VENTURE CLUB – FLOWER FARM FUN

Friday, July 12, 2024 – 8:30am-12:00pm

Starting at 8:30am from the Extension Office (Fairgrounds) in Spirit Lake

Ending at the Extension Office by 12:00pm

Get your friends together or come alone and meet new friends –
Either way, join us for a fun day of exploring local flower businesses.
We will carpool to Little Sioux Stems and The Prairie Flower!

TRIP ITINERARY
8:30 a.m. Meet at the ISU Extension and Outreach Dickinson County Office
(Located at the Fairgrounds, 1600 15th St., Spirit Lake)
9:00 a.m. Carpool to Little Sioux Stems for a Farm Tour
Little Sioux Stems is a specialty cut flower farm founded in 2022. The farm
encompasses just under 5 acres of true farm life. The roughly quarter acre
garden is neatly organized in rows of 35+ varieties for cutting and loaded
with pollinators. From the flowers and farm animals to the old cabin in the
pasture, there is something for everyone to see on the farm.

10:00 a.m. Carpool to The Prairie Flower for a Farm Tour & Light Refreshments
The Prairie Flower, LLC, is a native seed and plant nursery and dealer in
rural northwest Iowa. It is owned and operated by a farm couple and an
ecologist, working on a square mile of sand, gravel, farmland, native prairie,
wetlands, and the Little Sioux River. They provide local ecotype native prairie
and wetland plants and seeds, as well as native cultivar seed, pasture
and hay seed, and lawn grass mixes.
12:00 p.m. Return to the Extension Office

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
There is no charge from Extension, but you will need $7 for the
tour fee at Little Sioux Stems. Any additional purchases are at the
expense of the participant.
Preregistration is requested so that we can plan accordingly.
Register online at https://go.iastate.edu/QBOFG0 or call
712-336-3488.