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On most days of my life, unless on one of those days, my life dictates otherwise, I take long walks around the pasture here on the farm. I often find myself walking the same trail, it's one that I have tread myself over time. This path smoothly runs along a barbed wire fence line. Time and again on these walks, I have often mused about days long past. Idly walking, I've reminisced about similar walks or long horseback rides through the countryside. These past outings usually

This Sunday at Coteau Valley Farm, we all took a nice Sunday drive. It was entirely relaxing and dreamlike. The weather was perfect on the Coteau, with a warm wind. There were blue skies and views as far as the eye could see on the flat plateau of the prairie. We came across this gorgeous old farm, which lies not too far from our own house. As we drove past this shockingly beautiful old home, my brain had to play catch-up with my eyes. Just for the love of the view alone. We

The Common Milkweed Coteau Valley Farm Asclepias Syriaca, the common milkweed. A native perennial flower. It has a large fruit pod that blooms out in the summer, showing an enormous number of pink flowers. This perennial feeds four hundred species of insects. The milkweed is wildly important to a lot of little flyers and crawlers out there on the prairie! Recently, my family and I planted hundreds of milkweed in the fields around my home. It was a lot of fun, and the weather

Static Yard Display Antique Wheelbarrow Have you ever wondered if there is a small nursery growing at Coteau Valley Farm? A whimsical...