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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 658: Meet floral marketing strategist Sahid Nahim, host of YouTube’s The Bloom Show
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https://youtu.be/Ktb2fJ8-ty8?si=AzSIqzvwDl4XSGJ7On Slowflowers.com there are several search categories to help visitors find flower farms, florists, suppliers and other floral businesses, and one of those – business consulting and development services -- was originally inspired by my conversations with Sahid Nahim of New Bloom Solutions, today’s gu…
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Episode 657: Meet Michelle Kenny, executive director the new Pacific Northwest Florists Association
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https://youtu.be/_7u2Mp8pf5U?si=riSrYytQLDkc4SBeWe believe in community here at the Slow Flowers Society and today’s guest does too, as she has a mission to support florists and the floral Industry within the Pacific Northwest Region. Meet Slow Flowers member Michelle Kenny, founder of the new Pacific Northwest Florist Association based in Portland…
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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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https://youtu.be/2xAkkExz5Qc?si=lLlWWY0VToCA2XeEThere’s HGTV and there’s the Food Network, but have you checked out the Bloom TV Network? Today, we’ll meet Monica Michelle, creator of the floral-centric streaming platform and Slow Flowers member Katie Lila, host and producer of the new series “Follow the Blooms,” which begins at the flower farm and…
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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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https://youtu.be/YvXP6tJQv78?si=0SBQevPS2wNTppGUFrançoise Weeks brings home the charm of the wild woods with her creative botanical arrangements that are so much more than bouquets of blooms. Our conversation about Wonder of the Woodlands, Françoise’s new book, includes an exclusive visit to her Portland garden and design studio.Wonder of the Woodl…
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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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https://youtu.be/0oogFIrykmE?si=ANwBFpK7VjHMZggPMore Slow Flowers members are exploring native plants as potential floral design elements – both on their farms and in their studios. In fact, in our recent survey, 87 percent of members say they grow native plant species as part of their crop mix! Today, you’ll hear the inspiring Native Flora convers…
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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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https://youtu.be/0k_5od_dD-4?si=Z-7qpZY3h6Ngv98PStephanie Hall of Sassafras Fork Farm, Piedmont Wholesale Flowers, president ermitus (left) and Julia Carpico, Market Manager (right)Based in Durham, North Carolina, Piedmont Wholesale Flowers’ tagline is: farmer-founded, farmer-directed, farmer-grown. Today, you’ll hear an update as this Slow Flower …
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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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https://youtu.be/3i5o9a1t70A?si=lI1ZNz1NcCMXUt-OIn the run-up to spring’s arrival in a few weeks, join me on a visit to Gratitude Flowers outside Tacoma, Washington, a boutique home-based floral business, where Kate Skelton specializes in growing and supplying lisianthus starts to flower farmers and offering a wide array of cutting garden plants to…
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Episode 651: Growing and Designing With Fragrant Flowers with Stefani Bittner of Homestead Design Collective
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https://youtu.be/4Ukh0fb2cHU?si=dLk4LlRqhVLk4YdpToday, you’re invited to inhale and enjoy the fragrance of flowers, herbs, and foliage. Stefani Bittner of Homestead Design Collective uses sensory plants as a way to immerse her clients in nature. She is the co-author of forthcoming book, “The Fragrant Flower Garden: Growing, Arranging, and Preservin…
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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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https://youtu.be/QGiRs_UnZw0?si=V4GKZrTbztynvsgCSarah Laudin of Sunshine Blooms (left) and Moira MacKinnon of Love & Fantasy Flowers (right), members of Cooperative Flower Network of Edmonton, AlbertaPickup day with members of the Cooperative Flower NetworkJoin me today to learn all about local flowers in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where a group of…
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Episode 649: Flowers as Art: Botanical Couture and Floral Installations with Jennifer Reed of Jennifer Designs
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https://youtu.be/ORL7qgHtW7c?si=MqxFzfBunMwYY15lHappy Valentine’s Day everyone – if you’re listening on February 14th, it's the day we released Episode 649. I hope you’ve had a great one. Jennifer Reed of Jennifer DesignsToday’s guest, Jennifer Reed of Jennifer Designs based in Mullica Hill, New Jersey, regularly conjures up amazing botanical displ…
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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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https://youtu.be/ELg88cQ6nyo?si=gry7Oz55FQGIOta7It’s nearly Valentine’s Day and if you’re panicking about your flower order, today’s episode is just for you. We’re taking a virtual tour of Florabundance in Carpinteria California, to learn from Joost Bongaerts about the domestic US-grown flower sourcing options for this important floral holiday.If y…
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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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https://youtu.be/Os-7JfjA8II?si=3ffXygXf3klfZPnOToday, I’m delighted to welcome Elizabeth and Mike Zawislak of Bluegreen Gardens to the Slow Flowers Podcast. Bluegreen Gardens is a boutique cut flower farm specializing in high-value product supplied to wedding and event florists in the greater Columbus, Ohio.Elizabeth and Mike Zawislak and their Bl…
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Episode 646: Secrets of a Sustainable Wedding Florist with Jessica Stewart of Pittsburgh’s Bramble & Blossom
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https://youtu.be/yOLV0XJX1ic?si=h_G5fRCyQrUj7WQEIt’s engagement season and many of our wedding and event designers are busy at this time of year, consulting with prospective couples and pulling together concepts and proposals. For Slow Flowers designers, those who infuse their business values with sourcing and sustainable considerations, there’s an…
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https://youtu.be/J85KKde0QOg?si=G_qU8ViQQmjc7jHQJessica Hall of Harmony Harvest Farm and The Mum ProjectPROMO CODE: Harmony Harvest has provided a promo code for our listeners and viewers. You can apply this to any retail or wholesale order SLOWMUMSI’m welcoming Jessica Hall of Harmony Harvest Farm back to the Slow Flowers Podcast today with an upd…
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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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https://youtu.be/unM1Q5WXRgM?si=w--GNPRP6MHFBtwjToday’s guest is longtime Slow Flowers member Toni Reale, owner and creator of Roadside Blooms in North Charleston, South Carolina. Let’s learn about how she takes risks to grow her diversified floral and plant enterprise – I’m certain that you’ll gain some tips for your business!The shop specializes …
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Episode 643: Slow Flowers Floral Insights and Industry Forecast for 2024
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTVga8HIZOMIt's 2024~ Welcome to a New Year! This is the 10th year we’ve produced the Slow Flowers' Floral Insights and Industry Forecast, which originated in 2015 as a series of media presentations that we also shared with members and listeners.This episode is accompanied by two important, free resources. First, a v…
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Episode 642: Debra Prinzing Reflects on Slow Flowers Society’s 2023 Year in Review
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https://youtu.be/q8vpkczS_6I?si=0f7YAE6kmrI2MbrU2023 Slow Flowers Year in Review (PDF)Download the PDF of our Year in Review presentationSlow Flowers Society 2023 Year in Review with Debra PrinzingNews of the WeekOur commitment to featuring a diversity of subject matter experts and experienced voices, not to mention bringing the Slow Flowers Summit…
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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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EdhR47SiWoIf you’re a regular listener, you’ve heard the announcement about our first ever international Slow Flowers Summit heading to Banff, Alberta, Canada in June 2024.Not only are we super excited about bringing our seventh annual Slow Flowers Summit to Canada, we’re also proud to announce that all of our speak…
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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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM_gRuFjlnAToday’s episode is like a floral runway show for growers and designers alike and you’ll be wowed by the new flower seed introductions for 2024, revealed by Hillary Alger and Joy Longfellow of Johnny’s Selected Seeds.Flower experts Joy Longfellow and Hilary Alger of Johnny's SeedsWe are so happy to have had…
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Episode 639: Kristen Rubin of Sweetwater Stem Co. and the new Gig Harbor Flower Farmers Guild
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https://youtu.be/gMiHdS8Z9Sc?si=W6bODEm9PB1VKmstKristen Rubin, Sweetwater Stem Co.This week we’re learning about how one grower has managed her first five flower farming years. Kristen Rubin of Sweetwater Stem Co., in Gig Harbor, Washington, will share how she found sales channels for her blooms at a time when local farmers’ markets were closed due…
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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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2LUprKQ7r8The Slow Flowers Podcast is grateful to the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market for its longtime support -- and today's episode underscores our relationship. From its beginnings in 2010, when a group of local flower farmers hatched up the idea of starting a wholesale hub for local flowers here in Seattle, my …
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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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ7Eb9uGN-kSarah Jo Eversole at Everbloom FieldsToday, you’re invited to join me on a visit to Everbloom Fields, an urban flower farm located just south of downtown Dallas. Sarah Jo Eversole is the primary farmer with a little maintenance help from her husband, Matt, and their two young children are often found playi…
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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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIj5Amfyo4wA conversation about the native plants and sustainable land care practices of the Canadian prairies and grasslandsLast Friday, November 10th, we held a virtual members meet-up to introduce the just-announced Slow Flowers Summit in 2024.We shared the dates -- June 23-25, 2024 -- the venue, beautiful Banff C…
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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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlIq1TrnmY8So wonderful to reunite with Slow Flowers friend Andrea K. Grist!Today’s episode includes a short conversation with longtime Slow Flowers Society member Andrea Grist, of Florasource KC, based in Overland Park, KS, outside Kansas City. Andrea is a past guest of this podcast and I caught up with her in perso…
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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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https://youtu.be/6mAqGZYBCb4We’re releasing today’s episode on Wednesday, November 1st, and this means you’ve probably just wrapped up your Halloween festivities. But as we turn our attention to harvest, home, and the November holidays, the seasonal decorations continue -- and of course with that, orange-gold-and-rusty color palettes are ever prese…
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