A Little Bit About Me & The Farmette
Hi, I’m Lindsey, and I’ve spent the last two decades working in agriculture — first in dairy, then in farm finance, and now among rows of flowers.
After co-founding and running Kriemhild Dairy Farms for eight years, I stepped away, unsure of what was next. Then came a quiet, divine moment — when the seed of Catalpa Flower Farm planted itself in my mind. I didn’t have land yet, but I knew I had to follow it.
So I started where I could: by trading bookkeeping services for a few 100-foot beds on a friend’s farm. That’s where Catalpa began in 2018 — small, handmade, and community-supported.
Over the next five years, I weathered a pandemic, a divorce, and all the uncertainty that comes with running a farm on borrowed land. But I kept going. I passed that five-year mark — the one where so many new businesses quietly disappear — and five years later, I bought the farm. I finally bought the old Smith’s Greenhouses, a once-thriving local business that predates the big box garden centers. The property has good bones, but plenty of challenges — aging infrastructure, invasive knotweed, and the reality of rebuilding something from the ground up. Still, I’m here for it.
My mission is to bring joy to people through flowers. I grow local, seasonal blooms because they’re not just more beautiful — they’re more meaningful.
And I’m passionate about helping people reconnect with where their flowers come from, just like we’ve learned to do with food.
Thanks for being here. Daisy and I hope you find something that makes you feel connected — to the seasons, to this place, or just to a moment of joy.
After co-founding and running Kriemhild Dairy Farms for eight years, I stepped away, unsure of what was next. Then came a quiet, divine moment — when the seed of Catalpa Flower Farm planted itself in my mind. I didn’t have land yet, but I knew I had to follow it.
So I started where I could: by trading bookkeeping services for a few 100-foot beds on a friend’s farm. That’s where Catalpa began in 2018 — small, handmade, and community-supported.
Over the next five years, I weathered a pandemic, a divorce, and all the uncertainty that comes with running a farm on borrowed land. But I kept going. I passed that five-year mark — the one where so many new businesses quietly disappear — and five years later, I bought the farm. I finally bought the old Smith’s Greenhouses, a once-thriving local business that predates the big box garden centers. The property has good bones, but plenty of challenges — aging infrastructure, invasive knotweed, and the reality of rebuilding something from the ground up. Still, I’m here for it.
My mission is to bring joy to people through flowers. I grow local, seasonal blooms because they’re not just more beautiful — they’re more meaningful.
And I’m passionate about helping people reconnect with where their flowers come from, just like we’ve learned to do with food.
Thanks for being here. Daisy and I hope you find something that makes you feel connected — to the seasons, to this place, or just to a moment of joy.
