Thank you for a great 2016 season!
We would like to thank all our customers for a great 2016 season! It was quite the roller coaster with a dry, dry spring and a summer full of rain and thunder storms. We took part in a small business …
The Big News!
Prairie Tough Farms is moving! We finally found a place that really suits us and we bought our own little 70 acre farm!!! Plenty of space for our horses, cattle and plants! It was a huge decision but we are …
Farmer Florists. Why we do what we do!
A recent blog post over at Kitchen 1204 about The True Cost of Flowers brought up good points on why we do what we do here at Prairie Tough. The article discusses environmental aspects of the flower industry as well …
A fantastic first season!
Wow, what a year! We had never imagined that our little farm would have a start like this. We had an outstanding season with lots of sun and heat, no hail at all and a very reliable crop of herbs …
Last order for the year
Wow, how quickly the first season went by. I just delivered my last order yesterday. While I am glad to get a break, I am also sad it’s already over. The first season went really well and we are already …
CSA almost finished for 2015
We are heading into fall soon and are delivering the last few weeks of our first season CSA. Only one complaint so far: “It’s already over? I want more flowers!!” Since the weather is great and the flowers are still …
Tussie Mussies
A cute name for a cute little bouquet of flowers. In Victorian times a small bouquet was called a tussie-mussie. They usually were tied tight and round and often included not only flowers but also herbs. Every flower and herb …
Midsummer blooms
New flowers are coming up and are in full bloom at this time of the year. One of my favorites is “Love in a Mist” which is just stunning. Most of them turn out to be white and blue but …