Hello Everyone! I'm Cara Rufenacht, founder of Clayfield Farms
Clayfield Farms is a flower farm just outside of Archbold, Ohio. We offer seasonal flower subscriptions for locals and wholesale flowers for florists throughout Northwest Ohio, Southeast Michigan and Northeast Indiana.
I fell in love with the dream of flower farming while working as a wedding photographer in Pittsburgh PA. I loved seeing the colors and personality that fresh flowers brought to celebrations! Flowers have the undeniable ability to bring life and happiness to any occasion.
When my husband and I decided to move back to Ohio, I started growing flowers. I had always loved growing things and was thrilled to finally have enough space to plant anything I wanted.
Farming runs deep in my family so growing flowers is a way for me to participate in agriculture while still satisfying my creative spirit. Gathering new and unique combinations of colors, shapes and texture is my favorite part of this adventure.
About Our Farm
Clayfield Farms is located 1 mile east of Archbold on County Road 21-3. It is not open to the public except for people picking up pre-ordered bouquets. Our self service stand (out by the road) is open during the growing season, approximately May through September.
Our farm is quite small compared to most conventional farms in the area, but you can grow a surprisingly large number of flowers in a small space! We have about 1-2 acres of space for growing but much of that is planted with a cover crop at any given time.