Meet The  Family!

Stacey Denton, Farmer-Florist
Stacey is, and always has been, a generalist.  That’s why her job title is hyphenated.  She would be bored if she wasn’t always trying new things (combining unique colors, implementing new floral design techniques, incorporating unusual design elements, using uncommon foliage in arrangements) and doing multiple tasks (growing the ‘Double Click’ cosmos for both blooms and seed, harvesting amaranth flowers from the compost pile, and undersowing the September flower beds with cover crop seed) at the same time.   Stacey has spent her adult life committed to organic agriculture, first as a home gardener, then as a farm apprentice, farm worker, small CSA farm manager, and currently as a seed grower, flower farmer, and floral designer.  This breadth of experience has led her recently to advise on current and future flower seed offerings at Siskiyou Seeds.

Stacey likes to be busy, and likes to feel like her life is purposeful.  She is inspired by beauty, committed to good follow through and clear communication.  She is motivated by meaningful work and an opportunity to dance.  Stacey loves supporting Southern Oregon weddings. When she’s not in the field, making arrangements or on the dance floor, Stacey is back-packing, knitting, experimenting with natural dyes, and reading.

Hannah Denton Gauss, Country Mouse and Principal Helper  
Hannah is now 16.  She has always lived in Williams, Oregon but has traveled widely for her age:  Cuba, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Spain and Canada.  Her greatest love is singing and she can regularly be heard wandering around the farm with a song on her lips.  Her favorite farm task is seeding and she especially likes to make soil blocks, but she is also quite skillful at transplanting and harvesting.  Hannah speaks Spanish in addition to English, but she also speaks plants—what their names are, their medicinal uses, whether certain flowers are edible or poisonous.  She’s just beginning to develop her own style with flower arranging and enjoys making art with wedding floral installations.

MaryLee & Doug Denton, Delivery Drivers and Morale Boosters 
Stacey’s parents, MaryLee and Doug, live next door to the farm.  They are officially retired but since they like to be helpful, social, and out-and-about, they do most of the driving to deliver flowers into Grants Pass, Jacksonville, Medford and Ashland.  MaryLee makes dinner for everyone after some long days on the farm, bakes sweets to share with the field crew, and helps with packing shipped orders.  Both MaryLee and Doug can always be counted-on to help on weekends with multiple weddings, assist with big floral installations and drive the second delivery vehicle for larger events.