Summer is in full swing here in Michigan, and what better way to complement these bright days than with a beautiful bouquet of locally grown flowers? I have seen few flowers as unique and vibrant as those from Whitmore Lake’s Raindance Farm. Kristen Muehlhauser, owner of Raindance Farm, grows a wide variety of flowers year-round, from summer lilies, peonies, and dahlias, to winter-grown daffodils and andenomes. We met with Kristen to discuss how Raindance Farm came to be.

Kristen loved gardening and participated in Project Grow, an organization providing garden resources and plots in Ann Arbor. When she got her plot, she read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kinsolver, a book about a family sustaining themselves solely off their local food supply for a year. Kristen discovered her love of growing food sustainably. Ten years later, the charm of a farm in Northfield Township caught Kristen’s attention, and she and her husband purchased it. 

Kristen emanates kindness and is committed to quality, community, and sustainability in her farming practices and her personal life. I hear customers talk about how wonderful her bouquets are, and it’s clear after meeting with her that the farmer behind them is just as lovely. Raindance Farm farms in a way that nourishes both the environment and the local community. Opportunities for U-Pick flowers will hopefully arise sometime in 2026, but in the meantime, you can find her bouquets at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market and right here at Argus Farm Stop.