Fresh Picked Flowers

Painted Alla Prima, en Plein Air. Painting has been submitted to the Marine Art Museum in Winona Minnesota for the Minnesota Plein Air Collective exhibit through Outdoor painters of Minnesota, The painting will be on exhibit May through September of 2026. This charming depiction of the long tunnel and the fresh cut flower gardens at Buehler's Produce farm located in Ottertail, MN. 

Buehler’s Produce Farm is located a few miles East of Ottertail, MN, in the heart of the West Central Minnesota Lakes area. The farm was established by the Buehler family as a dairy farm and has written history that starts in the early 70’s. In 1992, the family started selling extra produce from their family garden to support school supplies for their kids. It went so well, they transitioned to vegetable farming, dedicating 42 of the farms 158 acres to vegetable farming. The Buehler’s have transformed a big red dairy barn into a charming farm style retail shop. The high tunnel, highlighted in this painting, is a multi use farm essential. In the spring the high tunnel is used for starting and storing vegetables, bedding plants and holding pre-made potted flowers.  In the summer the high tunnel is used for growing cucumbers, green beans and tomatoes. As  seasonal vegetables are picked, the retail barn is stocked with fresh, peak season farm produce. The farm also has a floral garden where you can pick your own or choose from fresh cut flower arrangements.  Buehler’s Produce Farm is legendary in Ottertail County, it’s where you get “the best sweet corn around” (as seen on a sign in the barn) in Ottertail County.