Domestic Flower Farmers Strive to Bloom
Whatever their reasons, more and more people are willing to invest effort, money, and trust into a beautiful present and a more humane, collectivist future. …
Slow Flowers
Horticulturist and Author Mary Ann Newcomer Reviews The Cut Flower Handbook
“For all of you in the Slow Flowers movement – or any of you thinking about digging in – this is a must-have book for your library. All the nuts and bolts of the cut flower business are covered here.” …
Farm-to-Florist Direct: How Sunny Meadows Flower Farm Created a Successful Shipped-Flower Wholesale Program
In 2017, Sunny Meadows Flower Farm launched a direct-shipping program for florists as a way to build the domestic flower market and increase access to more farm-direct blooms. We started small with florists within the state of Ohio but beyond our normal delivery area as a test run for our first year, and shipped to a couple wholesalers so we could learn the ropes. …
Slow Flowers Announces 2021 American Flowers Week: the 7th Annual Celebration of Domestic Cut Flowers
Slow Flowers Society announces details for the 2021 American Flowers Week campaign, the annual celebration to promote domestic flower farming and sustainable floristry that takes place June 28-July 4, 2021.
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Slow Flowers Floral Insights & Industry Forecast for 2021
“Each of us can speak with an authentic voice about our observations, key cultural shifts and new creative directions in the floral space. In the end, the forecast is a tool; a roadmap that helps me and others consider what is around the bend or across the horizon. It sparks conversation and sometimes, to be honest, it sparks controversy.” …
