Slow Flowers Podcast
By Debra Prinzing
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The Slow Flowers Podcast is the award-winning, long-running show known as the “Voice of the Slow Flowers Movement.” Airing weekly for more than 9 years, we focus on the business of flower farming and floral design through the Slow Flowers sustainability ethos. Listen to a new episode each Wednesday, available for free download here at slowflowerspodcast.com or on iTunes, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
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Episode 659: Designer Leslie Bennett, co-author of Garden Wonderland and founder of Pine House Edible Gardens and Black Sanctuary Gardens
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Episode 658: Meet floral marketing strategist Sahid Nahim, host of YouTube’s The Bloom Show
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Episode 657: Meet Michelle Kenny, executive director the new Pacific Northwest Florists Association
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Episode 656: Follow the Blooms with Host and Producer Katie Lila, and Bloom TV Network’s founder & CEO Monica Michelle
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Episode 655: A visit to Françoise Weeks’ studio and a peek into her new book, Wonder of the Woodlands
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Episode 654: Native Flora for farmers and florists with Holly Lukasiewicz of District 2 Floral Studio; Deborah Majerus of Iron Butterfly Farm and Lodging; and Kate Watters of Wild Heart Farm
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Episode 653: Piedmont Wholesale Flowers – celebrating its 8th season and a new facility with flower farmer Stephanie Hall of Sassafras Fork Farm and market manager Julia Carpico
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Episode 652: Building a niche supplying flower seedlings for farmers and gardeners with Kate Skelton of Gratitude Flowers
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Episode 651: Growing and Designing With Fragrant Flowers with Stefani Bittner of Homestead Design Collective
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Episode 650: Cooperative Flower Network of Edmonton, Alberta – a new local flower hub with grower-members Moira MacKinnon and Sarah Laudin
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Episode 649: Flowers as Art: Botanical Couture and Floral Installations with Jennifer Reed of Jennifer Designs
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Episode 648: Our pre-Valentine’s Day Virtual Tour of American-grown flowers with Joost Bongaerts and the Florabundance team
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Episode 647: Meet Elizabeth and Mike Zawislak of Bluegreen Gardens, a Lancaster, Ohio-based boutique flower farm
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Episode 646: Secrets of a Sustainable Wedding Florist with Jessica Stewart of Pittsburgh’s Bramble & Blossom
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Episode 645: The Mum Project Update with Jessica Hall of Harmony Harvest Farm
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Episode 644: Roadside Blooms’ Toni Reale – on taking risk to buy land and build a new flower shop in North Charleston, South Carolina
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Episode 643: Slow Flowers Floral Insights and Industry Forecast for 2024
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Episode 642: Debra Prinzing Reflects on Slow Flowers Society’s 2023 Year in Review
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Episode 641: “Women Leading Change,” a new video featuring Toronto-based The Local Flower Collective, with cofounder Jaimie Reeves, filmmaker Craig Conoley, and David Thomas of Open Food Network Canada
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Episode 640: New Flower Introductions for 2024 with Hillary Alger and Joy Longfellow of Johnny’s Selected Seeds
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Episode 639: Kristen Rubin of Sweetwater Stem Co. and the new Gig Harbor Flower Farmers Guild
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Episode 638: A visit to Washington flower farm Field to Heart, with Dee Swan and Valiant Poole
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Episode 637: Growing high-value cut flowers for Dallas weddings and event florists, with Sarah Jo Eversole of Everbloom Fields
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Episode 636: Slow Flowers Summit heads to Canada in 2024. Meet Becky Feasby, Latifa Pelletier-Ahmed, and Lourdes Still
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Episode 635: Making space for local flowers at the conventional wholesale florist, with Andrea Grist of Florasource KC
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Episode 634: Marigolds and Succulent Pumpkins, autumn botanical design with Caitlin Mathes of The Marigold Gardens and Eileen Tongson of FarmGal Flowers
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Episode 633: Building a Community of Local Flower Farmers Over Pie and Coffee, with Jodi Logue of Moss and Madder Farm
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Episode 632: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 566 with Joanna Letz of Bluma Flower Farm
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Episode 631: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 529 with David Brunton of Right Field Farm
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Episode 630: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 475 with Talia Boone of Postal Petals
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Episode 629: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 445 with Mara Tyler of Pennsylvania’s The Farm at Oxford
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Episode 628: Jennifer Jewell’s love letter to seeds and her new book, “What We Sow”
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Episode 627: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 396 with Whit McClure of Los Angeles-based Whit Hazen
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Episode 626: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 304 with Janis Harris of Harris Flower Farm in Ontario, Canada
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Episode 625: Kristen Griffith-VanderYacht designs a signature summer arrangement and introduces “Flower Love,” his new book
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Episode 624: Brooklyn in Bloom with Suzanna Cameron of Stems Brooklyn Florist
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Episode 623: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 270 with sisters and floral entrepreneurs Mary Coombs and Dawn Clark of A Garden Party and A Milkhouse Party
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Episode 622: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an encore with flower farmers Mandy and Steve O’Shea of 3 Porch Farm
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Episode 621: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an encore with flower farming educator Lisa Mason Ziegler, author of Cool Flowers
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Episode 620: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore with sustainable brands expert Kierstin DeWest and organic flower farmer Joan Thorndike of LeMera Gardens
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Episode 619: Meet Erin Greene, King Estate Winery’s culinary garden manager, on growing organic and biodynamic food and flowers
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Episode 618: Fiber and Flowers: Elaine Vandiver of Gholson Gardens and Old Homestead Alpacas updates her story
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Episode 617: A visit to Anne and Scott Sumner’s Walla Walla Flower Farm with a bonus fiddle-and-guitar performance
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Episode 616: Meet the Creatives who designed our American Flowers Week 2023 Botanical Couture Collection
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Episode 615: Slow Flowers Summit Speaker Round-up with our subject experts in Flower Farming, Floral Design and Sustainability
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Episode 614: Julio Freitas of The Flower Hat designs a spring arrangement and previews his Slow Flowers Summit appearance
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Episode 613: Island Flower Growers, a cooperative flower hub serving all of British Columbia’s Vancouver Island, with president Lorna Jackson and market manager Cara Scott
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Episode 611: A conversation with Julie Remy of Fleuris Studio and Blooms and a tour of her prolific cutting garden on Vancouver Island
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May 24, 2023 |
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Episode 610: Growing and selling cut flowers in the high desert Rocky Mountain region with Gretchen Langston of Blooms Colorado
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May 17, 2023 |
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Episode 609: Falling in love with a country farm and building a life around flowers with Abby Matson of Diddle & Zen
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May 10, 2023 |
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Episode 608: New Crop Pricing Tools with Rooted Farmers’ Amelia Ihlo and Garden State Flower Cooperative’s Leah Ducey
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May 03, 2023 |
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Episode 607: From Botanist to Flower Farmer with Kate Watters of Arizona’s Wild Heart Farm
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Episode 606: The Profitability Sweet Spot for Selling to Wholesale Florists with Jessie Witscher of Vermont’s Understory Farm
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Episode 605: The Color of Roses with Rose Story Farms’ Danielle Hahn
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Episode 604: Sustainable Design for Event Florals with Ingrid Carozzi of Tin Can Studios
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Episode 603: Slow Pottery for Slow Flowers — Artisan Pottery to pair with Artisan Bouquets
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Episode 602: Flower Farming for a Cause at What Cheer Flower Farm with Erin Achenbach
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Episode 601: Meet Rita Feldmann of the Sustainable Floristry Network, a new global education organization for florists
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Episode 600: Becky Feasby of Prairie Girl Flowers on Florists, Invasive Species, and Protecting the Natural World
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Episode 599: Sustainable Luxury Floral Design with Susan Chambers of San Francisco’s bloominCouture
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Episode 598: Alex Cacciari of Michigan’s Seeley Farm on trialing native perennials for the floral market
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Episode 597: All about the new Black Florists Fund and a conversation with its founders and first grant recipient
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Episode 596: Ellen Seagraves of Chic Floral Design (AIFD and EMC) and president of the Independent Floral Designers Association
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Episode 595: Debra Prinzing and Robin Avni Present the 2023 Slow Flowers Floral Insights and Industry Forecast
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Episode 594: Flowers for All with educator and author Susan McLeary
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Episode 593: Tom Precht and Sarah Daken of Grateful Gardeners, on buying farmland and establishing a new aquaponics greenhouse operation
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Episode 592: Creating a sustainable, streamlined, and low-stress wedding floral business with Carolyn Kulb of Bloom Poet
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Episode 591: Debra Prinzing Reflects on Slow Flowers Society’s 2022 Year in Review
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Episode 590: Foraged Design with artist and educator Françoise Weeks
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Episode 589: Bellevue Botanical Garden’s Joseph Abken introduces the 2023 Slow Flowers Summit Host Venue
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Episode 588: Meet Lourdes Still of Masagana Flower Farm in Manitoba – Experience Guide, Flower Grower and Natural Dyer
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Episode 587: Walking the Talk: Unpacking the Slow Flowers Manifesto and putting our six values into practice for your floral enterprise
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Episode 586: Flower farming on Hawaii’s Big Island with Christian Ingalls of Daisy Dukes Flower Farm
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Episode 585: Diane Szukovathy and Dennis Westphall of Jello Mold Farm on the 10-year publication anniversary of The 50 Mile Bouquet
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Episode 584: Farmer-florist Dee Hall of Mermaid City Flower Farm and founder of Black Flower Farmers
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Episode 583: Farm and Studio Visit with Farmer-Florist Daniele Strawn of JoLee Blooms & Design in Sonoma County, California
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Episode 582: It’s Mum Season with Harmony Harvest Farm’s Jessica Hall and Stephanie Duncan
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Episode 581: Meet Laura Gonzalez of Swallows Secret Garden, a gardener-florist and land steward in Santa Cruz, California
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Episode 580V: High desert flower farming with Trisha Starkey of Petals and Pages
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Episode 579: Flower farming with your sister, with Becky Osborne and Kate Munno of Connecticut’s Becky at Appleberry Farm
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Episode 578: Accidental flower farmers share their roots, with Tracy Yang and Nick Songsangcharntara of JARN Co.
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Episode 577: Building a home-based cut flower business with Backyard Blooms’ Janet Kramka
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Episode 576: Georgia Flower Farm Visit with Rita and Mike Williams of WilMor Farms
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Episode 575: The Floral Coach’s Amy Balsters shares her bouquet-making philosophy and inspiring business model
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Episode 574: Fourth-Year Flower Farmer, a virtual tour and visit with Jenny Chantz of Merritt Meadow Flower Farm in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Episode 573: The 50 Mile Bouquet Series with Charles & Bethany Little of Charles Little & Co.
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Episode 572: Joseph Massie returns the Slow Flowers Podcast to unveil The Flower School, his new beautiful and useful new design book
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Episode 571: Sustainable Everyday Flowers — how a retail studio honors its eco values with Kelsey Ruhland of Foxbound Flowers
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Episode 570: A visit to Blossom & Branch, Briana Bosch’s Colorado Flower Farm
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Episode 569: Flowers & Photography with Krista Rossow of O’Flora Flower Farm
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Episode 568: The 50 Mile Bouquet Series — Peterkort Roses with siblings Sandra Peterkort Laubenthal and Norman Peterkort
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Episode 567: Portrait of a Local Flower Pioneer, with Seattle Wholesale Growers Market’s General Manager Brad Siebe, including updates about their new ecommerce platform
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Episode 566: Growing Cut Flowers on an Urban Roof with Joanna Letz of Berkeley’s Bluma Flower Farm
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Episode 565: Petals and Alpacas at Gholson Gardens in Walla Walla, Washington (Encore Edition)
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Episode 564: Meet the Creatives who designed our American Flowers Week 2022 Botanical Couture Collection
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Episode 563: Slow Flowers Summit 2022 bonus tours with Sylvia Lukach of Cape Lily Floral and Molly Culver of Molly Oliver Flowers
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Episode 562: Susan McLeary shares her large-scale, foam-free, floral design installation techniques at the 2021 Slow Flowers Summit (encore presentation)
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Episode 561: Becky Feasby of Prairie Girl Flowers and IG’s Sustainability Sunday
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Episode 560: Sourcing and designing with American-grown blooms with Michaela Newheart of FlowerFarm.com
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Episode 559: Flowers as Artist’s Muse: Meet Ronni Nicole Robinson (Slow Flowers Summit 2022 speaker preview)
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May 25, 2022 |
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Episode 558: A pottery studio and cutting garden visit with ceramic artist Frances Palmer (Slow Flowers Summit 2022 speaker preview)
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May 18, 2022 |
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Episode 557: How an interior designer expanded into floral design, with Jennifer Driscoll of Redwood Wild Florals
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May 11, 2022 |
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Episode 556: A floral conversation with Andrea K. Grist of Florasource KC and KC Bloom Hub
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May 04, 2022 |
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Episode 555: “Farewell Flowers,” Creating a Sustainable Funeral and Sympathy Practice, with Lori Poliski of Flori LLC, and Tammy Meyers of LORA Bloom
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Episode 554: A garden and studio tour with Lorene Edwards Forkner, sharing her new book “Color In and Out of the Garden”
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Episode 553: Hitomi Gilliam and Gregor Lersch present the FREESIA Challenge, a new focus on Sustainable Floral Design Education
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Episode 552 (Part Two): Eva Leach, on songwriting as an expression of female empowerment
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Episode 552 (Part One): Teresa Rao of Belle Pétale designs with local flowers, floriography and French inspiration
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Episode 551: Riz Reyes shares his first book: GROW, A Family Guide to Plants and How to Grow Them
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Episode 550: Celebrate the publication of Black Flora, with author Teresa J. Speight
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Episode 549: Local Flowers on the National Stage, Starring in a John Deere Commercial with Judd and Shannon Allen of Ohio’s Bloom Hill Farm
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Episode 548: Flowers – Self Care Made Easy, and more about the new flower promotion campaign with Steve Dionne of CalFlowers
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Episode 547: “Small Farm, Big Dreams” with Jennifer and Adam O’Neal of PepperHarrow Farm
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Episode 546: Oregon-grown flowers with Bethany Little of Charles Little & Co. and Beth Syphers of Crowley House Farm
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Episode 545: Valentine’s Day with all-local flowers — live from the top of the Empire State Building with Jaclyn Rutigliano of Hometown Flower Co.
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Episode 544: Growing Nursery Customers with a Flower Shop and Cutting Garden Program, with Jen Healy of J&B Garden Center in Albany, Oregon
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Episode 543: Flowers, Food and Fiber with Jennifer Kouvant of Six Dutchess Farm in Hudson Valley, New York
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Episode 542: Welcome to 2022 and the Slow Flowers Floral Insights & Industry Forecast with Debra Prinzing and Bloom Imprint’s Robin Avni
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Episode 541: It’s all in the Details with Corinne Heck of Details Flowers Software
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Episode 540: Slow Flowers Society’s 2021 Year in Review
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Episode 539: Meet Gina Lett Shrewsberry of Inspirations by Gina and Valerie Crisostomo, founder of Black Girl Florists
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Episode 538: How Seattle floral designer Carlee Donnelly of The Rusted Vase created a floral mannequin for Fleurs de Villes Noel
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Episode 537: Meet Melissa Mercado-Denke of Seattle’s Campanula Design Studio and learn about her unique and seasonal gifting program
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Episode 536: A Slow Flowers Reunion with Robin Hollow Farm’s Polly & Mike Hutchison and a tour of Robin Hollow Flowers, their new retail space
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Episode 535: Where She Blooms – Lori Poliski of Flori LLC designs a 100% compostable holiday wreath from her charming studio
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Episode 534: Relocalizing Flowers, a Slow Flowers Panel Discussion at the 2021 Tilth Conference
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Episode 533: Flowers as Artist’s Muse with TJ McGrath of TJ McGrath Design
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Episode 532 Managing growth as a sole-proprietor with farmer-florist Sarah Wagstaff of SUOT Farm and Flowers
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Episode 531: Coaxing Color and Pigment from the World of Foraged Mushrooms, with Julie Beeler of Bloom & Dye
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Episode 530: Encouraging florists to consider a more sustainable business model, a conversation with Libby Francis-Baxter of Baltimore’s The Modest Florist
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Episode 529: Making Bouquets and talking shop with farmer-florist David Brunton of Maryland-based Right Field Farm
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Episode 528: Meet farmer-florist Eileen Tongson of Orlando-based FarmGal Flowers and enjoy her harvest-cornucopia design demonstration
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Episode 527: Grow. Design. Teach. How Sweet Earth Co.’s Xenia D’Ambrosi fine-tuned her brand message with three essential words
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Episode 526: How a Full-Service Retail Florist Sources Montana-Grown Blooms with Lindsay Irwin of Bitterroot Flower Shop
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Episode 525: Flipping the Script after 18 years as a wedding and event florist with Anne Bradfield of Analog Floral
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Episode 524: The Business of Selling Your Flowers to Florists – Expert advice from farmer-florist Julio Freitas of The Flower Hat
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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Episode 523: Vashon Island Flowers, Part Two: Meet Halee Dams of Marmol Farm
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Episode 522: Vashon Island Flowers, Part One: A Visit to Sweet Alyssum Farm and a conversation with Alyssa O’Sullivan
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Episode 521 Lessons from a Young Flower Farmer and a Visit to Pops Flowers with owner Vanessa Vancuren
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Episode 520: Visit Kris Bennett, gardener-florist at Bennett Botanical Garden and KRISanthemums in Hermiston, Oregon
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Episode 519: A Bloom-Filled visit to floral icon Françoise Weeks’ studio and to Sid Anna Sherwood’s flower farm
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Episode 518 Kiara Hancock of K. Hancock Events and HBO’s Full Bloom Season 2
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Episode 517: The Growing Kindness Project and its founder, flower farmer Deanna Kitchen of Twig & Vine
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Episode 516: A conversation about the Slow Flowers Movement with Daniel Hartz of the Sustainability Champions Podcast
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Episode 515: Wildflower and Fern’s Sarah Reyes on building an Oakland-based local flower hub supplying retail and wholesale buyers
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Episode 514: All about growing and breeding dahlias with Kristine Albrecht of Santa Cruz Dahlias
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Episode 513: On “Growing Wonder,” garden roses for floral design with Felicia Alvarez of Menagerie Farm + Flower
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Episode 512: Kelly Shore of Petals by the Shore celebrates American Flowers Week and shares domestic sourcing expertise through The Floral Source
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Episode 511: The Creative Journey, Finding Your Artistic Voice, Truth and Expression with floral artist and educator, Sue McLeary
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Episode 510: An American Flowers Week botanical couture tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Tammy Myers of LORA Bloom
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Episode 509: From Cutting Gardens to Flowers for the Home, a Conversation with the Horticulture Team at Filoli Historic House & Garden, Jim Salyards, Kate Nowell and Haley O’Connor
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Episode 508: Horticulture, pop culture and Black American floral legends with Abra Lee of Conquer the Soil
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Episode 507: Slow Flowers Summit Preview with Kellee Matsushita-Tseng and Emily Saeger on Sustainable Farming x Floral Design
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May 26, 2021 |
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Episode 506 Great News about a new Regional Wholesale Hub with Old Dominion Flower Cooperative
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May 19, 2021 |
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Episode 505: Growing Flowers with Niki Irving of Flourish Flower Farm
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May 12, 2021 |
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Episode 504 A Conversation with Jennifer Jewell, host of public radio’s Cultivating Place and capstone presenter at the 2021 Slow Flowers Summit
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May 05, 2021 |
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Episode 503: Farmer to Florist Collaborations in the SF Bay Area with Hannah Brannan of Gather Flora and Elise Schultheis of The Flower Wagon
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Episode 502: New Findings on Consumer Attitudes About Domestic & Locally-Grown Flowers with Dave Whitinger and Paul Cohen of the 2021 National Gardening Survey
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Episode 501: The Wild Mother of Oklahoma City, on floral art, activism and storytelling. Meet floral siblings Lauren Palmer, Leah Palmer and Callie Palmer
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Episode 500: Celebrating Episode 500 and the publication of Where We Bloom, with BLOOM Imprint’s Robin Avni and designer Cynthia Zamaria of Toronto’s House & Flower
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Episode 499: Katherine Raz of The Fernseed, a modern plant shop and floral studio in Tacoma, Washington
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Episode 498: It’s a family affair with Dru Rivers of Full Belly Farm and Hannah Rose Muller of Full Belly Floral
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Episode 497: Meet Jill Brooke, floral journalist and creator of Flower Power Daily
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Episode 496 Growing a Slow Flowers Farm-ily – a beautiful story from Perry-winkle Farm, where Mike Perry and Cathy Jones mentor and co-farm with Taij and Victoria Cotten
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Episode 495: A farmer-florist creates a boutique business on a small island. Meet Lindsey Cummins of Dancing Flower Farm
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Episode 494: How does Rooted Farmers’ marketplace work? An update from founder Amelia Ihlo and insights from farmer-florist Haley Billipp of Eddy Farm and Connecticut Flower Collective
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Episode 493: What is Fleurvana? Join Debra Prinzing’s Conversation with co-founders Shawn Michael Foley and Gina Thresher
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Episode 492: For Beginning Flower Gardeners, a conversation with authors and podcasters Allison and Sean McManus of Spoken Garden
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Episode 491: The 19-year evolution of a retail florist with Kelly Marie Thompson of Chicago-based Fleur Inc.
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Episode 490: The launch of BLOOM Imprint, Slow Flowers’ new publishing venture, with co-founders Debra Prinzing and Robin Avni
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Episode 489: Fawn Rueckert of Sego Lily Flower Farm, an urban micro farm in Utah
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Episode 488: Meet my neighborhood florists, Cindi Schriock from CMS Floral Design and Gina Thresher of From the Ground up Floral
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Episode 487: Slow Flowers Floral Insights & Industry Forecast for 2021
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Episode 486: Slow Flowers’ 2020 Year in Review
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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Episode 485: Slow Flowers’ Holiday Music Special with floral designer-musician Remy Brault of Labellum Flowers and Nest of Seven
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Episode 484: Recap from the 2020 Young Farmers & Cooks Conference – The Regional Flower Economy: Flower Farming as a Viable and Profitable Facet of Agriculture
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Episode 483: News from Arizona’s Whipstone Farm and Shanti Rade, ASCFG’s South & Central Region Director
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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Episode 482: All about the 2020 Young Farmers & Cooks Conference and Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Episode 481: A wedding florist grows a flower farm with Candice Howard of New Jersey-based Duchess Farms
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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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
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Episode 479: Branding the Sustainable Floral Business with Pilar Zuniga of Berkeley’s Gorgeous and Green
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Episode 478 Portland Wedding Designer Joy Proctor on creating the Say Their Names Memorial + a Bonus Conversation with Karen Thornton of Avenue 22 Events
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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Episode 477: Growing Your Business with Local Flower Sourcing with Ellen Frost of Local Color Flowers and Lisa Ziegler of The Gardener’s Workshop
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Episode 476: Extending the Season with a From-the-Farm Product Line, with Natasha McCrary of 1818 Farms in Mooresville, Alabama
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Episode 475: How the COVID shutdown inspired Postal Petals, a conversation with founder and floral entrepreneur Talia Boone
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Episode 474: A Flower Farmer Enters State Politics, with Stacy Brenner of Maine’s Broadturn Farm
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Episode 473: Reinventing the Bucket Route with Jamie Rogers of Missoula-based Killing Frost Farm
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Episode 472: Meet Virginia-based floral designer Hermon Black of HB Fiore
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Episode 471: Lisa Fiore of Landscape Hub on the digital plant-selling platform that opens new sales channels for Slow Flowers growers
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Episode 470: A conversation with Kim Gruetter and Tonneli Gruetter of Whidbey Island’s Salty Acres Farm
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Episode 469: Blending an artistic practice and commercial floristry, with Kat Claar of From Blossoms
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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Episode 468: Slow Flowers’ Social Media Maven Niesha Blancas of Fetching Social
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Episode 467: Local Flowers for California’s Wine Country, with Santa Rosa floral designer Olivia Rivas of Papillon
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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Episode 466: Black Sanctuary Gardens with Leslie Bennett of Oakland-based Pine House Edible Gardens
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Episode 465: High desert flower farming in Arizona with Aishah Lurry of Patagonia Flower Farm
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Episode 464: Petals & Politics — Natasha Harper-Madison’s story, from wedding and event designer to Austin City Council Member
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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Episode 463: REPLAY Soul Fire Farm’s Leah Penniman, author of Farming While Black
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Episode 462: Blueberries to Eat and Arrange. How HB Farm’s Heather Schuh transitioned to cut flowers when the blueberry market collapsed
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Episode 461: Oregon’s Pollinate Flowers on growing, design and creating community, with owners John Peterson, Jeremi Carroll and Zach Goff
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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Episode 460: Meet The Big Flower Fight’s head judge Kristen Griffith-VanderYacht, owner of Seattle-based design studio Wild Bloom
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Episode 459: Modern Montana with Remy Brault of Labellum, a retail flower shop in Bozeman, Montana
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Episode 458: A Conversation with Val Schirmer of Three Toads Farm in Winchester, Kentucky – continuing our ASCFG Leadership Series
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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Episode 457: American Flowers Week, Botanical Couture and Dahlia Dresses with Sarah Pabody of Triple Wren Farms
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Episode 456: Lessons from The London Plane Flower Shop with founder Katherine Anderson and manager Jeni Nelson
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Episode 455: A long-distance peony collaboration between grower Eugenia Harris of Nicewicz Peonies and florist Stacey Lee of Paeonia Designs
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May 27, 2020 |
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Episode 454: Meet the Flower Hunter, Yoni Levenbach of Flowers Without Borders, on his personal buying service connecting flower farms with florists
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May 20, 2020 |
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Episode 453: Returning to St. Louis, Missouri, (Virtually) with Jessica Douglass of Flowers & Weeds
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May 13, 2020 |
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Episode 452: Let’s Talk Mother’s Day Flowers with Lindsey McCullough of Red Twig Farms and Tara Folker of Splints & Daisies
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May 06, 2020 |
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Episode 451: From Grower to Designer to Consumer: How two floral models are changing and adapting, with Yvonne Ashton of Mayesh Wholesale Florist and Molly Culver of Molly Oliver Flowers
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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Episode 450: Emily Watson of Milwaukee’s Wood Violet and our Stories of Resilience guest, Janis Harris of ASCFG and Harris Flower Farm
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Episode 449: Walt Krukowski of Vermont’s Mountain Flower Farm and his Story of Resilience; plus Lisa Ziegler of The Gardener’s Workshop
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Episode 448: Florist Katie McClain of Tucson’s Posh Petals; plus, our Stories of Resilience guest Mandy O’Shea of 3 Porch Farm
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Episode 447: Farmer-florist April Vomfell of Flathead Farmworks in Kalispell, Montana; plus, Stories of Resilience guest Tammy Myers of LORA Bloom
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Episode 446: Checking in with Melissa Feveyear of Terra Bella Flowers; plus, kicking off our Stories of Resilience series with Celeste Monke of Free Range Flowers
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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Episode 445: Mara Tyler of Pennsylvania’s The Farm at Oxford, a boutique cut flower farm and botanical shop
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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Episode 444: Ingrid Koivukangas of Alchemy Farm Flowers on diversifying into agrotourism, and our first ASCFG leadership guest, Erin McMullen of Rain Drop Farms
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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Episode 443: Women at Work: Making a Living While Following Your Plant Passion, with author Jennifer Jewell and three of the 75 women profiled in her new book, “The Earth in Her Hands”
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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Episode 442: New York’s Jenny Rae Siplo of Flowerwell, a Flower Farm & Design Studio
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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Meet Karen Marshall and Tina Barkley, the creatives behind Fleurs de Villes – a Bespoke Floral Phenomenon
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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Episode 440: On the elements of floral style, with floral artist, teacher and author Christin Geall of Cultivated
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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Episode 439: Meet Hans and Lisa Larsen, Sunborn Gardens’ next generation
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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Episode 438: Rooted Farmers: A New Online Marketplace for Selling and Buying Local Flowers
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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Episode 437: What makes a Trend? Join me in a creative conversation with Hitomi Gilliam, Francoise Weeks, Rebecca Raymond and Colin Gilliam as we plan the upcoming Trend Summit 2020
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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Episode 436 A marriage of plants and flowers with farmer-florist Gwen Sayers of Scattered Seeds and Paul Sayers of Pine Creek Farms & Nursery
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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Episode 435: Heather Henson of Boreal Blooms and Clara Qualizza of Meadow & Thicket Farm Flowers, co-hosts of The Sustainable Flowers Podcast
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Episode 434 Slow Flowers’ 2020 Floral Insights & Industry Forecast, plus our final state focus: Wyoming
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Jan 01, 2020 |
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Episode 433: Our Year in Review – Slow Flowers’ 2019 Year in Review, Plus Our Wisconsin State Guest
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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Episode 432: Slow Flowers’ Holiday Music Special with Carolyn Kulb of Folk Art Flowers; plus, our state focus: West Virginia
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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Episode 431: Meet Rebecca Slattery of Persephone Farm in Washington State
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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Episode 430: Two Virginia floral voices: Shanda Zelaya of Flor de Casa Designs and Kate Meyer of Chatham Flower Farm
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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Bonus Episode: All About Filoli Historic House & Garden – our Venue for the 2020 Slow Flowers Summit
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Episode 429: A visit to Vermont with Liz Krieg of Maple Flower Farm
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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Episode 428: Utah’s Blossoming Floral Renaissance with Heather Griffiths of Wasatch Blooms and Ali Harrison and Lindy Bankhead of Florage Utah
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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Episode 427: Two Inspiring Voices from Flower Farmers of Ireland; plus, our state focus: Texas
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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Episode 426: Ponderosa & Thyme’s Katie Davis; plus, our state focus: Tennessee
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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Episode 425: Flowers in Washington’s San Juan Islands with Erin Shackelford of Camas Designs and Jenny Harris of Catkin; plus, our state focus: South Dakota
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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Episode 424: A conversation with Sarah Daken and Tom Precht of Maryland’s Grateful Gardeners, plus, our state focus: South Carolina
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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Episode 423: Taylor Patterson of New York-based Fox Fodder Farm, plus, our state focus: Rhode Island
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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Episode 422: Flower Math with Alison Ellis of Real Flower Business, plus, our state focus: Pennsylvania
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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Episode 421: Patience Pickner and Ace Berry, two AIFD florists, on choosing local and domestic flowers for their Inspired Design Retreat, plus, our state focus: Oregon
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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Episode 420: Pamela Parker of JP Parker Flowers – on combining full-service retail & event florals with an Indiana flower farm, plus, our state focus: Oklahoma
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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Episode 419: Meet Slow Flowers’ youngest member, 18-year-old farmer-florist Mary Schaefbauer of Sonnenblume Flower Farm & Design, plus, our state focus: Ohio
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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Episode 418: A visit to Utah’s emerging cut flower community with Laura Pittard of Poppin’ Blossoms; plus, our state focus North Dakota
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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Episode 417: Meet Hometown Flower Collective – a Mobile and Digital Florist on Long Island
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Sep 04, 2019 |
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Episode 416: North Carolina-grown, with Bowerbird Flowers & Apothecary Floral and Flourish Flower Farm
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Aug 28, 2019 |
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Episode 415: Floral design takes a botanical journey with Sylvia Lukach of Cape Lily, plus our State Focus: New York
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Aug 21, 2019 |
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Episode 414: Jen Ladd of Sweet Posy Floral, on growing for local customers and destination weddings in Bend, Oregon; plus our State Focus: New Mexico
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Aug 14, 2019 |
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Episode 413: Meet Misty VanderWeele of Alaska’s All Dahlia’d Up, plus our State Focus: New Jersey
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Aug 07, 2019 |
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Episode 412: The Flowering of Brooklyn with Molly Oliver Flowers, plus our State Focus: New Hampshire
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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Episode 411: pot + box’s Lisa Waud on creative challenges, tackling change, nurturing community and taking Slow Flowers to the next level, plus our State Focus: Nevada
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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Episode 410: Meet the women behind My Garden Overfloweth, Teresa Engbretson and Katie Elliott, plus our State Focus: Nebraska
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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Episode 409: Learning to See Color in Nature, and in the Garden with artist Lorene Edwards Forkner, plus our State Focus: Montana
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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Episode 408: Botanical Couture in Charleston, S.C., with Toni Reale of Roadside Blooms and Laura Mewbourn of Feast and Floral, plus our State Focus: Missouri
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Jul 03, 2019 |
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Episode 407: Kicking off American Flowers Week with the Washington (State) Flowers Project
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Jun 27, 2019 |
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Episode 406: Take a Floral Field Trip with Kelly Shore and Mary Kate Kinnane, plus Our State Focus: Minnesota
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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Episode 405: Sustainable Floristry with Tobey Nelson and Our State Focus: Michigan
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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Episode 404: Seed to Bloom to Vase with Stacey Denton of Oregon’s Flora Farm & Design Studio and Our State Focus: Massachusetts
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Jun 05, 2019 |
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Episode 403: The Inspirational Royal Florist Shane Connolly and Our State Focus: Maryland
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May 29, 2019 |
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Episode 402: The World of British Garden Murder Mysteries with Author Marty Wingate and State Focus: Maine
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May 22, 2019 |
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Episode 401: Baylor Chapman and her new book Decorating with Plants and our State Focus: Louisiana
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May 15, 2019 |
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Episode 400: Slow Flowers in Calgary with Becky Feasby of Prairie Girl Flowers, plus our State Focus: Kentucky
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May 08, 2019 |
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Episode 399: Celebrating our 300th Episode with Teresa Sabankaya, the Posy Book and Our State Focus: Kansas
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May 01, 2019 |
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Episode 398: Join me at the Slow Flowers Dinner on the Farm, plus State Focus: Iowa
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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Episode 397: On Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden with Jennifer Jewell of Public Radio’s Cultivating Place, plus State Focus: Indiana
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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Episode 396: Floral Artist Whit McClure of Los Angeles-based Whit Hazen, plus State Focus: Illinois
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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Episode 395: Petals and Alpacas at Gholson Gardens in Walla Walla, Washington, plus State Focus: Idaho
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Apr 03, 2019 |
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Episode 394: The Wholesale Florists’ Outlook with Tom Jennings of Green Mountain Florist Supply in Burlington, Vermont
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Mar 27, 2019 |
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Episode 393: Andrew Mefferd and The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution; Plus State Focus: Georgia
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Mar 20, 2019 |
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Episode 392: News from St. Louis-based Urban Buds and the ASCFG Urban Farming Conference; Plus Our State Focus: Florida
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Mar 13, 2019 |
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Episode 391: Catching up with Flower Farming Educator Lisa Ziegler of The Gardener’s Workshop
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Mar 06, 2019 |
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Episode 390: Connecticut-Grown Flowers with Evelyn Lee of Butternut Gardens
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Feb 27, 2019 |
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Episode 389: All About Herbs with Designer Sue Goetz, author of A Taste for Herbs, Plus State Spotlight: Colorado
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Feb 20, 2019 |
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Episode 388: Stacey Brenner of Maine’s Broadturn Farm on social entrepreneurship, leadership and sustainable business practices, Plus State Spotlight: California
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Feb 13, 2019 |
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Episode 387: When Flowers are Your Side Hustle, with Nan Matteson of Queen City Flower Farm, Plus State Spotlight: Arkansas
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Feb 06, 2019 |
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Episode 386: Hudson Valley’s Tiny Hearts Farm Adds Retail to the Mix, Plus State Spotlight: Arizona
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Jan 30, 2019 |
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Episode 385: A Conversation with Soul Fire Farm’s Leah Penniman, author of Farming While Black, Plus State Spotlight: Alaska
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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Episode 384: Blending Cut Flower Production with a Nursery Business at Minnesota’s Green Earth Growers, Plus our new State Spotlight: Alabama
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Jan 16, 2019 |
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Episode 383: The Joy of Seeds with Hillary Alger, Flowers Product Manager of Johnny’s Selected Seeds
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Jan 09, 2019 |
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Episode 382: Slow Flowers’ 2019 Floral Insights & Industry Forecast
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Jan 02, 2019 |
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Episode 381: A Year in Review – Slow Flowers’ Highlights for 2018
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Dec 26, 2018 |
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Episode 380: Slow Flowers’ Holiday Music Special with Nathan Leach and Eva Leach of Nathan and Eva
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Dec 19, 2018 |
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Episode 379: How Creatives can Be Authentic in the Digital Age, a conversation with Robin Avni of Bricolage*
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Dec 12, 2018 |
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Episode 378: Rachael Ackerman introduces Blue Sky Flower Farm in Minnesota, site of the Slow Flowers Summit pre-conference farm tour
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Dec 05, 2018 |
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Episode 377: Creating Sanctuary, a conversation with author, gardenmaker and educator Jessi Bloom
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Nov 28, 2018 |
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Episode 376: Meet Maple & Mum, a mother-daughter designer duo with a commitment to locally-grown Connecticut flowers
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Nov 21, 2018 |
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Episode 375: Flower Farming in Eastern Washington with Beth Mort of Snapdragon Flower Farm
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Nov 14, 2018 |
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Episode 374: Inspired by Nature, Floral Designer Jill Redman of Forage Florals
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Nov 07, 2018 |
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Episode 373: A Conversation with Two Floral Design Superstars: Meet Steve Moore of Sinclair and Moore and Nancy Teasley of Oak and the Owl
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Oct 31, 2018 |
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Episode 372: News from Flowerstock and my Conversation with its Creator, Holly Chapple
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Oct 24, 2018 |
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Episode 371: The Michigan Flower Growers Cooperative with Amanda Maurmann of Gnome Grown Flower Farm and Alex Cacciari of Seeley Farm
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Oct 17, 2018 |
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Episode 370: Meet Flower Farmer Melissa Smith of Fraylick Farm and SC Upstate Flowers
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Oct 10, 2018 |
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Episode 369: The Joy of Bulbs with Longfield Gardens’ Hans Langeveld and Jen Pfau
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Oct 03, 2018 |
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Episode 368: Urban Flower Farming in Denver with Kim Burton of CityGal Farms
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Sep 26, 2018 |
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Episode 367: Flowers from the Lowcountry with Charleston, S.C.-based Jim Martin of Compost in My Shoe
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Sep 19, 2018 |
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Episode 366: The Debut of Canadian Flowers Week with Founder & Creator Natasa Kajganic
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Sep 12, 2018 |
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Episode 365: From Painter’s Brush to Art in a Vase, Chicago’s Mary Simmons of Persephone Floral Atelier
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Sep 05, 2018 |
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Episode 364: Meet Perla Sofia Curbelo, Puerto Rico’s Gardening and Wellness Expert
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Aug 29, 2018 |
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Episode 363: Grower Wisdom with Jeanie McKewan of Illinois’s Brightflower Farm
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Aug 22, 2018 |
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Episode 362: Transitioning From Floral Design Studio to Retail Space with Kate Estwing of St. Louis’s City House Country Mouse
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Aug 15, 2018 |
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Episode 361: Plants and Blooms ReImagined with Horticultural Therapist and Visionary Kaifa Anderson-Hall
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Aug 08, 2018 |