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Episode 730: Meet farmer-florist Colleen Raney of Diadem Flowers as we discuss her new project, Songbird Seed Co., specializing in hard-to-find British sweet pea seeds and more
https://youtu.be/gaTn7jO3DS4?si=xEnvvGPsdI7t0di3 I truly love learning about the floral journeys that so many of our members have taken to arrive at …
7 months ago
Episode 729: Jenny Jonak of Dragon Song Farm on building community, enriching a family’s lifestyle, and encouraging creative expression through flower farming
https://youtu.be/L3ykZ98zqsE?si=uJggIXWspcqsw0mo Dragon Song Farm is located in Oregon’s Willamette Valley outside Eugene. Founder Jenny Jonak’s miss…
7 months, 1 week ago
Episode 728: Building a Successful Floral Tourism Destination, with Lori and Jim Bochner of Bochner Farms in Indianola, Iowa
https://youtu.be/EB6eWif0mio?si=pfsFql-4xDnbwBWN The Bochner family lived in the Des Moines, Iowa, suburbs for many years, in a house surrounded by a…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 727: A tour of La Flor Farm’s dahlia fields, where four generations grow exquisite blooms for the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market and local florists
https://youtu.be/Aa6Q2fWCG1g?si=AuRMPGoLwVJ-ZE_v Long before I met the women of La Flor Farm, I met their gorgeous flowers. For the past three years,…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 726: Navigating weddings as a farmer-florist with Julie Raymond of Bittersweet Gardens
https://youtu.be/0doEw6lpGz4?si=XdYFY6NZ8r23c5-W Based in Kingston, Massachusetts, on Boston’s South Shore, farmer-florist Julie Raymond grows cut fl…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 725: Slow Flowers returns to Sunny Meadows Flower Farm to celebrate The Flower Farmers with Steve and Gretel Adams
https://youtu.be/RslR3txR91Q?si=yleBkHEYO26z4Ag4 Next year, Gretel and Steve Adams will celebrate the 20th farming season at Sunny Meadows Flower Far…
8 months ago
Episode 724: When a flower farmer opens a retail design studio, with Stacey Chapman of Westwind Flowers Farm & Studio
https://youtu.be/_tDUwuW3ZGY?si=0gpALTpIPayQcwCG In early March, Stacey Chapman embarked on a new chapter for Westwind Flowers, opening a design stud…
8 months, 1 week ago
Episode 723: Drawing from her family’s horticulture roots, Michigan-based farmer-florist Erin Webb of Florista of West Olive shares a farm tour and design demonstration
https://youtu.be/D2d_-D2HVK8?si=VMUallUaLM2SBsum Erin Webb grew up immersed in plants and horticulture, following three generations of Michigan ornam…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 722: Ondrea Kidd of Post Falls, Idaho-based Sowing Joy Farm named Top 10 Florists to Watch in 2025 by MSN
https://youtu.be/EiLxxVb7v9k?si=N590_MIvVkx3Yabg Ondrea Kidd has been recognized by MSN as one of the “Top 10 Florists to Watch in 2025”, bolstering …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 721: Designer-Grower Annika McIntosh of Hazel Designs and a bonus tour of Bellingham’s Field to Floral Market
https://youtu.be/E1exuo5iMOU A few weeks ago, I journeyed to Bellingham, a beautiful college town located close to the Washington-British Columbia bo…
9 months ago