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CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS Hannah Scates Kettler shows off the flower beds she worked on this winter at Minerva’s Meadow near State Center.
STATE CENTER When thinking of farms, it is easy to imagine fields of corn and soy after all, this is Iowa.
But what about flowers?
Near State Center is a no-till, organic flower farm called Minerva’s Meadow, and it was started in 2020. Hannah Scates Kettler, 32, and her husband, Kurtis Kettler, 33, bought some land in 2019 and opened their business in March 2020. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The plan to sell flowers directly to customers took a hit.