Welcome to Janniebird Farm, a dream in the making.
Our mission is to spread happiness through flowers. We focus on locally grown, in-season, specialty cut flowers, herbs and edible blooms. At Janniebird Farm, we practice organic growing methods that work in concert with Mother Nature to create a symbiotic, sustainable relationship in our field.
Soil regeneration is extremely important to us and we are committed to utilizing regenerative practices such as organic compost and fertilization, promoting the use of beneficial insects, cover crops for enhanced water absorption and improved soil structure, and systematic crop rotation. More than just a buzzword, soil regeneration helps sequester carbon out of the atmosphere and locks in the precious flower producing microbes deep below the surface.
Field to Vase
My husband and I started Janniebird Farm in 2019 with the dream of not only growing flowers but growing an engaged community from our field to your vase. Our hope is that this dream will grow into a farmhouse, barn, and goats and chickens that can keep up with our energetic flower loving boys.
We hope you will join us on our journey and support us in bringing local flowers from our field to your vase and into your heart.
What’s in a Name?
We get asked this a lot. Simply stated, I’m Annie, my husband’s nickname is Jaybird.
Jaybird + Annie = Janniebird Farm
Our Story
Annie
“Did you always want to grow flowers?” This is a question I get asked frequently. The honest truth? No. My journey to becoming a full-time flower farmer has taken a winding path that includes careers as a waitress, athletic trainer at CU, and most recently a medical sales rep.
Along the way I’ve discovered an inner voice that has been flourishing inside me since I was a little pony-tailed girl, growing up in the country. I grew up in Southern Illinois and used to play amongst the blooming clover, tying flowers together to make crowns and long flower chains. I was fortunate enough to live on 5 rolling acres where my parents planted a huge vegetable garden and my mom grew the brightest yellow and orange marigolds.
My siblings and I would play for hours among the marigolds, catching garter snakes, baby frogs, and daddy long leg spiders. At Grandma Nelly’s house I would often bask in the warm sun making up elaborate stories about the two decorative ceramic frogs that sat on a bench, underneath a garden trellis in a bed of flowers. I always admired the beautiful African violets that Grandma Nelly grew and I hope that she is somewhere out there admiring my flowers, rooting me on and saying, “It’s about time”.
She’s right. It is time to lean in and follow my authentic calling. I am starting a new chapter in Gunnison, CO in Zone 4, and have jumped in with both boots to continue my flower farming journey. I hope to bring you and your family the joy and reverence that flowers bring me. I look forward to meeting you on the farm, at a local market, wedding venue, or maybe even at your doorstep.
Zaiden
What a flower lover this kid has turned out to be! Zaiden is my top flower inspector. When I bring in buckets of flowers, he stops to look at everyone, choosing his favorites for the week. He loves color and texture, so strawflower and dahlias are homeruns in his book. As a rough and tumble boy, he’s not embarrassed to throw on a flower crown or help me cut zinnias in the field.
Jason
Jason keeps me on my toes and makes sure my head isn’t only full of beautiful, flowery dreams, but also a long term plan. He is the Chief Financial and Operating Officer that will help bring our dreams to fruition. He asks the hard questions, monitors the bank account, and makes sure we succeed as a small business. He is also really good at shoveling compost, laying irrigation, and hauling anything heavy. His dream is to ride his mountain bike through fields of wildflowers.
Xavier
The most soft spoken baby and toddler, XJ has grown into a helper of all things. He loves to smell the flowers and learn the names of all the different varieties. He will volunteer to carry buckets bigger than him and take out all my scraps to the compost. He is a lover of all bugs, crickets and frogs in the garden. His favorite flowers are dahlias, sunflowers and corn cockle.