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Little Sweet Flower Farm

We are a family-owned flower farm and Wisconsin native plant nursery in Larsen, WI, rooted in land stewardship and guided by nature.

Our mission is to restore balance between people, plants, and pollinators, one garden at a time.🌿🌎🐝🐛🩷🐦🦋🌎🌿

08/18/2026

One of my favorite parts of the day is opening the coop and watching this little crew come running.

The duckling phase went by in the blink of an eye. These little guys are now huge, and the plan has been to train them to follow me out into the flower field, forage through the rows, and help keep the slug population in check.

We’re working on it. Slowly. They are nervous nellies, and every new stretch of field takes a little convincing.

Our rooster seems to be the flock’s designated lookout. Every so often, he stops, c***s his head, and lets out a low-pitched call. I don’t know what he’s saying, but apparently everyone else does. The hens and ducks immediately high-tail it back to the coop while he stays in the field, standing proud.

We’ll get there eventually. For now, I’m pretty smitten with this daily duck parade at Little Sweet Flower Farm.

08/17/2026

A little update from Little Sweet Flower Farm, because it’s been awhile. 🩷

This summer has been full of to-do lists and long days. One of our biggest projects has been getting our new high tunnel up. We received a grant to help fund it, and to save on costs, we’ve been installing it ourselves. Mark has done a tremendous job, and my boys and I have helped whenever we can. Once we check this huge project off our list, we’ll begin building at our new land. Our next chapter is on the horizon!

The rest of the farm has kept me plenty busy. I’ve spent a lot of my time trying to keep up with the weeds. As soon as I get one area under control, another seems to disappear into the jungle.

Somewhere between the weeds, the high tunnel, and all the other things on our list, summer has quietly started turning towards fall. It’s hard to believe, but we’re already nearing the end of our 4-week and 8-week summer CSA subscriptions. Next, we’ll be getting ready for our fall CSA soon. I’ll share more about that later in the week.

We’re also nearing the end of our market season. Unfortunately, we won’t be at the Oshkosh Farmers Market this Saturday, but we’ll be back on the 29th for our final market of 2026.

We’ve sold out of a lot of our plants, but we still have a pretty good selection available. Mark and I are working on an updated list of what we have left, and we’ll share that soon.

Going to market every Saturday is one of my favorite parts of this job. We have met so many great, down-to-earth people there. It’s refreshing to spend time around people who care about the same things we do. I’m so thankful for the connections we’ve made.

There’s definitely a void when the season ends. But there’s also something exciting about turning the page. Fall is coming, the new land is waiting, and we still have one more market to enjoy. 🩷

08/13/2026

You may have noticed your native garden starting to change. Some of the early bloomers have finished flowering. The bright colors are fading, seed heads are forming, and parts of the garden are beginning to brown and look past their prime. This is usually when the urge to “clean things up” starts to creep in. But before you cut everything back, take a closer look. Those plants are still working.

Leaving native plants standing through fall and winter provides:

🌱 Food: Seed heads provide food for goldfinches, sparrows, juncos and other birds when other food becomes harder to find.

🐛 Insect habitat: Native stems, leaves and leaf litter provide places for insects to overwinter, lay eggs and complete their life cycles. Those insects become the next generation of pollinators and other beneficial insects, while also providing food for birds and other wildlife.

❄️ Winter shelter: Standing stems and dried vegetation provide cover for insects and small wildlife through the colder months.

💧 Soil protection: Plant material left in place helps hold moisture, slow wind and water, and protect soil from erosion.

My wild bergamot is no longer blooming, but it’s far from finished. Goldfinches have been busy picking their way through the stems and feeding from the seed heads.

If you’re someone who normally cuts your garden down before winter, I challenge you to leave it standing this year. Leave the stems. Leave the seed heads. Leave the leaf litter. Watch who comes to use it. Sometimes the best thing we can do for a garden is simply get out of its way.

Let Mother Nature do her thing.
-Little Sweet Flower Farm

08/11/2026

Flower crab spiders don’t spin webs to catch their meals. Instead, they sit quietly on flowers and wait for pollinators to come within reach. They’re masters of camouflage, sometimes blending right into the flower they’re hunting from.

Around here, we leave them be and let nature do its thing...even if they’re eating the very pollinators we work so hard to attract.
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Little Sweet Flower Farm

08/10/2026

A little look at our CSA bouquets lately.

8-week, 4-week, and monthly subscriptions, all grown, gathered, and wrapped up right here at Little Sweet Flower Farm.

So thankful for everyone who has made our CSA part of their summer.
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08/04/2026

CSA flower delivery days are pretty sweet already, but coming home with two dozen beautiful farm-fresh eggs from a CSA subscriber made my day. 🥹

I’m so grateful for the little exchanges that happen through this farm, and even more grateful for the genuinely kind people I get to meet along the way. 🩷

08/03/2026

An empty van and no kids with me...dangerous combination. 😂

I had way too much fun shopping for rusty garden treasures and plants at Woodland Gardens and Gifts outside of Eden (I even went back today to get more). Their perennials are half off right now, and the plants are gorgeous. Go check them out!

08/01/2026

My job here is done.
Mother-in-law approved!💐😂🩷

07/30/2026

This has been a heavy week for so many in our community. It's simply not been business as usual here. I have found myself stepping away, not really knowing what to say or how to navigate this space while so many people around us are hurting.

When I had my kindergarten classroom, we would sing a "Wish Well" song each morning. It was a simple way for my students to share their worries, their feelings, and to send care out into the world to anyone who was experiencing something difficult.

This week, I have found myself singing those Wish Wells again. My heart is with our local communities, our neighbors, friends, fellow homeschool families, customers, and so many families impacted by the tornado in the Menasha, Neenah, and Appleton areas. These are communities woven into our everyday lives, and it has been hard to watch so many people face the aftermath.

I don't have the right words, but I didn't want to keep moving forward without acknowledging what has happened.

Take care of one another. Community matters, especially in times like this.
Much love and virtual hugs are being sent to anyone who needs them.
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-Alyssa

07/29/2026

One of my favorite native plants at Little Sweet Flower Farm is having its moment right now: Eastern Purple Coneflower.

Our mass planting is in full bloom, and these flowers make me so happy. From morning to night, they are covered in life. Native bees, hummingbirds, monarchs, swallowtails, painted ladies, skippers, fritillaries, and so many other pollinators are stopping by.

Here is the good, the not-so-bad, and the things to watch out for with Eastern Purple Coneflower:

🌱 THE GOOD

Eastern Purple Coneflower is a powerhouse native plant.

• Provides nectar for monarchs, butterflies, native bees, and hummingbirds.
• Blooms late in the season when many other plants are fading.
• The seed heads provide food for birds through winter and into spring, especially goldfinches. Leave those cones standing! Feed the birds!

A helpful tip for monarch lovers: coneflowers provide nectar, but monarch caterpillars need milkweed. Planting milkweed nearby gives them a place to fuel up and raise the next generation without having to travel far.

🌱 THE NOT-SO-BAD

On hot, sunny days, coneflowers may droop during the heat of the day. This is called transpiration stress. They are conserving energy and reducing water loss. If they perk back up when temperatures cool, there is no need to water.

You may also notice eriophyid mites, which can make the center cone look distorted or fuzzy. While it may look unusual, this is not the same thing as aster yellows and is usually not a reason to remove the plant.

Japanese beetles may nibble on leaves and flowers. If they become a problem, hand-picking and dropping them into soapy water is a simple option. My chickens and ducks always enjoy this crunchy treat!

🌱 THE CHALLENGE

Aster yellows. This is different from mites. It can cause flowers to turn green and leafy or create unusual growth patterns. Unfortunately, there is no treatment. Remove infected plants and throw them away (do not compost) to help protect the others.

Eastern Purple Coneflower is a workhorse plant. It brings beauty, supports an incredible amount of wildlife, handles tough conditions, and keeps giving long after the blooms fade. Perfect gardens don’t exist. A healthy garden is one full of life, and Eastern Purple Coneflower is one of the plants that helps make that happen. We will have plenty available this Saturday at the Oshkosh Farmers Markets!

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