Local Flowers Podcast: Recent Episodes
Freckled Bloom Flower Farm
The Local Flowers Podcast is where you'll fall in love with local seasonal blooms even more by hearing stories from flower farmers new and experienced.
It's raining and cold, so I took a second to recap my April-June.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Dana from Spill The Dirt Flower Truck. You should most definitely give her a follow @ spillthedirtflowertruck
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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It's raining and cold, so I took a second to recap my March & April, and wishing you all a Happy Mother's Day and I hope you have successful sales!
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Samantha from Starhill Blooms. You should most definitely give her a follow @ starhill_blooms
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Albert from Wild Valley Farms. You should most definitely give him a follow @wildvalleyfarms
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Taylor at Sievers Blumen Farm. You should most definitely give her a follow @sieversblumenfarm
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Ashley & Daniel. Their journey started with Ashley's flower farm - GG's Flower Farm and has quickly evolved thanks to Daniel's engineering background and the Swift Blocker was born. Follow along on their journey at: @swiftblocker | @ggsflowerfarm | www.swiftblocker.com
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Shelby at Flowers on Faussett in Michigan. You should most definitely give her a follow @flowers.on.faussett
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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New format! I'll be switching to a monthly update. This farmer-florist herself needs to focus on the farm/business. So I'll be doing a monthly update :)
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Kylee from Whitetail Hills Farm in Pennsylvania. You should most definitely give her a follow @wh_farms_pa
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Alexis from Wild Roots ~ KY Flower Farm-Florist. You should most definitely give her a follow @wildrootsfarmerflorist
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Skyler from Sky Gardens TX. You should most definitely give her a follow @skygardenstx or www.skygardentstx.com
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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As we celebrate 1 year of the podcast, I thought it would be a good opportunity to reflect on 2023. Season 2 will be starting soon.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Julia from Fullkeel Farm. You should most definitely give her a follow @fullkeelfarm
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Sorry I've been a little quiet, a lot has been going on in my world.
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Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Chelsie from Green Valley Flower Farm. You should most definitely give her a follow @prairie.through.the.lens
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Just wanted to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving, and let you know that I'm so thankful for each and everyone of you. Take care my friends, Rechelle
Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Kaysea from Flowers at the Sea. You should most definitely give her a follow @flowersatthesea or @flipflopfarmssantacruz or flowersatthesea.com.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Alex from Coram Deo Flower Farm. You should most definitely give her a follow @coremdeoflowers or youtube.com/@coramdeofarm
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me for Weeks 44's farm recap.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Gillian from Dusty Boots Flower Farm. You should most definitely give her a follow @dustybootsflowerfarm or www.dustybootsflowerfarm.com
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
https://account.venmo.com/u/FreckledBloomFlowerFarm
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
https://account.venmo.com/u/FreckledBloomFlowerFarm
Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Sharon from Brilliant Dahlia Flower Farm. You should most definitely give her a follow @brilliantdahliaflower or www.brilliantdahlia.com
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me for Weeks 41&42's farm recap.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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I know I've missed a few weeks, it has been a tad bit busy. So let's catch you up on what's going on...
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Kelsey from Cattle and Cut Flowers. You should most definitely follow her for gorgeous photos, some dahlia tubers and if you need a highland cow - she's got it all. Follow her @cattleandcutflowers or https://www.cattleandcutflowers.com/
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
https://account.venmo.com/u/FreckledBloomFlowerFarm
In this week's flower farmer chat I had the opportunity to chat with Kerri from Dollhouse Blooms. She's not only a mom, health care professional, but selling her flowers to her community of Attleboro, MA. You can follow her journey at www.dollhousebloomsllc.com or @dollhouseblooms.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
https://account.venmo.com/u/FreckledBloomFlowerFarm
In this week's flower farmer chat, I had such a fun time talking with Kristin from Schaapveld Sprouts Flower Farm. She's the perfect example of don't compare your season "x" to someone else's season "xx". If you have the drive, you can create a successful business if you're willing to put in the work. Make sure to follow her @schaapsprouts or visit her website: https://www.schaapsprouts.com/
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
https://account.venmo.com/u/FreckledBloomFlowerFarm
Join me for Weeks 36&37's farm recap.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me for Weeks 34&35's farm recap.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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I'm BACK! Yes, I've been a little MIA, but tis the season as a flower farmer-florist. I've got so many great episodes to come once I get to editing them. My chat with Ronni & Lacey was just what I needed on a hot summer day to remind me that it's a constant learning curve. You can give them a follow @kansasgirlflowers or kansasgirlflowers.com
Join me for Weeks 32&33's farm recap.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me for Weeks 30&31's farm recap.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me for Weeks 28&29's farm recap.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me for Weeks 26&27's farm recap.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me for Week 25's farm recap.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Get ready to explore alllll the topics in my conversation with Kelly from The Petal Dispatch, and make sure to give her a follow
https://www.thepetaldispatch.com/
Join me for Week 24's farm recap.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me for Week 23's farm recap.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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These two ladies are doing a fantastic job making local flowers the talk of the town in Montana. Make sure to follow Crystal & Marlene's flower farming adventure together @twokaysflowerfarm, and if you're looking for a gorgeous location for a destination wedding, check out their availability https://www.twokaysflowerfarm.com/
From DIY wedding flowers, a dance recital to a career fair - join me as I reflect on the very busy week 22 on the farm.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
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Join me for this week's busy recap.
If you'd like to help contribute to the making of this podcast, any bit helps. Thank you
https://account.venmo.com/u/FreckledBloomFlowerFarm
Join me this week as we chat with Austin from Buzzed Blooms all about his flower farm in Tennessee. Give him a follow @buzzedblooms
Join me in debriefing the frenzy of Mother's Day as a farmer-florist and reviewing weeks 19 & 20
I thought it would be fun to interview the families of our guests, enjoy! Happy Mother's Day
Join Callie and I this week for our flower farmer chat all about 'winging it', and hear it from the word dula herself :). You can follow Callie on social media @masonpathflowers
Holy moly what a week of selling flowers and everything in between. Check out this week's farm update.
Join me this week while I chat with Eileen from Farm Gal Flowers about her experience as a farmer-florist in Florida. You can connect with Eileen @farmgalflowers or http://farmgalflowers.com/
Holy moly tulips! We went from cold to extreme heat in a day. Listen in to hear about my not so love affair with tulips
Join me this week for our flower farmer chat with Jess from @bloomflowergarden as she shares her experience growing flowers in Northern Utah. Jess and her sisters also share their love of gardening @sisters.inthe.garden
The sun finally came out and it's been a game of planting - switching to harvesting - and all the other things!
Join Maggie from Petal Back Farm and I on this week's flower farmer chat. You can find her @petalbackfarm on social media or https://petalbackfarm.com/
That dry day finally showed up, and I was planting like a crazy lady. Listen to this week's flower farm updates.
Join me in this week's flower farmer chat with Kara from Blooming Joy Flower Co. Kara has inspired me in so many ways in my flower farming journey, and I feel honored to share her story and encourage you to follow along with her @bloomingjoyflowerco
You'll find all the great info we chat about on her Instagram page.
Join me for this week's flower farmer chat while I speak with Laurie from Glory Flower Farm all about her transition from being a RN to a flower farmer.
Follow her journey at: https://www.gloryflowerfarmtn.com/ or @gloryflowerfarm
Join me for my Wk 13 Farm recap where I talk about all the things from planning, to the weather, to moving seedlings out for hardening off.
Join me this week for our flower farmer chat with Mandy from Flower and Forged Farms.
You can find Mandy @flowerandforgedfarms or via her website: https://flowerandforgedfarms.com/
The highs and lows of farming have been it for weeks 10 and 11, join me on this farm update to think about how we pivot when faced with challenges.
It was such an honor to chat with Sandra from Peterkort Roses, and learn more about how their family's business has evolved over the last 100 years.
Give Sandra and Norman a follow @peterkortroses or learn more about their flowers on their website: https://peterkortroses.com/
This week's flower farmer chat is with the lovely Jen from The Flowering Farmhouse. She's growing beautiful local flowers on her farm in Hood River, OR amongst all the other amazing things she does. You can find her at: https://thefloweringfarmhouse.com/ or @thefloweringfarmhouse on her various social media platforms.
You can also learn more about her journey by checking out BloomTV using the code FARMHOUSE at https://bloomtvnetwork.com/
Join me for Week 9's farm update which is full of all the brainstorming I have been doing this week.
This week's flower farmer chat is with Carolyn from Willow & Mabel Garden Co. Caroyln has been flower farming for 9 years on her 5 acres in Poulsbo, Washington. She offers so much great advice in this episode on all the things. Follow her journey on social media @willowandmabelgardenco, and don't forget to check out her website for her beautiful dahlia tubers: https://www.willowandmabelgardenco.com/
Do the extreme weather changes got you in a slump too? Flower farming in the winter is rough, join me as I recap week 8 here on the farm.
Join me this week with Brianna from Back Forty Flower Farm who is growing beautiful local flowers on her family's 4th generation farm in Minnesota.
You can find her on social media @backfortyflowerfarm or via her website: https://backfortyflowerfarm.com/
The days are getting longer, and the spring bulbs are emerging from the ground. Here's a quick recap on week 7 here on the farm.
Priya from Raising Joy Farm in Corvallis, OR is sharing with me her journey to flowers and her experience being a female farmer.
You can find her @raisingjoyfarm or via her website: https://www.raisingjoyfarm.com/
Brenda from Aunt B's Blossoms shares her flower farming journey with us, and some great advice about taking it slow and giving yourself grace as you learn how to sell your cut flowers. You can find Brenda via her website: https://www.auntbblossoms.com/ and on all her socials @auntbblossoms
In this episode I reflect on my time away from the farm, and the importance of taking a step back and reflecting while also finding inspiration. It's so easy to get consumed by the workload, but it's so important to give your self time to step back and admire your journey and dream about the future.
I've been sick this week, but I promise I won't disappoint. In this episode I'm scrolling thru my phone of ALLLL the flower pictures and highlighting the ones I liked and those that may have been a little disappointing.
In this episode, Zhanna from Pretty Flower Farm shares with us her journey to flowers while raising her 9 beautiful children. Make sure to follow her on social media @prettyflowerfarm and check out her website for more of her offerings at: https://www.prettyflowerfarm.com/
In this week's farm update, it's all about trying not to get sucked into the social media comparison trap and hauling compost!
Have a listen to my conversation with Kelly from Milk and Honey Flower Farm about her journey to flowers, raising beautiful blooms with her daughter Delaney and moving to a bigger farm. You can find her @milkandhoneyflowerfarm on Instagram and Facebook, and also check out her website: https://milkandhoneyflowerfarm.com/
Listen along to my conversation with Kristin from Simple Acre Flower Farm about her journey to flowers and how she moved from growing flowers in her back yard to a rural farm.
To follow Kristin, check out all of her offerings and social links at: https://www.simpleacrefarm.com/
This week's flower farm to-do's started with starting lisianthus and eucalyptus in soil blocks and taking a walk around the farm to see what cool flowers have germinated in the field for hopeful early spring blooms.
Here's your weekly update from Freckled Bloom Flower Farm and some thoughts to ponder about marketing on these gloomy winter days when we are missing the sunshine and flowers.
Valerie is the owner of Cedar Flats Flower Farm located in Olympia, WA. She is a mother of two, a speech therapist and flower farmer. Join our conversation as she shares her journey into flower farming and how she's sharing her beautiful local blooms with her community.
For more info on, check out her social links:
- https://www.cedarflatsflowerfarm.com/
- Instagram: @cedarflatsflowerfarm
- Facebook: Cedar Flats Flower Farm
- Email: cedarflatsflowerfarm@gmail.com
In this episode we talk about owning YOUR journey. It's so easy to get stuck in the comparison trap, and look on social media and measure your journey against someone who is in their Season 20. We are all different and I encourage you to be proud of what you're working towards.
Welcome to The Local Flowers Podcast. I'm your host Rechelle from Freckled Bloom Flower Farm. In this episode I'll talk about 'why a podcast' and highlight what's happening on the farm in week 1 of the 2023 season.
Please read: Flower Confidential by Amy Stewart (https://www.amystewart.com/books/flower-confidential/)