So tell me...What is Earthworks?

According to my stat counter details, more than 1/2 of my daily visitors are new people to the blog, and likely some folks new to Earthworks located outside of St. Peter, Minnesota. At Earthworks, we grow and sell perennial plants that are HARDY for this region. We have several acres in perennials including 2 acres in iris, the largest grower in southern Minnesota. We sell produce, plants, bouquets and baked goods at the Mankato Farmers Market located at the Madison East parking lot. We are there Tuesday & Thursday from 3:30-6 pm and on Saturdays from 8-12. We are planning to also be at the New Ulm Market on Thursdays.

In the spring, Earthworks also sells annual vegetable & herb plants. We usually avoid the 'heirlooms' as most of your disease problems will occur with that type. Not only do we grow from seed or divisions 98% of what we sell, I can also share all the information you need for growing success.

Earthworks offers 'hands on' classes, held at a variety of places. Class subjects are flower & vegetable gardening, landscape, fruit trees and berries, fresh floral design, and dried flower arrangements & wreaths.
Diane also is a guest speaker for area groups, and at the Minn. Regional Hort Society.
We also offer at my home baking and soup making classes of which I have openings for a Feb. class. Details for all upcoming classes can be found at our website http://www.earthworksgardens.com/ We also have walking field tour classes at the farm location, learning about dividing perennials, insect & disease issues, pruning etc.

Earthworks  grows and sells beautiful 'bodacious' bouquets in a vareity of sizes: the armload, the handful and the mini. We also will cut pails of flowers for weddings & celebrations. We grow about 1/2 acre in annual flowers every year just for cutting and we also cut from our acres of perennial plants. In the fall we also offer branches, pods, bittersweet, rose hip branches & drieds. Our bouquets are sold at the Mankato Farmers Market and the St. Peter Food-Co-op. You can also place a special order with a minimum, call or email for details. 507-382-9337 earthworksgardens@gmail.com

Mid May to mid June our 2 acres of iris are open for daily touring and ordering all of your favorites. Orders are dug mid-summer. We also have numerous potted iris for sale...no waiting! We sell potted plants, herbs, vegetables, berries from our farm location spring - fall. Our hours will always be posted on this site & on our farm sign. We close if weather is bad or very muddy (we are a field without shelter). Before venturing out in questionable weather, give me a call or check here to see if we are closed. During our business hours, you are welcome to take a foot tour through our 10 acre plant farm, bring your lunch! Directions, location & business hours, are posted on the right hand column.(we do not live next to the field) We open early in May. The new winery, opening May 2012,  Chankaska Farm Ranch Winery (located off hwy22) is about about 1.5 miles from us, make it a day trip to visit both of us!

Yum. Last year, Earthworks added a bakery line to the Farmers Market. It went fabulous! We bring numerous varieties of loaf bread, buns, sweet rolls, cookies, cupcakes, 6" cakes, turnovers, scones and our famous brownies. Visit our stall early for the best selection.

Our Ciabatta bread is our most popular bread, and the next favorite item is our Cinnamon Rolls. Try them and you will see why! We do not sell bakery items or bouquets from the field, as we have no shelter out there, but we always seem to have plenty of wind. This winter, we baked several days for holiday orders. send me your email to get on next years list. Please join our blog as a follower!