Flower Power: Local Farmers Tap Into Growing Demand for Fresh-Cut Blooms

When warmer weather returns, people will start heading back to outdoor farmers markets. In addition to fresh meat and produce, bright, colorful cut flowers bundled in bouquets or available for custom arrangements are becoming an eye‑catching addition to the market experience.

As interest in cut flowers grows, farmers and wholesalers are looking to add blooms to their operations or improve the existing systems.

During the recent “From Food to Flowers: Everything Local Conference” in Springfield, experts shared how taking sustainable steps over time has helped them better approach farmers markets or other cut flower expansion opportunities.

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