Hi, I’m Twozdai (pronounced Tuesday), the farmer behind Lunaseed Farm.

So much of what has driven me in life, is bringing more beauty into the world. As a farmer, by honoring the plants and bringing a beautiful offering of seeds and bulbs to as many hands as I can.

On my farm I am dedicated to bringing a mix of classic, unique and new varieties of sweet peas and other cottage flowers into market. With a focus on hardy annuals that thrive in PNW maritime climate.

The work of tending seed, often feels like tending to the birth of so many new flower connections, dreams and magic. Its both an honor and a great privilege.

My role as the farmer is not to “grow” the flowers. The flowers do all the growing. My role is more akin to that of a doula or midwife, I’m there to tend the land and plants. To watch and respond to their needs. I’m here to support them through their life cycle, so they can make healthy seeds and bulbs. Then I run out into the fields to catch each and everyone of those seeds and bulbs, that I can. I hope that I’m able to share this journey and my learnings, plus all the flowers, with you.

My farming practices are all done by hand. I follow no-till/low-till, regenerative and organic practices. The only motorized tools I use are a battery operated weedwacker and I’m lucky enough to have a neighbor with a Winnow Wizard that I get to use for seed cleaning. Everything else, is done by hand, and likely by me. I have some amazing friends and family members who come out to help me when they can. So if I’m slow to respond, it’s just because I’m wearing so many hats. :)

Sweet Peas and Dahlias are two of my most favorite flowers. But really, I love all cottage flowers. I also love super weird and unique flowers. I love searching out new varieties and learning about new flowers, how to grow and propagate them.

Wee Twozdai, even then I was digging into the dirt.

Still getting my hands dirty.

First bouquet, from my first garden.

Cottage garden vibes still going strong, and Fergus approved.

Boudicca helping out in my first dahlia patch in 2017.

Sweet peas and cosmos, swoon.

The legacy of the land where I farm.

The land I currently grown on, is part of the traditional territories of the Chemakum (Aqokúlo or Čə́məq̓əm) and S’Klallam (Nəxʷsƛ̕áy̕əm̕). Additional Indigenous nations met, traded, and gardened in this area, including the Snohomish (Sdoh-doh-hohbsh), other Coast Salish peoples, and the Makah (Qʷidiččaʔa·tx̌). I honor the importance of this land to the native communities and strive to farm in a way that is in harmony today and for the generations to come.

For many generations this land was a dairy farm. Shortly after Finnriver acquired the land for their cidery, one of the farmers they leased an acre to was Denise Pranger, of Essential Blooms. Denise is a sweet pea expert who grew sweet pea for seed on this property for 7+ years. I had the great privilege of working on her farm and learning from her. In the winter of 2022, when she was getting ready to move to France, I was in a position to take on 1/2 of the acre she had been growing on, with the deep desire to continue on the sweet pea legacy.

Farming on this land comes with a deep legacy of generations of native farmers and flower seed farmers. I’m honored to be the farmer tending these lands at this time.