>> Tati: TOP OF THE LIST.
IT’S REALLY GOOD.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Jason: REMEMBER DOROTHY
WAKING UP IN A FIELD OF POPPIES
IN THE "THE WIZARD OF OZ"?
YOU COULD FIND YOURSELF IN A
FIELD OF FLOWERS TO TAKE HOME
AND ENJOY.
WE’RE JOINED BY ONE OF THE
OWNERS, SCOTT DEBUCK.
WELCOME TO "LIVE IN THE D."
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME ON THIS
MORNING.
THIS IS SUPER EXCITING!
>> Jason: LET’S TALK ABOUT
DEBUCKS.
TELL PEOPLE ABOUT IT.
>> WE’RE A FAMILY FARM HERE AND
HAVE OVER 23 ACRES OF SUN
FLOWERS AND WILDFLOWERS AND HAVE
OVER 5,000 [INTERFERENCE ON
AUDIO LINE] U-PICKS THROUGHOUT
THE SUMMER AND YOU CAN GET THE
DATES ONLINE.
YOU CAN COME OUT AND BUY
TICKETS, COME OUT HERE TO THE
FARM.
IT’S GORGEOUS OUT HERE!
IN THIS AREA, OVER -- PROBABLY
1 1/2 MILLION BLOOMS AND 5
FOOTBALL FIELDS OF FLOWERS.
>> Jason: LET’S TALK ABOUT
LAVENDER FIELDS FOREVER.
WHAT ARE THEY LIKE AND CAN
PEOPLE BRING THEM HOME?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
GET YOUR TICKETS ONLINE.
AND YOU GO UP TO OUR SALES
GROUP, AND THEY’LL GIVE YOU A --
YOU CAN GO UP THERE FOR A $10
BUNDLE.
THEY’LL GIVE YOU A TUBE AND SOME
PRUNERS, AND YOU PICK YOUR
LAVENDER, AND GO OVER TO OUR
TABLE AND GRAB 2009 OR A ZIP TIE
AND THROW YOUR TUBE AND PRUNERS
IN OUR POCKETS AND THEN WE
SANITIZE THEM AND REUSE THEM.
SO THAT’S HOW THE LAVENDER
WORKS.
THERE ARE PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES
OUT THERE, OVER 5,000 PLANTS.
IT’S ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!
AND THE SMELL, YOU CAN SMELL IT.
IT’S FANTASTIC!
>> Jason: TELL US ABOUT THE
FIELDS OF SUNFLOWERS, THOSE GET
TO BE REALLY BIG.
>> THESE ARE MAMMOTH, PRETTY
BIG.
MOST OF OUR -- THERE’S A LOT OF
SINGLES, AND THESE ARE BRANCHING
STEMS.
LOTS OF LITTLE BUDS HERE.
WHEN YOU GO OUT AND PICK, YOU
CAN GET 30-PLUS FLOWERS INTO ONE
BUCKET.
SO [INTERFERENCE ON AUDIO LINE]
AND CHECK OUT THIS GUY HERE.
YOU GET SOME OF THEM BUDDING
LIKE THIS AND SOME THAT ARE
PRETTY MUCH OPEN, AND WE GET
THESE ONES HERE.
AND WHAT HAPPENS, IT’S PRETTY
COOL, WHEN YOU’RE ALL DONE WITH
THEM, YOU WANT TO KEEP THEM.
AND HERE’S ONE ON ITS WAY OUT,
IF YOU CAN SEE IT.
YOU HANG IT UPSIDE DOWN AND YOU
DRY IT OR PUT THIS OUT, HANG IT UPSIDE DOWN IN YOUR YARD AND THE
UPSIDE DOWN IN YOUR YARD AND THE
BIRDS WILL COME, BIRDS,
HUMMINGBIRDS, AND THEY’LL PICK
AT THESE.
TAKE THE SEEDS OUT AND PLANT
THEM NEXT YEAR IN YOUR YARD.
WHEN YOU COME OUT TO PICK -- GO
AHEAD, JASON.
>> Jason: IN ADDITION TO TAKING
PHOTOS AND SELFIES AND PICKING FLOWERS, I SAW PEOPLE PAINTING.
FLOWERS, I SAW PEOPLE PAINTING.
WHAT ARE OTHER WAYS TO ENJOY THE
FARM?
>> WE DO CLASSES AND THEY COME
OUT HERE AND GET THE TICKETS
ONLINE AND SIGN UP AND COME OUT
HERE AND PAINT.
THIS IS WHAT THEY DID THE OTHER
DAY.
SO THEY SIT DOWN AND IT’S STEP
BY STEP.
IT’S AN HOUR-LONG CLASS, I
BELIEVE.
AND WE’LL BE DOING SOME YOGA.
WE’LL DO YOGA IN THE SUN FLOWERS
AND THE LAVENDER FIELDS.
AND OUR ICE CREAM TRUCK, WE’LL
BE DOING SLUSHIES AND WE HAVE
LEMONADE AND WE’VE GOT ICE
CREAM.
>> Jason: SORRY, WE GOTTA RUN.
REAL QUICK, WHERE ARE YOU
LOCATED?
>> BELLEVILLE, BETWEEN ANN ARBOR
AND DETROIT.
>> Jason: THANKS, A LOT OF FUN
AND INFORMATIVE, TOO.
>> THANKS, JASON. >> Jason: TO SEE ALL THE FUN YOU
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