Thriving Farmer Flower Summit
Introduction
2:50
Welcome to the Flower Summit - Grab your Workbook Here!
How to Download the App
How to Change Email Notification Settings
About Your Host - Michael Kilpatrick
1:03:58
Flower Summit Preview with Q&A
54:24
Flower Summit Recap Day One with Q&A
1:50:35
Flower Summit Recap Day Two with Q&A
2:03:26
Flower Summit Recap Day Three with Q&A
58:41
Flower Bonus Day Preview
Day One - Why Flowers?
41:02
Dave Dowling - The Cut Flower Industry: Then and Now
45:45
Jessica Hall - Growing Your Flower Dream in Real Life
19:20
Mike & Polly Hutchison - Flower Farming and Retail: A New Adventure
35:14
Heidi Daniels - Why People Love Flowers: Insights from a Retail Greenhouse Grower
29:26
Stacey Murphy - Adding Flowers to Your Garden
45:01
Dr. Barbara Utendorf - Benefits of Flowers for Us and Our Ecosystem
1:44:06
Logan Keister - Teas, Tinctures, Meads, and More: An Introduction to Medicinal and Culinary Flowers
Day Two - Flower Growing Tips and Techniques
1:00:27
Greg Peterson - Building Healthy Soil
37:47
Jennifer WIdowski - Micro Flower Farming: Starting small to see what works for you
24:37
Sarah Funk - Successful Succession Planting: Planning for both supply AND sanity
44:18
Erik Brimstad and Beth Satterwhite - Fitting Flowers into Your Field: When flowers are just one part of your flower operation
46:24
Christy Ralphs - Applying Lean Principles to Flower Farming
48:06
Hillary Alger and Joy Longfellow - Johnny's Seeds Overwinter Cut Flower Trial Results
53:54
Tania Cubberly - Flowering in the Tunnel
30:52
Christina Ford - Managing an Efficient Harvest
46:43
Melissa Smith - Growing Dahlias in Hot Climates
37:47
Maggie Sheehan - Working with and Blooming in Your Climate
Day Three - Build A Flower Business
45:41
Roz Chandler - The Growth of a Flower Business: Stories from the FIeld Gate
42:33
Jessica Hall - Building A Strong Family Farm
1:04:20
Julie Treanor - Building A Brand for Your Business
41:38
Becky Sadlowski - Walking As Yourself: Marketing Based on Who You Are and What You Value
1:03:10
Don Lareau - Marketing and Scaleability of Organic Flower Farming
1:18:26
Gretel and Steve Adams - Scaling Up Your Flower Operation: Standardizing systems and setting up for success
31:57
Roger & Mary Winstead - Growing and Selling Edible Flowers
40:00
Shannon Allen - Providing a Profitable Flower CSA
54:06
Lyndsay Biehl - Setting Up Your U-Pick Operation
27:28
Lori Rice - Photographing Your Flowers to the Fullest
34:50
Lennie Larkin - Tracking Profitability on Dahlia Production
46:56
John Reinwald - Advice every flower farmer needs to know about growing a following on Instagram
18:56
Molly Edgington - Revenue from RVers: Finding a new income stream for your flower farm
All-Access Bonuses
Flower Resource Guide
1:02:43
Flower Business Strategy Session with Michael Kilpatrick
Flower Bonus Day
We had so many great ideas come out of the Flower Summit that we did a Bonus Followup Day!
Originally airedin March 2022, this Bonus Day focuses on ideas that came out of the January 2022 Summit.
Michael interviews a wide range of flower farmers to glean even more tips for growing and building profitable flower businesses.
54:37
Kee-ju Hong Elder - Using Dried Flowers to Extend Your Sales and Reach New Customers
1:20:43
Alyssa and Allen Ward - Sunflowers and Sunsets: A Foundation for Flower Farm Success
42:43
Abigail Helberg Moffitt and Zachary Briggs - Connecting with Your Community through Farm-Based Events
58:44
Karl Vahrmeyer Jr. - It's All About Sticks: Ornamental Branches for the Floral Industry
1:55:16
Allen and Carol Grossman - Tips from the Field: 30 years on 100+ Acres
41:04
Alex Webb - Living A Homestead Lifestyle and Growing A Cut Flower Business
37:44
Hedda Brorstrom - Value-Added Products from the Flower Farm