand: We are back, 4:30-5:30, every Wednesday. Quantities and varieties are a bit limited, but it...
01/15/2025

This Week at the Farm Stand: We are back, 4:30-5:30, every Wednesday. Quantities and varieties are a bit limited, but it will be nice to see everyone in this lovely new year. Look for the signs on Glenn and Edith to find the way into the alley, I will be out by the big mesquite tree.
Sunchokes
Spinach
Radishes
Grapefruit
Eggs
Herbs
Garlic

Feathery Friday: As I slowly get back into my regular routine I am glad for any day where I achieve more than the day be...
01/11/2025

Feathery Friday: As I slowly get back into my regular routine I am glad for any day where I achieve more than the day before or the week before. Today I got all the chicken water buckets scrubbed, all the nest boxes cleaned, and all the runs raked! This is the first week in a long time to manage that. Of course there are always more chores that could have been done, but yay for doing this!

Saturday Work Party: Last week Dani and Barb turned out to get the last of the garlic planted. I was hoping to have more...
01/11/2025

Saturday Work Party: Last week Dani and Barb turned out to get the last of the garlic planted. I was hoping to have more planting ready for this week, but what with getting ready for the freezing weather and my mother's visit I wasn't able to make that happen, so tomorrow will be a day of w**ding. Big w**ds, little w**ds, dead w**ds, green w**ds that can feed the chickens, it isn't glamorous, but it must be done. At least it will be beautiful and sunny! Join us if you wish.

Thankful Thursday: Today I am glad for the winter. I don't love being cold, but the winter brings a particular beauty to...
01/10/2025

Thankful Thursday: Today I am glad for the winter. I don't love being cold, but the winter brings a particular beauty to the garden. It is austere, the bare branches of deciduous trees may not seem as abundant as spring blossom or summer leaf, yet for so many plants this time of rest is necessary to their cycle. Apples must have the cold to bear fruit. Some wildflowers must have a certain number of nights of freezing before they will germinate. The winter brings new birds and wild animals wandering, the dust bears the tracks of coyotes, squirrels, javelinas. And while the outdoor creatures wander, it is a good time to gather with friends around the fire and cook beans and be cozy.

No Farm Stand this week: I was hoping to be back tomorrow, but it's going to be chilly, possibly even rainy, I don't hav...
01/08/2025

No Farm Stand this week: I was hoping to be back tomorrow, but it's going to be chilly, possibly even rainy, I don't have a lot of stuff to harvest, and my mother is visiting from out of town. If I do anything it will be to make sure the garden is all tucked in for the freeze tomorrow night. Stay warm and cozy and check back in a week!

Saturday Work Party: Let's plant! I got five rows rototilled today and I still have garlic and onions that need to go in...
01/04/2025

Saturday Work Party: Let's plant! I got five rows rototilled today and I still have garlic and onions that need to go in the ground, it may be a bit late, but better late than never. Join me 9:00am till noon if you would like to get your hands in the soil. Go home with produce, seeds, or plants as thanks for helping out. Enjoy the sunshine, birdsong, and company of other garden enthusiasts. Hope to see you tomorrow!

Thankful Thursday: I am so glad to feel better every day and so grateful to everyone who has helped while I was sick, wh...
01/03/2025

Thankful Thursday: I am so glad to feel better every day and so grateful to everyone who has helped while I was sick, whether watering or w**ding or helping with the chickens or bringing me soup or books. I am so grateful for this beautiful weather that makes it such a pleasure to get back to work, catching up on the planting. My friend Melinda helped with rototilling this week, allowing me to get six rows planted. Some are covered in frost cloth, not because it's cold, but to keep the hungry birds at bay. And slowly I am fencing all of the fields because the javelinas have been visiting again. I am glad to make space for the wild creatures, but I do need to be able to get a harvest, too, so that I can continue to keep this land safe as a haven for both people and wildlife. Most of all I am thankful to be alive to enjoy all this beauty!

Monday Musings: It is immensely satisfying to open the cupboard and see so many of the delicious things on the shelves t...
12/31/2024

Monday Musings: It is immensely satisfying to open the cupboard and see so many of the delicious things on the shelves that come from the garden. It might be enough that I enjoy daily the fruits of my labors in the most literal, basic way possible, as food that supports the body in both health and joy, but I also have enough to share as gifts with friends, neighbors, and family, and still sell yet more at the market and farm stand. The earth is overwhelming in her abundance and even the wild birds and animals take a share. Over the years many people have seen what I do and imagined that I am some kind of prepper and that I'm the one to know when the zombie apocalypse comes, but the real truth is that I simply love growing, cooking, eating and sharing all this goodness, and I love even more the community that comes out of it. From the birds that sing in the bushes, the neighbors that chat over the fence, to the helpers who pull w**ds on any given Saturday, I am grateful for all the lives that have touched mine. May this year bring abundance, beauty, and joy to us all!

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3227 E Glenn Street
Tucson, AZ
85716

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