Meet the Rural Stems Flower Farmer

Rural Stems Flower Farm's founder and owner, Jody van Rijn walking through a garden with blooming flowers during sunset.

Our story

Hi! My name is Jody, the farmer behind Rural Stems Flower Farm! What started out as a few flowers in a livestock watering trough and a vacated donkey field has now turned into my dream come true.

I grew up on a dairy and married a Dutch dairyman, so agriculture runs deep in our families.  Having been to the Netherlands many times and marveling at the beauty of flowers, I decided to try my hand at growing flowers here in the low desert of Arizona.

Flowers bring me joy, and I delight in getting my hands dirty and experiencing growth from seed to harvest.

Learn more about why we’re here

Filmed entirely at Rural Stems Flower Farm in the winter of 2025, explore some of the nuances of this project and learn more about why we’re here. Directed/filmed by Silas Tolles.