Come be a part of the journey!

Heritage Mills Flower Farm was born out of a desire to release beauty, hope, and joy into the community. Brandon and I are both creatives with a need to create beauty, and we also both love building relationships with people.

This is a generational farm, but not in the sense that most think. My grandfather and his brother were row crop farmers, their father before that, and his father before that. I grew up barefoot playing in the dirt and fields, riding along when they were planting, and watching the harvest season. I remember so looking forward to the end of the school day so I could hurry home to watch my grandfather and great uncle bale cotton. The smells of harvest season still linger in my mind, long after I’ve been a part of the process.

Neither my grandfather or great uncle had sons. Then, their daughters all had daughters. I suppose I thought I couldn’t farm because I wasn’t a son. This was not a thought that was affirmed by actual words or actions, but I’d only ever seen farmers who were men. I honestly never even considered it. However, the desire to be outside in nature and grow something from the earth grew in me the older I became. The desire for the simpler way of living became so large in my heart that I could no longer ignore it. Still, I had not considered farming.

One day, while home with a sick child, I saw it. We have two Great Pyrenees and they had gotten out. IYKYK. I was walking out to go find them, and I heard the Lord tell me to go behind the trees. This wasn’t my natural inclination, but knowing the thought wasn’t my own, I followed. What do you know? They were right there! But, what I saw while going to get them blew me away. As I was traipsing through the field to get my stubborn dogs, I saw the farm. It was filled with flowers and people. I was completely undone in the best kind of ways.

I came inside and wrote down everything I’d seen and heard, and began working feverishly towards the building of our flower farm. Heritage Mills Flower Farm is a culmination of the heritage we’ve received from our actual family and the heritage we have in the Lord. Our hope is that as you join us on this journey, you will get to see the beauty that is all around us - in flowers and in each other.

Happy Growing!

Emily