Our Farmers

Tom and Sue Klinker’s Late Bloomer farm is a small, hand-tended, off-the-road-system peony farm. Tom runs a commercial salmon fishing boat. Sue works as a registered nurse. Their daughters and grandchildren also help manage their farm nestled in the hills above Kachemak Bay, set in the middle of acres of breathtaking Alaska wildflowers. Their vehicles include wheelbarrows and 4-wheelers to get the buds to the coolers. The Klinkers have lived in Homer for 40 years and are excited to offer their labor of love in peonies. Instagram // @klinkersue  

Located on the historic Kilcher Homestead, Charlotte and Otto Kilcher grow peonies along with their other farm and ranching operations. Otto was born and raised a homesteader and Charlotte joined him in the adventure 28 years ago in 1990.The peony field was established in 2010. Having a modest 450 plants, Charlotte is able to manage the day-to-day work on her own, keeping it simple and hands-on. Otto’s contributions include ingenuity and precision, establishing the flower beds, having all the right equipment needed, along with being the best cheerleader and go-to fix-it guy for all farm problems. Yay team! Who wouldn’t love...

Carey Restino and Craig Matthews of Homer Hilltop Farm expanded their market garden vegetable farm with peonies in 2013 and have now become quite accustomed to a house filled with flowers each summer. Using growing techniques from their successful vegetable farm, such as home-made compost tea, they grow Alaska-size, sweet-smelling, vibrant varieties of white, pink and coral peonies that love our soil and endless summer sunshine.The farm is a family affair with Carey’s children Liam and Théa, as well as Craig’s children and grandchildren joining the farm harvest team.In 2015, they expanded their farm, purchasing 13 adjacent acres and planting a...

Boni McNatt and her husband MG started Hidden Hills Peony Farm in 2013 as she neared her retirement after 40 years as an Emergency Room RN. In contrast to the pace and stress of working in the ER, growing the most beautiful flowers in the world sounded wonderfully peaceful. Two years after the farm began, honey bees were added to the farm’s operations. Six hives of bees tend 4000 peony plants each summer cleaning the sticky nectar from the buds. In return, Boni and MG get a portion of the honey for home and to share with friends. The farm is...