F arm-Fresh Flowers

In our second year of flower farming—and our first year of selling our flowers—it has been harder to balance competing priorities.

The wind has probably been one of the most surprising and frustrating challenge we’ve encountered in our first year of flower farming.

I remember how excited (and nervous!) I was the first time I approached a local florist to sell our flowers. That meeting, standing over an armload of our flowers, did turn into a sale. But even more important, I learned more about understanding what our prospective customers are looking for.

It is so hard sometimes to stay focused on the one thing in front of you. There is always a long list—either actual or mental—of things that need to be done. But committing to starting a flower farm meant giving myself permission to be present in what I needed to be doing.