Stories From Our Fields

State of the Farm 2024

State of the Farm 2024

by Nikki Bartley Today is March 24th and I just returned home from a week-long writing retreat with 18 other wild and wonderful women in Yelapa, Mexico. My husband and...

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State of the Farm 2024

by Nikki Bartley Today is March 24th and I just returned home from a week-long writing retreat with 18 other wild and wonderful women in Yelapa, Mexico. My husband and...

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Why is a Cross Street Flower Share such a great gift?

Why is a Cross Street Flower Share such a great...

Why is a flower share such a great gift?  Most gifts are forgotten once they are opened, but our flower shares give the gift of HOPE! They will look forward...

Why is a Cross Street Flower Share such a great...

Why is a flower share such a great gift?  Most gifts are forgotten once they are opened, but our flower shares give the gift of HOPE! They will look forward...

A Sunset Celebration of Education Among the Dahlias

A Sunset Celebration of Education Among the Dah...

A Sunset Celebration of Education Among the Dahlias Saturday, September 23rd 5-7PM   We are in the midst of our best Dahlia season since we began farming cut flowers in 2015....

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A Sunset Celebration of Education Among the Dah...

A Sunset Celebration of Education Among the Dahlias Saturday, September 23rd 5-7PM   We are in the midst of our best Dahlia season since we began farming cut flowers in 2015....

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The Roots of Cross Street Flower Farm

The Roots of Cross Street Flower Farm

"Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light." - Theodore Roethke Where Cross Street Flower Farm began. I am not a typical farmer if there is such a thing....

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The Roots of Cross Street Flower Farm

"Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light." - Theodore Roethke Where Cross Street Flower Farm began. I am not a typical farmer if there is such a thing....

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The Roots of BLOOM 2023

The Roots of BLOOM 2023

Last August, I hosted two award-winning authors, Marcia DeSanctis and Lavinia Spalding at the farm as a stop on Marcia's Book Tour for her memoir, A Hard Place to Leave. Our...

The Roots of BLOOM 2023

Last August, I hosted two award-winning authors, Marcia DeSanctis and Lavinia Spalding at the farm as a stop on Marcia's Book Tour for her memoir, A Hard Place to Leave. Our...

The State of Cross Street Flower Farm 2023

The State of Cross Street Flower Farm 2023

"Small opportunities are often the beginnings of great enterprises." -Demosthenes by Nikki Bartley   Today is March 15th, Beware the Ides of March.  I often feel the winds of change...

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The State of Cross Street Flower Farm 2023

"Small opportunities are often the beginnings of great enterprises." -Demosthenes by Nikki Bartley   Today is March 15th, Beware the Ides of March.  I often feel the winds of change...

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