In 2018, my husband and I got the crazy idea to start a cut flower farm. So we took a farming course over the winter and were excited to get our hands dirty in the spring.  We had the first field of the 13 acre farm I grew up on cleared, and tried out our newly learned skills.  Honestly, those two rows of flowers brought us more joy  and more beauty than I can express.  Harvesting just after sunrise in the morning – watching the bees and butterflies hop from bloom to bloom – listening to the happy songs of the bird in the background – our flower field became such a magical place. The first year we did not sell one flower instead just shared this newly found joy with family and friends … and let me tell you we were hooked. Each season we are learning a little more and growing closer to the Earth.  We are proud to call ourselves Deerwood Farms… named after the small flower farm my father had started and honoring the dream that my mother and father had for the property.  Mark and I hope that your experience with our farm brings you as much joy as it brings us.

I have learned that I have two passions – growing beautiful flowers and helping others.  I am a family nurse practitioner, recently board certified in lifestyle medicine.  I enjoy teaching my patients and loved ones about how to prevent chronic disease through living a healthy lifestyle.  On our website I plan on sharing our calm farm feel with health and wellness information that I have gained through years of medical experience. I am also a new mom, like other moms out there I want the very best health for my child. Through this blog I will also be sharing information on parenting topics that I have researched.  Thank you for allowing me share our home, farm, family and knowledge with you.