Who We Are — Bold North Blooms

How It Started

Hi, I'm Tricia.

Bold North Blooms is a family farm headed by me, Tricia. I have two young kids and a husband, Charlie, who never says no to my crazy ideas and projects, like moving to the valley and starting a flower farm. After years of lovingly tending my annual vegetable garden, my oldest friend came by with a freshly cut bouquet of flowers grown in her own yard and I was captured by their beauty and the idea of growing cut flowers. In the years that followed, I filled every inch of my urban yard with flowers, adding new varieties every year — until I recognized that my vision had outgrown my space.

My family saved for ten years to buy this property — a deliberate, long-term act of faith in myself and this dream. The farm sits on 2.5 acres in Lake St. Croix Beach, directly off the scenic St. Croix byway, surrounded by mature trees and my family home. I hope you enjoy our flowers as much as we love growing them for you. Follow along as we take our property from overgrown with invasive plants to a haven for native pollinators, insects, and wildlife that support our ability to grow beautiful flowers that work with nature, not against it.

Years saved to buy this land

2.5

Acres in the St. Croix Valley

800+

perennial plants established in year one

Chemical inputs. Ever.

How We Grow

Everything has a place.

Restoration and ecological stewardship are central to what Bold North Blooms is — not marketing language, but a genuine operating principle. This farm is being built as a living ecosystem from the roots up. Established in 2026, we have a long way to go. We began by clearing invasive growth across our property and will be working to restore native prairie and diverse habitat across the farm that supports pollinators and wildlife of all kinds. You may find the occasional nibble on a flower petal but you won't be getting any toxic chemicals running off into the river.

Native Throughout

Native plants established throughout the entire property. Intentional pockets of undisturbed habitat for wildlife, pollinators, and beneficial insects.

Zero Toxic Inputs

No fossil fuel-based fertilizers, no chemical pesticides or herbicides. No-till and soil-life-supporting practices, always.

Perennial First

Every plant placed on the property is researched for ecological fit. The long-horizon planting philosophy mirrors the business: patient, roots-first, built to last.

Full Ecosystem Loop

Designed from ground-level insects up to birds of prey. A farm where nature supports the farm as much as the farm supports nature.

The Name

Bold North.

Minnesotans don’t lament their deep winters. They celebrate four distinct seasons that give the year its rhythm and produce summers of extraordinary beauty.

The name was inspired by the Minnesota Bold North campaign — a spirit that leans into the state’s winter identity rather than apologizing for it. Minnesota’s climate shapes what we plant and when — we work with it, not against it.

Rooted in the North