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Rose Farm, 7197 43rd Avenue, Norwalk, IA (2026)

08/30/2026

It’s + today we’re buzzing with appreciation for one of our incredible Rose Farm Busy Bees, Karter! Karter is a true farmstead MVP and the kind of person who can jump into just about any job + make it look easy. He seamlessly cross-pollinates between roles, always ready to lend a hand wherever he’s needed most. You might find him in the fields planting, weeding + harvesting blooms, helping reset after a workshoppe, or working alongside our celebration crew to bring a special event to life.

Karter is also an important part of our Victoria’s House grounds team + the trusted right-hand man to Mr. Rose. Whether there’s something to haul, plant, fix, clean up, set up, or simply figure out, Karter is ready to roll up his sleeves + get to work, and usually with a big smile along the way.

Kind, respectful, hardworking + dependable, Karter brings such a wonderful spirit to the farm. He’s someone we can count on, and we are incredibly grateful for the care + pride he brings to everything he does.

This fall, Karter begins his junior year at Martensdale-St. Mary’s Jr/Sr High, where his can-do spirit keeps him just as busy! He’s involved in FFA, Best Buddies, Student Council, Track + Cross Country, all while making plenty of time for the friends + family who mean so much to him.

Karter, thank you for all the ways you help Rose Farm grow, bloom + buzz! We’re so lucky to have you as part of our farm family, and we’ll be cheering you on throughout your junior year!

08/27/2026

On July 21st, we had the pleasure of welcoming the Flynn Wright accounting department to Rose Farm for a beautiful summer afternoon of flowers, creativity + connection.

Gathered inside The Shoppe, guests joined us for a private, two-hour Art of Floral Styling Workshoppe to celebrate their department summer outing. With lemonade in hand + boxed lunches to enjoy, the afternoon offered a lovely opportunity to step away from the office, slow down + spend time together. Each guest received a gorgeous vessel and an abundant collection of blooms fresh from our summer gardens, including garden roses, dahlias, scabiosa, gomphrena + so many other seasonal favorites. With a little guidance from Karri Rose, everyone created a one-of-a-kind arrangement to take home and enjoy.

There’s something extra special about gathering around a table with armfuls of flowers, learning something new + sharing a few laughs along the way. We loved being part of this summer celebration and are so grateful to Flynn Wright for choosing Rose Farm for their department outing.

08/26/2026

Our September calendar is filling with some of the coziest, most creative workshoppes of the season! If you’ve been waiting for an excuse to gather your girlfriends, plan a mother-daughter date, try something new, or simply carve out a little time to create, we saved you a seat. 🤎

September brings all the goodness of early autumn to the farm:

🍁 Autumn on the Vine — September 11
🍎 Sugar, Spice + Everything Nice: Fall Flowers + Flavors — September 13
🕯️ The Art of Fall Candle Making — September 16
🥕 Fall Farmers Market Party Board — September 23
🌸 The Art of Foraged Floral Design — September 25

Come work with beautiful seasonal blooms, play with the colors and textures of autumn, pour a candle that smells like fall, create something delicious, and learn alongside some of our favorite instructors.

Our workshoppes are about so much more than what you take home. They’re about slowing down, gathering around the table, learning something new + making a memory along the way.

September will be here before we know it, and seats are limited. Choose your favorite (or two!), grab someone you love + save your seat at the farm. 🍂✨

🎟️ Tickets are available now at rosefarmstead.com.

08/25/2026

The seasons of our beloved Kitt have come to a close. 🤍

What a beautiful, gentle, and loving soul she was, and what a special part of the Rose Farm story she became. Through the years, Kitt had a way of finding herself right in the middle of so many moments at the farm. From quiet days in the gardens to Farm School mornings, celebrations, weddings, and everything in between, she may very well have been our most photographed cat. And we have a feeling she knew it. 🐾

She was loved deeply by our Rose Farm family, but we know she was also loved by so many of you who stopped to pet her, photograph her, or simply enjoy her sweet company during a visit.

As we say goodbye to our dear Kitt, we would love to celebrate the beautiful life she lived here at the farm. If you have a favorite photo or memory of Kitt, please share it with us in the comments. We would love nothing more than to see her through your eyes and gather the many little moments that made her so special.

Thank you, sweet Kitt, for all the love, companionship, and joy you brought to Rose Farm.

📸: laura 〰️ iowa wedding photographer + lauren konrad

08/24/2026

The farm gates may be closed for a few weeks, but behind the scenes, Rose Farm is anything but quiet! Our styling team is officially at work transforming the farm from summer blooms to all things autumn. Think pumpkins, cozy textures, beautiful fall foliage, warm autumn color, and all those little details that make fall at Rose Farm feel so magical. We can hardly wait to welcome you back when our fall season begins September 10! 🎃🌾🍁

And while you wait, why not put a little Rose Farm on your fall calendar? Our Fall Workshoppes are open for registration, and there is something for everyone, including flowers, baking, painting, candle making, gathering around the table + plenty of opportunities to get creative.

🍂 THE FALL WORKSHOPPE LINE-UP 🍂

🌿 September 11 • Fall Grapevine Wreath
🥧 September 13 • Sugar, Spice + Everything Nice
🕯️ September 16 • The Art of Fall Candle Making
🍽️ September 18 • Farm to Table Dinner: Fall Menu
🧀 September 23 • Fall Farmers Market Party Board
🌾 September 25 • The Art of Foraged Floral
🥧 October 1 • Fall Flavors Hand Pies
🍎 October 2 • Floral Design: Arranging with Fall Fruit
🕯️ October 2 • The Art of Fall Candle Making
🥂 October 3 • Mingling + Mimosa: A Floral Experience
👻 October 3 • Spooky Pop Tarts + Cake Pops
🎨 October 4 • Pumpkins, Gourds + Fall Foliage Watercolor
🍽️ October 9 • Farm to Table Dinner: Fall Menu
🥐 October 11 • Cinnamon Rolls
🍇 October 15 • Autumn on the Vine
🥂 October 16 • Mingling + Mimosa: A Floral Experience
🌾 October 17 • The Art of Foraged Floral
🎃 October 17 • FaBOOlous Pumpkin Painting + Floral Design
🍪 October 22 • Decorated Cookies: Halloween

Whether you come to bake, arrange, paint, sip, gather, create, or simply soak up a beautiful Iowa autumn, we hope you’ll make Rose Farm part of your fall traditions. 🎟️ Fall workshoppe registration is OPEN!

08/23/2026

This , we’re sending a BIG Rose Farm cheer to one of our beloved Busy Bees, Karson Oberender! 🐝💛

Karson’s Rose Farm story began four years ago when she first joined us as a volunteer. Since then, we’ve had the joy of watching her grow into an incredible young woman and an important part of our farm family. Whether she’s welcoming guests in The Shoppe, working among the flowers in the field, or helping make one of our special events come to life, Karson is always ready to jump in wherever she’s needed. She brings a wonderful combination of leadership, kindness, hard work, and a can-do spirit, usually with a big smile, too!

And now, Karson is off on her next big adventure! 🎓🏃‍♀️ This fall, she begins her freshman year at Western Illinois University, where she’ll also compete as a member of the Cross Country/Track & Field team.

Karson leaves behind quite a legacy at Martensdale-St. Mary’s, where she was an outstanding student-athlete. A member of National Honor Society and Best Buddies, she also participated in cross country, track & field, cheerleading, and softball. She made multiple trips to STATE in both cross country and track & field, and even broke a few records along the way! 🌟

Karson, it has been such a gift to have you grow up alongside us at Rose Farm. We are incredibly grateful for the time, energy, heart, and joy you’ve shared with our team and our guests over the past four years. As you trade the farm fields for college classrooms and the starting line at WIU, know that your entire Rose Farm family will be cheering you on every step of the way! 💛🐝

Go do BIG things, Karson. We’re so proud of you! 🎉

08/22/2026

On Friday, August 14th, we welcomed guests to Rose Farm for an extraordinary evening celebrating the beauty of Iowa, from the native prairie beneath our feet to the flowers growing in our gardens and the incredible food grown by farmers right here in our state. 🌾🌸

Our Prairie Walk + Harvest Dinner, presented in partnership with Iowa State University, allowed guests to discover the remarkable story of Iowa’s native landscape, sharing insights about pollinators, prairie restoration, conservation, healthy soil, clean water, wildlife, and the important connections between them all. Guests also explored the interactive Conservation Station for a hands-on look at the innovative practices helping care for Iowa’s land for generations to come.

Then it was time to gather around the table. The tables themselves were a celebration of late summer at Rose Farm. Arrangements overflowing with clouds of blue hydrangeas were accented with brilliant pops of raspberry and golden celosia, jewel-toned dahlias, and cheerful strawflowers.

Chef Aaron Holt of Catering by Doolittle Farm treated guests to a beautiful menu inspired by the season and sourced from local Iowa farms and businesses:

🧀GRAZING BOARD
Local cheeses + charcuterie with honey-inspired appetizers garnished with edible flowers

🥗HONEY CITRUS SALAD
Local organic greens, honey citrus vinaigrette, Iowa Prairie Breeze white cheddar, dried figs, pickled radish, marinated tomatoes + cucumbers

🍗HEIRLOOM FIRE-BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS
New potato confit, Iowa sweet corn succotash, herbed peppercorn gravy + pea tendrils

🍯HONEY-LAVENDER CRÈME BRÛLÉE
Local cream, eggs, lavender + honey, garnished with edible flowers and fresh berries

Our hearts are full of gratitude for Iowa State University, Chef Aaron Holt, our local farmers and producers, and every guest who joined us for this meaningful celebration of Iowa agriculture, conservation, flowers, food, and community. 🌾🐝🌸

08/21/2026

ONE LAST SUMMER MORNING AT ROSE FARM! 🌸

Today is officially the LAST DAY of our summer season, and we’re planning to soak up every last flower-filled minute. The dahlias are showing off, the gardens are bursting with late-summer color, the coffee is brewing, and there’s still time for one more stroll, one more bouquet, and one more beautiful summer memory at the farm. ☀️

☕️🌸 TODAY | FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
Open Farm Hours • 9 AM–1 PM
Join us for our final Coffee + Cut Flowers Friday of the summer!

☕️ Sip Lavender Cold Brew or Bourbon Pecan Coffee
💐 Fill a farm-fresh flower bucket for $50
🌸 Build your own bouquet for $25
🌿 Wander the gardens + take in all that late-summer beauty
💕 Linger a little longer before we say goodbye to summer

At 1 PM today, our farm gates will close as our team begins a little seasonal magic, transforming Rose Farm from summer to all things AUTUMN! 🍂🎃🌾 We’ll reopen September 10th for our fall season, and we can hardly wait to show you what we have planned.

But today? One more coffee among the flowers. One more garden stroll. One more bucket overflowing with blooms. One more morning together at Rose Farm. Come help us send summer off in the sweetest way.

08/20/2026

It’s Dahlias Y’all! Come capture the beauty of Rose Farm’s spectacular dahlia gardens through the art of watercolor. Spend a relaxing evening surrounded by blooms as local artist Christine Hilbert guides you through a two-hour watercolor workshoppe inspired by Rose Farm’s collection of 32 stunning dahlia varieties on Friday, August 28th.

Drawing inspiration from the vibrant colors, intricate petals, and graceful movement found throughout the gardens, you’ll learn watercolor techniques that bring flowers to life on paper. Christine will demonstrate how to build layers of color, create beautiful texture, and capture the soft, organic movement that makes watercolor such a timeless medium.

Whether you’re picking up a paintbrush for the first time or looking to refine your artistic skills, this workshoppe offers a welcoming and inspiring creative experience. Your experience includes: two hours of guided watercolor instruction with Christine Hilbert, inspiration from Rose Farm’s dahlia gardens, all watercolor supplies and materials, your finished artwork to take home, and a complimentary beverage.

Save your seat now! Tickets are available on our Rose Farm website.

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