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04.05.26 | Cherith

Elm Farm is a farmhouse event house on a working flower farm — a place for small conferences, workshops, women’s gatherings, homeschool days, family celebrations, coffee conversations, porch breaks, firepit evenings, and simple seasonal events.

The farmhouse is arranged room by room so groups can arrive, get coffee, gather around tables, use the teaching board, share food, step outside, and feel hosted without needing a banquet hall.

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About Cherith

Cherith is a 5th generation dairy farmer’s daughter, mother to Alex & Teddy. She dreams of rows of sunflowers and sustainable food forests. She’s assisted & coordinated events in 5 countries, launched a bespoke stationery & design company, written 7 years of NaNoWriMo novels, and enjoys a little too much herbal tea.

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Elm Farm is an operational flower farm and gathering place for hosting small groups, photo sessions, workshops, learning days, and simple seasonal events.

With 16 acres & too many chickens, Elm is growing into a stewarded place of hospitality, beauty, food, flowers, and community.

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What do twinkle lights, coffee, and the last week What do twinkle lights, coffee, and the last week before school starts have in common?

They’re all necessary components for a magical evening with a teen in your life and a hand wrapped bouquet to take home. 

Bring the girls and the boys: we don’t discriminate about who likes flowers. We all need some basil shoved up our nostrils sometimes. 

Thursday at Elm Farm in Marshfield, Missouri. Come by for something cold to drink and a fun indoor date night on a hot day.
Marshfield got some rain after the driest spell we Marshfield got some rain after the driest spell we’ve had this summer. Anna harvested the blooms and brought Thursday inside.

Rainy-day flower farming means no watering in 90°
I’ll post reels but I’m drawing the line at the aw I’ll post reels but I’m drawing the line at the awful music available on IG. Please enjoy this rendering of “a flower in bloom waits for no man.”
#thursdaysatelm
He was determined but I think the walkway won in t He was determined but I think the walkway won in the end.
My kind of people like weeding while we chat. My kind of people like weeding while we chat.
She was exclaiming about visiting Iceland to see a She was exclaiming about visiting Iceland to see a location in a photo and I’ve never been more sure that she’s turning out juuuust fine.
First yarrow harvest of the year is smellin fiiiin First yarrow harvest of the year is smellin fiiiine
Marshall’s the one who gets things done around her Marshall’s the one who gets things done around here but I’m still the one who ties the bowline.
First full bed harvest from the bee balm, won’t be First full bed harvest from the bee balm, won’t be the last.
Just wait til I have up the swinging chairs. Just wait til I have up the swinging chairs.
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What do twinkle lights, coffee, and the last week What do twinkle lights, coffee, and the last week before school starts have in common?

They’re all necessary components for a magical evening with a teen in your life and a hand wrapped bouquet to take home. 

Bring the girls and the boys: we don’t discriminate about who likes flowers. We all need some basil shoved up our nostrils sometimes. 

Thursday at Elm Farm in Marshfield, Missouri. Come by for something cold to drink and a fun indoor date night on a hot day.
I’ll post reels but I’m drawing the line at the aw I’ll post reels but I’m drawing the line at the awful music available on IG. Please enjoy this rendering of “a flower in bloom waits for no man.”
#thursdaysatelm
He was determined but I think the walkway won in t He was determined but I think the walkway won in the end.
In trying to explain some of Marshall’s neurologic In trying to explain some of Marshall’s neurological symptoms resulting from his fall, I told the doctor, “Marshall is basically a perfect husband.” I needed her to understand that if I’m saying something that sounds moderately normal about someone, it’s not normal for Marshall. 

It took the doctor a few appointments to understand what I was saying, but I think she gets it now. “You picked a good one,” she told me yesterday. 

I barely had a choice, though. Once you find perfection, it’s common sense to hold on tight.
Since the day I pulled into the drive at Elm, this Since the day I pulled into the drive at Elm, this property has had a special place in my heart. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God orchestrated a unique set of circumstances so that I could have this home for healing. 

And now it’s time for a new set of unique circumstances that I know God is orchestrating for our good and His glory. 

The Mitchell family will be leaving Elm at the end of November. We’ll miss it fiercely, but we see God working out a special ending to our time here. He has been so gracious these last eight years at Elm. It’s time for someone else to receive the blessing that is this beautiful property. 

I don’t have a lot of details to offer, as they are all still falling into place daily. But I stand on the forever fact that His will is always, always the best version of the story. 

So as we pack our belongings and say goodbye to our sweet little farm, I hope you join me over at @cherithmitchell to continue the adventure God started with the birth of our son, Teddy. A story of redemption and wholeness and taking back what the enemy stole.
Planting week has landed on my birthday since the Planting week has landed on my birthday since the first year we lived here and Marshall asked me how he could make my birthday special for me. I replied that I wanted to garden, so we did. And we haven’t stopped since. 

But this year, we didn’t do much planting. We harvested some flowers and enjoyed picnics and walked around viewing our different growing areas. We talked about perennials and dreamt up new gardens and slowly, gently, peacefully came to terms with the fact that we needed to press pause on the CSA for a season. 

I’ve never loved doing anything as much as I love growing green things. Except being a wife and mother.

A few days after Marshall’s fall down some steps, he started walking funny. A few days later, he was forgetful and slow to answer questions. It’s been almost a month since he fell, and he’s still substituting the wrong words in his sentences, still wincing when he bends over, still pausing before walking with the baby. He’s working with an incredible doctor and I see so many wonderful things ahead for him. But right now, caring for my family has to eclipse my efforts in keeping green things alive. Perhaps someone else could do both, but that’s okay. My garden will be there waiting for me, just as it always has. 

We’ll still grow the things, we just won’t do it at the pace we were expecting of ourselves before. We’ll still harvest and preserve and share our abundance. We just won’t do it with a pre-determined timeframe. We’ll still spend our summer outside amongst the green things. We’ll just do it more slowly, more gently, and with more naps.

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