Slow Flowers Podcast

Slow Flowers Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 609: Falling in love with a country farm and building a life around flowers with Abby Matson of Diddle & Zen
May 10, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CielTmxu9gA Last month you met Jessie Witscher of Understory Farm as we discussed how she and her partner Gregory Witscher grow masses of cut flowers to sell throug

Episode 608: New Crop Pricing Tools with Rooted Farmers’ Amelia Ihlo and Garden State Flower Cooperative’s Leah Ducey
May 03, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-TDDV7okIE Amelia Ihlo of Rooted Farmers (left); Leah Ducey (and family) of Spring Wind Farm and Garden State Flower Cooperative (right) The spring flower season is

Episode 607: From Botanist to Flower Farmer with Kate Watters of Arizona’s Wild Heart Farm
April 26, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR1Q2nhREYw It's great to be back with you today -- and to share another inspiring and uplifting conversation about the healing power of plants and the ability of f

Episode 606: The Profitability Sweet Spot for Selling to Wholesale Florists with Jessie Witscher of Vermont’s Understory Farm  
April 19, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQYrwKoC7OY Last month I participated in the Spring Educational and Workshop Series presented by Green Mountain Floral Supply in Burlington, Vermont. It was a Slow

Episode 605: The Color of Roses with Rose Story Farms’ Danielle Hahn
April 12, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvWLhmacHaE The Color of Roses by Danielle Dall'Armi Hahn If you're a rose lover, you already know about Rose Story Farm in Carpinteria, California, a mecca for gard

Episode 604: Sustainable Design for Event Florals with Ingrid Carozzi of Tin Can Studios
April 05, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teU8Wyco1Y4 Today's guest is one such individual and I'm delighted to introduce you to Ingrid Carozzi of New York-based Tin Can Studios. Ingrid is the author of two

Episode 603: Slow Pottery for Slow Flowers — Artisan Pottery to pair with Artisan Bouquets
March 29, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VocQnTiLjts&t=2177s Earlier this month, for our March Slow Flowers Member Meet-Up, we invited several members who incorporate what I like to call "Slow Pottery"int

Episode 602: Flower Farming for a Cause at What Cheer Flower Farm with Erin Achenbach
March 22, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKRQ1j-0DtM We have all heard the research about the influence of flowers on the health and mental wellness to all humans. And so many of our members - flower farme

Episode 601: Meet Rita Feldmann of the Sustainable Floristry Network, a new global education organization for florists
March 15, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9DXCY1vGD8 I've been eager to record a conversation with today's guest, Rita Feldmann of the Sustainable Floristry Network -- and we did just that earlier this wee

Episode 600: Becky Feasby of Prairie Girl Flowers on Florists, Invasive Species, and Protecting the Natural World
March 08, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O53UX2DNEF0 Today I have invited Becky Feasby of Prairie Girl Flowers and Instagram's #SustainabilitySunday to return the Slow Flowers Podcast to talk about a proje