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Episode 480: Meet the Flower Farmers, with ASCFG leaders, Jamie Rohda of Nebraska’s Harvest Home and Michelle Elston of Pennsylvania’s Roots Cut Flower Farm
Michelle Elston (left) and Jamie Rohda (right) Today, we return to a series I began earlier this year, featuring the regional directors of the Associ…
5 years, 4 months ago
Episode 479: Branding the Sustainable Floral Business with Pilar Zuniga of Berkeley’s Gorgeous and Green
Pilar Zuniga of Gorgeous and Green - all photography (c) Lauren Edith Anderson In 2013, during the first year of the Slow Flowers Podcast, I intervie…
5 years, 4 months ago
Episode 478 Portland Wedding Designer Joy Proctor on creating the Say Their Names Memorial + a Bonus Conversation with Karen Thornton of Avenue 22 Events
Joy Proctor, Joy Proctor Design I'm so honored today to welcome Portland wedding designer Joy Proctor, owner of Joy Proctor Design. Joy is internatio…
5 years, 4 months ago
Episode 477: Growing Your Business with Local Flower Sourcing with Ellen Frost of Local Color Flowers and Lisa Ziegler of The Gardener’s Workshop
You can see Sarah's 50-foot-long floral V-O-T-E display at 329 North Cherry Strees (along Hwy 20) in Burlington, Washington (c) Sara Welch Photo Co. …
5 years, 4 months ago
Episode 476: Extending the Season with a From-the-Farm Product Line, with Natasha McCrary of 1818 Farms in Mooresville, Alabama
Natasha McCrary of 1818 Farms (right), with Shea Cream from the farm's product line Today's guest, Natasha McCrary, and I first met when we started f…
5 years, 4 months ago
Episode 475: How the COVID shutdown inspired Postal Petals, a conversation with founder and floral entrepreneur Talia Boone
I met today's guest, Talia Boone, when two other Slow Flowers members reached out to tell me about her and her new floral venture. As soon as I learn…
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 474: A Flower Farmer Enters State Politics, with Stacy Brenner of Maine’s Broadturn Farm
Stacy Brenner, co-founder of Broadturn Farm in Scarborough, Maine, a candidate for Maine State Senate's 30th District There is no denying that 2020 h…
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 473: Reinventing the Bucket Route with Jamie Rogers of Missoula-based Killing Frost Farm
Jamie Rogers and Carly Jenkins of Killing Frost Farm, with me (right) The conversation I recorded recently with today's featured guest began much ear…
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 472: Meet Virginia-based floral designer Hermon Black of HB Fiore
Hermon Black of HB Fiore, a floral designer based in Arlington, Virginia I'm so pleased today to welcome Hermon Black, a floral designer I first met …
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 471: Lisa Fiore of Landscape Hub on the digital plant-selling platform that opens new sales channels for Slow Flowers growers
As many of you know, I was very active in horticulture circles as a home, garden and landscaping writer for nearly 20 years, long before I became obs…
5 years, 6 months ago