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The 11Eleven Podcast is a conversation series discussing the wins, losses, and lessons that entrepreneurs experience on their journey to their north star. In each episode hosts Matthew, Donald & Simone of T10 Collective sit down with entrepreneurs from various industries to get the inside scoop on their experiences as business owners and gems that other entrepreneurs (and aspiring entrepreneurs) can learn from. With entrepreneurship more prevalent than ever, 11Eleven is dedicated to uniting ...
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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 674: Floral designer Jayson Munn on living slow and seasonally, letting the garden be your aesthetic influence, and sourcing flowers close to home
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOkAV6uAmioBased in Burlington, Vermont, Jayson Munn owns Jayson Munn Design. He specializes in creating inspired arrangements for weddings, corporate events, and photo styling throughout New England, but Jayson never veers too far from his gardening influences. Join me for a heartfelt conversation with Jayson as we …
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Episode 673: Connections and collaborations to build a solid market presence in northeast Ohio, with Emily Pek of Frayed Knot Farm
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https://youtu.be/O-dQ36H_K1E?si=Z0CpuSA9D21iwMTQEmily Pek of Frayed Knot Farm recently contributed an essay to Slow Flowers Journal’s Summer 2024 issue, sharing her philosophy on the importance of community connections for sustaining a vibrant cut flower business that has served the greater Cleveland area for the past seven years. We invited Emily …
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Episode 672: Alice Blue Collective celebrates tenth anniversary of designing flowers in St. Louis, Missouri
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https://youtu.be/az7trqAVClc?si=8Ki4Fqd7yiFfmvoBTen years ago, Rebecca Bodicky combined her fine arts education with flower shop and restaurant experience to open the Alice Blue Collective, a design studio and urban micro farm in St. Louis, Missouri. Join me in conversation with Rebecca as she reflects on her floral journey and shares her approach …
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Episode 671: Learning from Tree Collectors, a conversation with Flower Confidential’s Amy Stewart about her new book that reveals “tales of arboreal obsession”
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https://youtu.be/WyNiGHbJz48?si=XFhufDuhKnwbDi0cWhat can flower people learn from tree collectors? For Amy Stewart, whose 2007 book “Flower Confidential” ignited the spark of the Slow Flowers Movement, the tree world is filled with people who are as equally fascinating and inspiring as the flower world contains. Amy and I discuss her new book, its …
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Episode 670: A visit to Primrose Lane Farm, an Alberta, Canada, and a conversation with flower farmer Kristen Primrose
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97i80tovWwUKristen Primrose of Primrose Lane FarmWhat is it like to grow cut flowers in Zones 2-4 for only three-to-four months each year and run a successful small-scale flower farm with those constraints? Kristen Primrose does just that and I’m so excited to share our conversation and a tour of her Southern Alberta…
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Episode 669: Making fashion with flowers, in our 10th anniversary celebration of American Flowers Week with five creators of our 2024 botanical couture collection
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_72AIwXgzzsAmerican Flowers Week encourages flower farmers, floral designers, flower enthusiasts, and gardeners alike to promote their blooms across social media with the hashtag #americanflowersweek. The campaign debuted in 2015 as the original domestic flower promotion holiday. Our annual botanical couture collecti…
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Episode 668: Slow Flowers Summit Preview with Farmer-Florists Melanie Harrington of Dahlia May Flower Farm and Janis Harris of Harris Flower Farm
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Get ready for our inspiring conversation with Janis Harris and Melanie Harrington as these two farmer-florists bring us a preview of their upcoming presentations at the Slow Flowers Summit, taking place next week in Banff, Alberta, Canada.https://youtu.be/BB4P-L5LxHQ?si=21zkPLOb7aMxj8KiIn just a few days, I’ll be gathering with nearly 100 attendees…
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Episode 667: Slow Flowers on the Road – a Visit to Dutch Lily Days
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https://youtu.be/l4uX1eggDMM?si=_cp2nGxAZ32exO6tWe’re taking a deep dive into the world of lilies today, featuring my conversations with experts I met while attending Dutch Lily Days in Amsterdam earlier this month. Most lily bulbs are produced in Holland, but the cut flowers you can grow from them are an important opportunity for domestic farmers …
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#13 - Shaping the Future of AI | Guest: Joy Fennell
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In this episode we welcome back our dear friend and visionary Joy Fennell! Joy is the creative powerhouse behind The Future in Black™, where she's redefining the beauty industry with stunning graphics and groundbreaking technology. Join us as we delve into Joy's journey from a renowned makeup artist and creative director to a pioneering force in AI…
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Episode 665: Home in Bloom with Author, Educator and Floral Artist Ariella Chezar
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3j35sWAjwY&feature=youtu.beAriella Chezar’s new book – Home in Bloom – is a vivid, inspiring look at the role of flowers and plants in interior design. Through her stunning, wild work, Ariella invites us to revel in the inherent drama of nature, encouraging us to infuse our living spaces with beauty and abundance, w…
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Episode 664: A Triple Talent – How Sydney Garvey of Flowers by Garvey’s Gardens blends flower farming, wedding design, and owning a retail flower shop
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https://youtu.be/i9EsxmOp5Zc?si=mrruo1qHJGCKtyEhToday, we’re continuing our conversations with multi-talented Slow Flowers members who grow flowers, design for weddings and events, and operate a retail flower shop. I call them the triple threat talents, and we have lots to learn from Sydney Garvey of Flowers by Garvey’s Gardens in Grand Junction Co…
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Episode 663: Designing with Dried Flowers – a new book by Hannah Muller of Full Belly Farm and Wreath Room
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zemwACzDWBoFlowers are fleetingly beautiful, but dried floral arrangements are both lovely and lasting. In her new book, Designing with Dried Flowers, Slow Flowers member, Hannah Muller of The Wreath Room and Full Belly Farm shares her unique methods to naturally dry flowers that hold their color and delicacy – and h…
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Episode 662: Flower farming meets the retail flower shop with Little Petal Farm
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https://youtu.be/lup-FAhWj4s?si=BAyBvf0Cfe8iEp_MGoing from flower farmer to full-service retail florist and juggling both – is it possible? Hear from Tammy Osselaer, who started Little Petal Farm in 2019 and then in 2022, opened a retail full-service flower shop as an extension of her farm. Learn how she grows all of her flowers during the farming …
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Episode 661: Spring Tune-Up for Florists, Shops, and Studios with Althea Wiles of Rose of Sharon Floral Design Studio
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https://youtu.be/NruZ1TOx0fo?si=NybN1qvv9X1LEC6xYou love floral design, but running a business is so not your thing! Longtime Slow Flowers member Althea Wiles has been there, too. She knows how many of us started out because we love flowers, but then realized there's so much more to the business than just making pretty things! Althea joined us rece…
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#12 - Knowing Your Value & Standing on Business | Guest: CAROLYN GRAY
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In an age when going viral, building a significant social media following and getting brand sponsorships are goals for many, how do you stay balanced and evaluate when saying no to new opportunities (and sometimes money) is the best path for you to take? Having an unshakable belief in yourself - and your worth - is sometimes easier said than done. …
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Episode 660: Flower Farming in Los Angeles: Meet a trio of growers behind an upcoming flower farm tour as they discuss the unique character of urban flower farming in Southern California
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https://youtu.be/VzIieyJw-bU?si=B48N4DXiiHZkyx15Meet three of the flower farmers behind the bountiful LA Flower Farm Tour, as eight woman-owned urban flower farms come together to open their gates to the public on May 4th. These growers, including three Slow Flowers member-owned farms, will welcome Los Angeles flower lovers and gardeners to wander …
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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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https://youtu.be/WBxatSDZgjE?si=DELFNNCQoG5l4a34Leslie Bennett believes that gardens are for all. In Garden Wonderland, this celebrated landscape designer treats us to an accessible garden-making approach to create our own plant-based spaces, spaces that provide sustenance, beauty, and wonder. Her new book will inspire your own garden journey as yo…
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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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