Meet your… Farmer, florist, soil builder

I am not sure what my title is really! I do all the things here at Gather Farm. Thank you for taking the time to stop by!

My name is Jodi. I grew up on a dairy farm, and that has definitely shaped what I love. It was here I learned to work hard, the importance of working together for a common goal, and how to help one another. I fed animals, played in the dirt, and learned how the seasons of life work.

I went to college for Soil and Crop Science, and a couple of years in, switched to Art and Design. It sounds like quite the change, but although unclear at the time, I have finally found the meeting of these two - seemingly very different - interests.

Sustaining and growing the soil, to build it for the future, to learn and teach new ways of growing. To work with the earth, not against it, is one aspect of our farm.

Flowers bring the beauty and elements of design to the table. A medium of art that changes each and every day.

As a farmer- florist, I have the unique opportunity to handpick my design elements. I get to work with what mother nature has provided to inspire a design. What makes seasonal florals so special, is the years work - of planning, care and patience that goes into each design, each bloom.

I think anyone who is a farmer, has to be innovative, able to plan and design, but yet expect to change and adapt that plan daily. And most of all, have patience. Patience, hope and optimism to see what will come, and what the next season will bring.