My motto is “Flowers Remind Us We Are Loved”, whether we are observing their beauty in the field or giving them to someone we love, flowers bring us joy.  Joy in giving and joy in receiving.  They are a gift from the Divine and remind us to be grateful for this life. This idea fuels my fire to do this business, both the flower side and the event side. 

Off the farm, I enjoy cooking, yoga/meditation/mantra, working with herbs, sailing, snorkeling, diving, campfires and spending time with friends and family.  I am part of the St Antony’s Flower Ministry in Silverdale, Wa and I teach Kundalini Yoga, mantra and meditation at YogaRama in Seattle.  I also love to swim in the Puget Sound and Stavis Creek (cold water therapy).

I have been devoting myself to Vinnocki Farm and being a business owner since 2023. Prior to being a farmer and entrepreneur I was (am) an oceanographer. I spent approximately 25 years working in academia (ocean observation stations), the private sector (petroleum exploration) and for the US Navy (supporting Naval operations). I have mapped the seafloor all over the planet, from the Barents Sea, to the Philippine Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Japan, Atlantic, etc. If you ever need to know about seafloor geology, currents or patterns of life in the world’s oceans, I am your gal. I love maps, surveying, cartography and creating geographic informations systems (GIS), now I just focus on databasing what I plant in my garden (which is a challenge!). I also enjoyed the challenge of going to sea, the mission, the starry nights, sunsets and the smell (salt air and diesel). I have spent approximately 5 years of my life at sea, which like all good relationships was very love/hate. So happy to be ‘rooted’ now.