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About Prairie Rose
Farm and Floral

Prairie Rose Farm and Floral is a land-based floral practice, owned and operated by Heidi Wanzek and Em Klein. We grow flowers regeneratively on our farm and design wedding flowers as well as daily florals for all seasons of life. We believe in the great magic and medicine of flowers and the power of beauty that flowers offer through the ancient tradition of ritual and adornment. We grow and harvest our own flowers to better supply our designs, restore our connection with the land, connect more with the community and reduce unnecessary waste. We are a full-cycle florist; the entire farm-to-floral process has us working intimately with the plants, allowing us to deeper understand the nature and affinities of each flower. We use regenerative growing practices and never use any chemical products on our plants or cut flowers. We utilize a no-till method, do all the work by hand, and are always working on revitalizing the soil health of our field. We grow familiar garden favorites, specialty blooms, grasses and foliage, as well as garlic and herbs. We take pride in our slow, intentional approach to both farming and floral design, incorporating everyday magic wherever we can. 

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Our Story

Both Heidi and Em have backgrounds as artists. They met each other at Oxbow School of Arts in Saugatuck, Michigan. Heidi has a background in sculpture as well as landscaping, woodworking, farmwork and the floral industry & floral design. Heidi's background in the floral world helps to inform what is grown on the farm, from which specific varieties to color palettes get chosen each season. Em is a natural problem solver and doer. Em also has a background in sculpture, thru-hiking and welding. Em's skills are integral to the success of the farm and can make any dream project happen. We love working together and have been in a collaboration of projects since we met. Our farm is also home to two sweet critters; Lux and Olympia.

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We want to thank the farmers who taught us a lot about what we know and answered many questions along the way, including the wonderful Cornelia McNamara Flowers in Chicago, IL, the barefoot Breigh Peterson previously of Mountain Cloud Farm in Clark Fork, ID, and the knowledgable teacher Rebecca Gramdorf of Small Wheel Farm in Hermantown, MN who so generously lent us a plot our first year of farming. â€‹

 

The farm is located in Mahtowa, Minnesota, about 30 miles south of Duluth.  We are very lucky to have a found beautiful spot that was well maintained and cared for by the previous owners, Connie and Lock.

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We acknowledge that we are on stolen, traditional and contemporary indigenous land. This region is ancestral to the Dakota and Ojibwe (Anishinaabe) people. We recognize them as the original caretakers in relationship and deep-knowing of this land. As a land-based business it is important to us that we recognize this and continuously learn about the history embedded here.

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