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10/24/2026

Good morning! Seed & Stone is open from 10am-4pm today 🍂 Here are two of the sweet creatures we interacted with this past week. What have you been noticing and appreciating in the natural world this week?

10/17/2026

My sincere apologies for unexpectedly closing early yesterday (Friday). As I'm sure is true for many of you, I have aging parents and my dad's health is precarious. Sometimes that means fielding a call, immediately turning off the lights and locking the door behind me to get there as quickly as I can. (All is well this time.) I will get a sign written up today so that I can stick it in the window on occasions like yesterday. Thank you for your understanding.

10/15/2026

It's MEA weekend here in Minnesota and Harmony is worth a stop! Seed & Stone is open today (Thursday) until 4pm as well as Friday and Saturday from 10am-4pm.

These beautiful perpetual calendars arrived in the shop today. I've always called them phenology calendars, and others call them birthday/special event calendars. Regardless they're a great way to record whatever it is you'd like over the course of a year... the first blooms of the forsythia, the arrival of the robins, the departure of the monarchs, the birthdays of family and friends, the weather patterns in a given year, or whatever you can think up! I'd been looking for a good phenology calendar for awhile now, and was so pleased to find this beauty from Wander & Gather by Artist Maia Hausler. Her artwork is stunning and we've carried a number of her illustrations in vinyl sticker form for awhile now as well. Hoping you'll stop in to browse soon!

10/10/2026

Seed & Stone will be open THIS Saturday from 10am-4pm. You’ll be seeing Mary and Bonita again today, but Amy returns Tuesday and will have the shop open for the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of MEA weekend! See you soon :-)

10/04/2026

Thank you for your continued business while we're open on Saturdays only (one more until we return to Friday & Saturday hours) from 10am-4pm!

As mentioned, Aaron and I are on a trip; one that we've been planning for the past 6years. We attended the International Show Caves Association 10th Congress in Périgueux, France as representatives from Niagara Cave, along with Mark & Jenny. The Convention has concluded (photos from this portion of the trip coming soon on the Niagara Cave page). Aaron and I have now begun the portion of our trip that consists of quiet time in the French countryside. Here are a few photos. We'll return home on the 13th and look forward to seeing you over MEA weekend!

09/24/2026

Seed & Stone will be open SATURDAYS ONLY (10am-4pm) the next three weeks. Please be patient with Amy's mom (Mary) and friend, Bonita, as they do their best to run the shop!

My apologies for not communicating our upcoming absence better ahead of our trip. I had planned to be at the shop the past two weekends to inform our regular birdseed customers, but needed to be home with our dog Aurora instead as her health rapidly declined.

Thank you for your understanding!

09/19/2026

A couple of updates: We said goodbye to Aurora on Thursday. We're thankful for the week that we had after learning of the cancer. We were able to keep her as comfortable as possible with the help of medications and two fluid draw-offs during that time. We encouraged her to eat by cooking the remaining beef cuts we had in our chest freezer (sirloin, roast, ribs, and stew bones); so she ate well this week when she was willing to accept it. She went on ALL the car rides; whenever she wanted to climb up in (with our help). She took short walks on the property with us, laid in the grass with us out by the fire pit, and soaked in as much love as we could give her this past week. There's never a good time to say goodbye to a family member and we're going to miss her dearly. Love you sweet girl 💔

Lastly, our hours for the next three weeks will be SATURDAYS ONLY from 10-4pm. Closed Fridays the next three weeks. More on this next week.

09/19/2026

Today!

🍂 TOMORROW — it’s all happening in Harmony! 🍂

A little rain isn’t going to stop Fall for Harmony! Our savvy local business owners have made their rain plans, so don’t let a little precipitation concern you. Come spend the day shopping, eating, exploring and celebrating fall with us!

🍁 Saturday, September 19 | 10AM–2PM

There’s a LOT happening around town:

🛍️ Sidewalk sales, in-store specials, pop-ups & giveaways at businesses throughout Harmony — with plenty moving indoors if Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate.

🎨 Art on the Green Makers Market featuring local artists, makers, bakers and crafters. RAIN PLAN: The Makers Market will move INSIDE the Harmony Visitor Center, so you can shop no matter the weather!

🎉 Green Loop Refillery Grand Opening — Ribbon Cutting at 9:30AM, followed by their grand opening from 10AM–5PM.

🍎 Fall food & drink specials around town, including caramel apple French toast, butternut squash soup, apple c***r hot toddies, fall cocktails, local lunch specials and more.

📸 Photo op with Barnyard Animal Rescue's MirBroadband on the patio in front of the Harmony Visitor Center.

🎶 And keep the fun going into the evening — LaBarge will be playing Estelle’s patio from 5–8PM!

Plus, visit the art fair, take a tour of the historic McMichael Grain Elevator, explore Niagara Cave, play mini golf, book an Amish tour and see what else you discover along the way.

Rain or shine, Fall for Harmony is ON! 🍂 Grab an umbrella, bring a friend and come make a day of it in Harmony!

09/12/2026

Seed & Stone WILL be open tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 12th from 10-4pm. My mom will be covering the shop most of the day (which she's never done before), so please be patient with her.

An update on Aurora: She began anti-inflammatory and anti-nausea medication today and was willing to eat, so we had a good day. She was interested in going on two walks, wanted a car ride (so we went to town and the Cave with the windows down), and we spent a fair bit of the day sitting out in the cool grass together. Here are some precious memories from today.

09/11/2026

Seed & Stone will be closed tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 11th to spend some time with our pups. Our sweet Aurora has not been herself for the past couple of weeks and after lots of tests and waiting, today we received the diagnosis that our sweet girl has an aggressive cancer proliferating in her abdominal cavity around her organs. Saturday is up in the air; will post here if we'll be closed.