ABOUT THE FARM

Located in Shelbyville, Kentucky, Blooms by Mazie occupies 3 acres of land, though we only need 3/4th of an acre to keep our many flower beds rotating through various blooms. Since we started the farm in 2021, our priority has been to take care of the earth and build up our soil health. We’ve learned to treat the earth as we would a loved one; giving more than we take and always being respectful. On our farm, we don’t use pesticides or herbicides; we don’t monocrop; we don’t over till the land. We strive for 90% of crops to be either native to the region or non-invasive, with co-planting in most rows. 

Using regenerative practices, we strive to give back to the land more than we take. Prioritizing maintaining a balance of cutting and leaving specific areas "cut free" simply for the bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies we see every day on our farm.  We have 20 chickens that help keep pests at bay and help fertilize the land.  Working with the local community is also important to us, and we are gracious to our sheep-farming neighbors who have provided us with manure and wool, a hand-made (secondhand!) farming structure for our chickens from a local builder, and the local nurseries for mulch or soil. Through following Erin Benzakein’s Floret Online Workshop, countless books on regenerative agriculture, and a driven passion to learn Mazie is a mostly self-trained farmer.