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Episode 715: From Farmers’ Market to Elevated Retail, with Abby Matson of Diddle and Zen and Julie Rémy of Fleuris Orchard and Blooms
https://youtu.be/P3SoClolo0g?si=_2euyh84isd_Ina4 It's a Red-Letter Week here at Slow Flowers, as my longtime collaborator, Robin Avni, and I celebrat…
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 714: An inspiring conversation with Frances Palmer, ceramic artist, photographer, flower gardener, and author of Life With Flowers
https://youtu.be/2G-OjAkuVJY?si=lijpFSK8vvnkJW6L Renowned potter Frances Palmer has spent decades creating art that has enchanted designers and artis…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 713: Sydney Fee of Fee, Fi, Fo Farm on how her sustainable hospitality and tourism background supports her farmer-florist enterprise
https://youtu.be/ILIsMQVb0xs?si=apa9xNGFjmMBb6gq I’m always so inspired by the paths taken by our Slow Flowers Members to create their floral endeavo…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 712: Growing and Designing with Hellebores. Meet our Hellebore Experts, Diane Szukovathy and Dennis Westphall of Jello Mold Farm and Rizaniño “Riz” Reyes of RHR Horticulture
https://youtu.be/02kn4dOI2tg?si=M1TUm5AjdtUwbr_z Just in time for gardening and farming season, I’m thrilled to introduce you to The Flower Farmers, …
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 711: Flower farming as a second career with environmental educator Amy Brodbeck Linhart of Humming Harvest Farm
https://youtu.be/AMujMVQSGkM?si=2ZjthEzgpVZzdUH_ It’s early in the season, but Amy Linhart already has been harvesting from her crop of 13,000 daffod…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 710: Celebrating 100 years of California flower farming with Mike A. Mellano of Mellano & Co.
https://youtu.be/00GygVX1-oY?si=RNAkJecm0tqTCNyR The Southern California farm synonymous with breathtaking blooms and gorgeous flowers and foliage is…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 709: Diana Roy of Resendiz Brothers Protea Growers on welcoming the 2025 International Protea Conference to their fields
https://youtu.be/JtAXk83WRGs?si=fOCKwJtSS5qZysiZ Lovers of Fynbos, the beautiful plants in the Proteacae family, will enjoy today’s conversation with…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 708: Reconceptualized Sympathy Flowers with Nicole Wright of The Pink Peony
https://youtu.be/UL1__YrDzHs?si=lKHhw6SLt2EANe_a After years of frustration over outdated and unsustainable floral options that funeral homes offered…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 707: Cassie Plummer of Vermont’s Jig-Bee Flower Farm on diversifying with open-pollinated, non-GMO treated, sustainably-grown flower seeds
https://youtu.be/XJdj0U5NqC4?si=irqk_FX_GQ_qLe-j If you’re interested in what flower farming’s “chapter two” might look like, today’s guest shares on…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 706: Flori’s Lori Poliski on the Art of Pot-et-Fleur, A Large-Scale Design Demonstration With Plants, Cut Flowers, and Foliage
https://youtu.be/NCf0gEPkzDk?si=8FLuZLE6FHh28WuQ Lori Poliski is reviving the forgotten art of Pot-et-Fleur, an iconic floral style, historically def…
1 year, 3 months ago