Saturday, July 4 (and maybe July 5): Garlic Harvest

• Saturday, July 4: 9 AM - 12 PM and 1-4 PM (potluck lunch from 12-1 PM). Optional 7:00 AM start to beat the heat!
• Maybe Sunday, July 5

Upcoming Events
View more details about our upcoming events on our EVENTS CALENDAR For any RSVP's, please text 978-471-8414. For any RSVP's, please text 978-471-8414.

• Every Tuesday and Friday from 7-10 AM: Harvest mornings. Please arrive by 6:55 AM, all are welcome, including kids (provided that they are supervised and can be a little bit helpful). Sign ups are helpful, but not required. Learn more about harvest mornings here.

Dear farm friends,

Our growing season has started! From May until October, the farm will be a lively place full of vegetables, berries, herbs, flowers, and volunteers! Here's a lot of news about what we are up to in the month of May.

2026 Workshare and Volunteer Form & Harvest Training

Dear farm friends,

Spring is in full swing on the farm! Flowers are blooming, perennial crops are greening, the greenhouse is full, and we are planting our earliest annual crops in the fields. We have many events and volunteer opportunities this month, and we hope you'll join us for some of them.

Hello farm friends!

Here's a quick Part 1 of our March newsletter because we have lots of events and an internship deadline coming up quite soon. We'll send another email in a week or two with more details about what we are up to this spring. (And if you're new to our mailing list, welcome! We're so happy you're here.)

Spring Work on the Farm
Do you want to help with seed starting, greenhouse work, willow harvest, pruning fruit trees, or outreach? Make sure to fill out our 2026 volunteer forms so we can contact you!

Hello farm friends!

We are welcoming the New Year with many upcoming events and plans for the 2026 season. The winter months are a time of rest as well as a time to begin placing seed orders, organizing our CSA, and recruiting new interns and volunteers.

Upcoming Events
View all our upcoming events on our calendar.

January 17 from 10-2 PM: Ames Repair Cafe at the Library
January 24: Wheatsfield CSA Fair (11-1 PM) AND Community Volunteer Fair at the Library (1:30-3:30 PM) AND Iowa Prairie Network Winter Seminar

Internships

Click here for a PDF of the Internship Description.

Holiday Craft Markets
This year we're taking on five markets over six days between Nov. 22nd and Dec. 13th to sell handmade wares from the farm and team as a fundraiser, and do community outreach.

• November 22 from 9-2 PM: Ames Holiday Farmers Market at Quality Inn & Suites
• November 22 from 4:30-6:30 PM: Christmas Market at St. Cecilia's
• November 23: Christmas Market at St. Cecilia's (before and after morning Masses)

Fall Friday flowers!!!

Until frost, we will be offering deluxe flower bouquets for sale every Friday for $25. Please email us at mustardseedbee@gmail.com or text us at 978-471-8414 by the Wednesday of the week that you want to purchase a flower bouquet. Flowers will be delivered to Wheatsfield co-op by noon on Friday for you to pick up.