We started Centennial Acres Farm after closing a successful earring business. I'm sure I can guess what you're thinking..why would you close it if it was successful? I still ask myself that some days.

It all comes down to joy.

It was bringing me (Kayla) joy - but not my family. You see, being an "all in" sort of person, I found myself deeply engrossed in my business, to the point where my my biggest and first prioity as a SAHM - my family, was sidelined. During one of the most successful seasons of the biz, I felt the Lord leading me away from it and back into His first call on my life. So I closed it with zero regrets. Though that persistent nudge of entreprenuership never went away...

We bought a house with some land next to my parents and got the itch for a more self and community reliant lifestyle. Here came more chickens, a garden that was, perhaps, a tad ambitious for us to tend, learning sourdough baking and preserving our harvest. It was something that Curt and I gained so much joy through doing together and it was somerhing that was so PRACTICAL to include our children in. We put our garden in - lettuce, potatoes, an unreasonable number of tomatoes...a packet of sunflower seeds, a few greenhouse bought eucalyptus - my first attempt at growing flowers.

Harvesting my first bouquet, arranging it and bringing it inside..I just wanted to stare at it all day! I put it on our kitchen table and would turn it this way and that, admiring it from all angles. It brought me so much JOY! And I was able to share the bounty as well and that just took the cake! But still with the nagging itch to be in business and a garden that size - maybe it was coincedence, maybe it was the Lord, but I came across this social media page that was talking about growing flowers to sell. *BINGO* There was my lightbulb moment. A way to combine all the things in my life in a way that could bring more joy to our lives and others'!

So our family embarked on a journey to spread joy through the beauty of flowers. We wanted to bring back the small-town charm of buying flowers from your neighbor's garden, while also giving people access to unique and high-quality blooms that they may not find at their local grocery store.

Now, here we are, narrating the story of Centennial Acres Farm, a joyous confluence of our love for family, entrepreneurship, and community. It is our humble attempt to share the happiness that a simple flower and baked goods can bring, and in doing so, create a business that nurtures the soul, just as much as it feeds the family.

But Centennial Acres Farm is more than just a business. It's a way of life, rooted in the belief that happiness can be found in the simple things - like watching seeds sprout into beautiful flowers or sharing homemade bread with loved ones. It's a reminder to slow down, appreciate the beauty around us, and connect with those we care about.