This week on Tapestry, we’re headed to Springville—a historic village where deep roots and fresh ideas flourish side by side.
We begin at The Flower Stand, a u-pick flower farm founded by fifth-generation farmer Ellen Krzemien. What started as a few buckets of surplus blooms has grown into four acres of color and creativity—offering over 270 varieties of flowers, herbs, and even a lavender field. It’s a place where people come to mark milestones, find peace, or enjoy the act of picking something beautiful. Ellen’s story is one of reinvention—rooted in the land her family has tended for generations.
This week’s History Snapshot honors Springville native Glenn “Pop” Warner, known for revolutionizing the game; his legacy lives on through the Pop Warner youth football league, the largest of its kind in the world.
Next, we step inside the Springville Arts Café with Allison Duwe, a community owner and baker whose hands help shape both the sourdough and the story behind this extraordinary place. Once a crumbling building on Main Street, the café is now a thriving, worker-owned hub—thanks to the vision of local residents, the Springville Center for the Arts, and community investors. From fresh bread to rooftop gardens, Allison shares how this café is about more than coffee—it’s about reclaiming space, building equity, and baking something better together.
Finally, we visit the Concord Historical Society, where Joel Maul gives us a tour of a truly unique historical campus run by an army of volunteers. Spread across five restored buildings—including the Concord Mercantile, the Heritage Building, including an indoor replica of Main Street, the Carriage House, the Warner Museum, and the Lucy Bensley Genealogy Research Center —each space brings to life a different chapter of the town’s past. The society preserves not just artifacts, but the stories that continue to shape Springville’s identity. The best part? Admission is FREE!
