The Bench

The Bench Hello! Welcome to the Bench! I am Ashley the forever teacher and the perpetual juggler of things. Art was always a presence in my classroom and my home.

I taught and directed in early childhood education for over decade. The messier the art...the more fun! Even though I am no longer in the classroom, I often find myself in roles to teach others in both my own educational endeavors and in my career. My family and I enjoy spending time outdoors. I find a lot of inspiration from nature. I cannot wait to meet you and share my love for art with you!

The farm stand is open today!  Fresh produce, freshly made dried herbs, seasonings, and flavored salts.Also refreshing o...
07/23/2026

The farm stand is open today! Fresh produce, freshly made dried herbs, seasonings, and flavored salts.

Also refreshing our blind dates with books and we are having a "cheap date" sale and each book is $5! (Ignore any price tags that may be left on the books.)

513 3rd Ave NE in Byron. Very near Valleyview Park!

We haven't been able to get to the farmer's market this year and have had many inquiries on our next batch of rubs and h...
07/18/2026

We haven't been able to get to the farmer's market this year and have had many inquiries on our next batch of rubs and herbs.

Today is the day!

We will have some of our items at a self-serve farmstand! All rubs, spices, and herbs made this week.

We also have unwashed eggs at $3/dozen. Fresh produce, pickles, salsas, jams, and flavored salts coming soon! Minimal baked goods this summer due to our busy schedule.

Fresh cut flowers are always free!

513 3rd Ave NE in Byron. Farmstand is located near the door.

The Bench was created to cover the many different things we love creating, from the artist's bench where we paint, the w...
12/02/2025

The Bench was created to cover the many different things we love creating, from the artist's bench where we paint, the work bench in our workshop that creates many of our holiday and home decor items, the garden bench where we work in our garden that supplies fresh ingredients for our seasoning and rubs, to the "bench" in our kitchen where we craft our seasonings and rubs, jams and jellies, and self-care items.

We are working to start providing a better view of everything the bench offers.

First up, our seasonings and rubs! Each of our seasonings and rubs is made in small batches, (no more than 4 jars at a time) because we want to provide you the freshest ingredients possible. Many of our ingredients come from our own organic garden, including the herbs like rosemary, oregano, basil, and the onions and garlic we use to make onion and garlic powders.

Come see us at RCTC fieldhouse until 4pm today!
10/11/2025

Come see us at RCTC fieldhouse until 4pm today!

We've been really busy preparing for the holiday season!  Which wreath or tree do you like best?
10/07/2025

We've been really busy preparing for the holiday season! Which wreath or tree do you like best?

Come check us out at Marigold days with Judgy Girl Pies!
09/06/2025

Come check us out at Marigold days with Judgy Girl Pies!

Harvested and hung our herbs to dry for an upcoming batch of fresh seasonings!
08/29/2025

Harvested and hung our herbs to dry for an upcoming batch of fresh seasonings!

Canned goods are ready!  See us at the Byron, MN Farmer’s Market for several flavors of pickles, jams, watermelon rinds,...
08/02/2025

Canned goods are ready! See us at the Byron, MN Farmer’s Market for several flavors of pickles, jams, watermelon rinds, and more!

We are so excited!  One of the first large harvests from our garden!  Come see us at the Byron, MN Farmer’s Market this ...
06/27/2025

We are so excited! One of the first large harvests from our garden! Come see us at the Byron, MN Farmer’s Market this Saturday from 8 am to 12pm for strawberries, peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, herbs, and eggs! We will have limited fresh flower bouquets with all proceeds from flowers benefiting Happy Blooms!

And as usual, we will have our home decor and gifts!

Come see us at Sakers Swap and Shop in Kasson before we blow away!
06/07/2025

Come see us at Sakers Swap and Shop in Kasson before we blow away!

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