If I had to sum up this year in a sentence… Bailing twine and hay in my pockets, muddy boots, full blooming fields, tired body, very full heart. This year at the farm, we planted, harvested, hosted, learned (sometimes the hard way), and watched this land continue to heal, bloom and thrive. 🌸 Flowers Grown (and Loved) This season, our fields produced 56 varieties of flowers, and botanicals including: Lavender (of course) dahlias, zinnias, strawflowers, dianthus, phlox, celosia, gomphrena, marigolds, cosmos, forget-me-nots, sunflowers, lisianthus, status, basil, bee balm, sage, wheat, clary sage, eucalyptus and many more! The cycle …

Summer through Fall 2026 📅 Hours:• Saturdays & Sundays: 12–4 PM We are excited to share that U-Cut Vegetables are coming to the farm in 2026! In addition to our flowers, visitors will be able to harvest fresh, seasonal vegetables straight from the field. It’s a hands-on way to show kids how food is grown, where it comes from, and why fresh, local food matters. U-Cut Veggies are: 🌱 A fun, educational experience for kids 🧺 A great family activity outdoors 🥕 A chance to connect with food and farming in a meaningful way Details, crops, and opening …

It started with “Jeff, I have an idea!” Jeff has learned to run away with fingers in his ears when he hears that phrase from me. “Let’s grow pumpkins this year and extend the flower season!” This time he didn’t flee the scene, and said that R Johns Dixon (Raymond and Jimmy’s father) used to grow pumpkins on the farm up through the 1980’s. We floated the idea by Raymond and soon found ourselves flipping through seed catalogues with Raymond at the kitchen table. We ordered big, little, round, tall, and giant pumpkins in all of the pumpkin …

As summer’s vibrant blooms begin to wane, we’re thrilled to let you know that sunflowers, dahlias, strawflowers, and celosia will continue to bloom through the coming weeks. Plus—great news—We have farm grown 🎃 pumpkins 🎃 available! We have a huge variety of shapes and sizes to choose from. Pumpkins are priced .50 per pound. Dahlias Pumpkins! Dried Flower Bouquets Our fall schedule for the Farm Shop, Pumpkins, Dried Flower Bouquets, and U-Cut Flowers kicks off Friday, September 5th! Fridays: 4-7 pm Saturdays: 12-5 Sundays: 12-4 …

I’ve mentioned our dear friends Kim and Kevin Reid, their middle daughter Savannah chose our blooming lavender fields to say her “I Do’s” Kevin surprised Nana with a song and dance at the reception This happens every time the Reid’s and Millers get together …

Lavender Days 2025 was our best yet! It’s our favorite weekend to celebrate summer on the farm—when the lavender was in full bloom and the air smelled incredible. Guests wandered the fields, snapped photos, enjoyed live music, and browsed local vendors and our farm shop for all things lavender. Visitors learned about how we grow and harvest lavender and how regenerative farming helps keep our land healthy. Whether people stayed for an hour or the whole day, Lavender Days was all about slowing down, enjoying the season, and soaking up the simple joy of being on the farm …

It took a few years to get here, but the big lavender field is looking great! A few images below of what it looked like before the work began. How it started, no road to barn, and lots of overgrowth Road was cleared and the first acre (to the left) was cleared After clearning Sudan Grass was established as a cover crop View from above This is after some clearing around the barn The first acre being cleared. This view is from the top of the driveway, and the barn is behind the excavator and trees. After the …

I blame the algorithm for filling my feed with fluffy cows. I was scrolling away one day waiting for the water trough to fill up when I saw him… a big boy with brown wind swept bangs. It was love at first sight, he was absolutely gorgeous! The post that won my heart His name is Sterling, and he’s a handsome 2 year old bull from the same farm in Frederick where Rosie came from. I contacted the farmer who made the post and claimed this handsome boy. Before Sterlings arrival we made arrangements for making him a …

Being new to raising farm animals I tried to read up on nutrition, housing, all the things needed for caring for cattle. There was one thing I didn’t know, that cattle need friends of their own kind to be happy. It didn’t take long before I started scrolling through the Maryland Farmers Exchange group on Facebook looking for a friend for Sugar. This was the picture posted for “Rosie” a heifer Jersey/Highland cross living in Frederick, MD. I contacted the farmer who owned her and inquired why she was up for sale. Rosie was a beloved family pet, …

It was mid summer when I started thinking about fluffy cows. I started following a few Maryland farms on Instagram and casually bounced the idea off Jeff one day, “let’s get a fluffy cow!” I showed him a few photos then I saw a post on the Maryland Farmer’s Exchange Facebook group for a recently born male white Scottish Highland. There he was, a grumpy looking face but super cute. I contacted the farm, showed the photo to Jeff, and made a down payment. We had months to prepare while he grew up with his mom. He would …

When Margie (formerly known as Margurita) arrived on our farm in June 2023 she was hiding a secret. Margy was part of a mobile petting zoo and was more than done with that life. We took her in for a peaceful retirement on the farm. She looked a little chonky but didn’t think anything of it as we knew very little about donkeys at that time. We had her vaccinated and checked out by our vet in July. The vet did a sonogram and said “she’s just fat!” The sonogram didn’t detect a growing baby The vet said …

Warmer temps and sunny days have provided the boost to the lavender we have been waiting for! These tiny shoots will develop into the purple blooming haze of lavender in late June …

When I’m not researching and curating content for my day job as a Global Health Security Analyst for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, I’m a flower farmer! Farming was never in the plans, it just sort of happened, and my husband and I couldn’t be more thrilled. We have 65 acres of a former tobacco farm, and the soil is a depleted dust bowl from over 350 years of growing tobacco. Yup, you read that right, 364 years to be precise. We jumped into learning to farm in 2020, which turned out to be a fantastic place …

We planted over 1,000 lavender plants last year, and they were all in bloom this past June, and into July. It was a spectacular! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dixon Family Farm (@dixon_family_farm) …

It wasn’t even on our ever-growing list of things to do, but it sounded like a great idea—so we went for it. Our friend at Tobacco Barn Distillery, retired two-star Admiral Scott Sanders, asked if we’d be interested in partnering with the distillery to make bourbon barrel aged maple syrup. Naturally, we said yes. We started with a small test batch using a freshly dumped bourbon barrel from the Distillery and a plan cooked up by Scott—affectionately known around here as “the Admiral.” Through his connections, we sourced 100% pure maple syrup from a farmer in New Hampshire, …