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Episode 686 – An autumn flower farm tour + conversation with Caitlin Carnahan of Diamond Day Bouquet, based on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula
https://youtu.be/XPwCOnCEJQ4?si=QvkEM8TfN2ZhNilS “Diamond Day” is a charming 1970s folksong by English singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan. The lyrics ab…
1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 685 – Florals for Corporate and Event Clients with Casey Schwartz and Kit Wertz of Flower Duet
https://youtu.be/cSGfpRJ4meU?si=p5pd7fNS8uD5gKqU Kit Wertz and Casey Schwartz are a gifted sister duo who own Flower Duet, a dynamic studio serving L…
1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 684 – Floral Standards, the essential new book from the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market – featuring my conversation with Brad Siebe, Diane Szukovathy and Vivian Larson
https://youtu.be/Ns4hRz816No?si=-_mUx9ElsSCtPQ9Q Decades of flower farming experience add up to a new, 336-page reference guide called “Floral Standa…
1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 683 – Paulina Nieliwocki of Blue Jasmine Floral welcomes us to her New Jersey studio and designs a foam-free floral arrangement
https://youtu.be/s9Rcn7C_F9A?si=IeP-3B9Qcl6ruZO5 Paulina Nieliwocki is celebrating her 10th anniversary as owner and creative director of Blue Jasmin…
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 682: Celeste Monke of Free Range Flowers, a diversified cut flower farm operated with partner Jay Roelof – plus, a farm tour to preview ASCFG’s regional meeting in Bellingham, Washington
https://youtu.be/ApiN1ZdzaGk?si=bLQsoZe7XzSmvhyA https://youtu.be/EwxlC8aXfrM?si=kXu6PgqkYz9vlish Nothing beats a flower farm tour – and I couldn’t s…
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 681: Slow Flowers goes Back to School with sustainable floral educator Sarah Berquist of Stockbridge School of Agriculture at University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
https://youtu.be/shykxxG81v8?si=fQxmKPV-QDTjz1yo At this time of year, I’m feeling those back-to-school vibes -- and more importantly, seeking more k…
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 680: Let’s throw a Dahlia Festival with Lisa Dailey of Cultivation, a Slow Flowers member and horticulture consultant based in Highland, North Carolina
https://youtu.be/OwiLNusDFHo?si=kPHMwNpLevdMkOSr Like me, so many of our Slow Flowers practitioners have careers rooted in horticulture. And today’s …
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 679: The Anderson Family’s forty-one years of growing flowers, herbs, and ornamentals at The Fresh Herb Co. in Longmont, Colorado, including thousands of lilies each week – all year long!
https://youtu.be/IqJU6_Qp0QE?si=GMjliuNJQWgkrKjM Chet and Kristy Anderson are flower farming pioneers, having operated The Fresh Herb Co. for more th…
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 678: Slow Flowers Visits France (Part 2) – a tour of Les Singulières Ferme Florale with flower farmer Coralie Vinet
https://youtu.be/pDSIccF_SF4?si=XwzwLRt-FlclsTPq We know that there’s been widespread embrace of the Slow Flowers Movement across the world, especial…
1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 677: Slow Flowers Visits France to catch up with former Los Angeles flower farmer Tara Kolla of Mill on the Rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfjE0dyUdhs Urban flower farmer Tara Kolla, owner of Silver Lake Farms in Los Angeles. When she owned and operated S…
1 year, 10 months ago