Thriving Farmer Flower Summit

Introduction

Welcome to the Summit!
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Welcome to the Flower Summit - Grab your Workbook Here!

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About Your Host - Michael Kilpatrick

LIVE FLOWER SUMMIT OVERVIEW
1:03:58
Flower Summit Preview with Q&A

SUMMIT DAY 1 RECAP AND LIVE Q+A
54:24
Flower Summit Recap Day One with Q&A

SPECIAL SATURDAY NIGHT SESSION Part 2_1
1:50:35
Flower Summit Recap Day Two with Q&A

Join us for the closing ceremonies for the 2022 Thriving Farmer Flower Summit!-004_1
2:03:26
Flower Summit Recap Day Three with Q&A

Flower Bonus Day Preview
58:41
Flower Bonus Day Preview

Day One - Why Flowers?

dave dowling
41:02
Dave Dowling - The Cut Flower Industry: Then and Now

Jessica Hall
45:45
Jessica Hall - Growing Your Flower Dream in Real Life

Polly Hutchison
19:20
Mike & Polly Hutchison - Flower Farming and Retail: A New Adventure

Heidi
35:14
Heidi Daniels - Why People Love Flowers: Insights from a Retail Greenhouse Grower

Stacey Murphy
29:26
Stacey Murphy - Adding Flowers to Your Garden

Dr Barbara
45:01
Dr. Barbara Utendorf - Benefits of Flowers for Us and Our Ecosystem

Logan Keister
1:44:06
Logan Keister - Teas, Tinctures, Meads, and More: An Introduction to Medicinal and Culinary Flowers

Day Two - Flower Growing Tips and Techniques

Greg Peterson
1:00:27
Greg Peterson - Building Healthy Soil

Jennifer Widowski
37:47
Jennifer WIdowski - Micro Flower Farming: Starting small to see what works for you

Sarah Funk
24:37
Sarah Funk - Successful Succession Planting: Planning for both supply AND sanity

Erik Brimstad and Beth Satterwhite
44:18
Erik Brimstad and Beth Satterwhite - Fitting Flowers into Your Field: When flowers are just one part of your flower operation

Christy Ralphs
46:24
Christy Ralphs - Applying Lean Principles to Flower Farming

joy and hillary
48:06
Hillary Alger and Joy Longfellow - Johnny's Seeds Overwinter Cut Flower Trial Results

Tania Cubberly
53:54
Tania Cubberly - Flowering in the Tunnel

Christina Ford
30:52
Christina Ford - Managing an Efficient Harvest


Melissa Smith
46:43
Melissa Smith - Growing Dahlias in Hot Climates

Maggie Sheehan
37:47
Maggie Sheehan - Working with and Blooming in Your Climate

Day Three - Build A Flower Business

roz chandler
45:41
Roz Chandler - The Growth of a Flower Business: Stories from the FIeld Gate

Jessica Hall (2)
42:33
Jessica Hall - Building A Strong Family Farm

Julie Treanor
1:04:20
Julie Treanor - Building A Brand for Your Business

Becky Sadlowski
41:38
Becky Sadlowski - Walking As Yourself: Marketing Based on Who You Are and What You Value

Don Lareau
1:03:10
Don Lareau - Marketing and Scaleability of Organic Flower Farming

gretel and steve
1:18:26
Gretel and Steve Adams - Scaling Up Your Flower Operation: Standardizing systems and setting up for success

Roger and Mary Winstead
31:57
Roger & Mary Winstead - Growing and Selling Edible Flowers

Shannon Allen
40:00
Shannon Allen - Providing a Profitable Flower CSA

lyndsay biehl
54:06
Lyndsay Biehl - Setting Up Your U-Pick Operation

Lori Rice
27:28
Lori Rice - Photographing Your Flowers to the Fullest

lennie larkin
34:50
Lennie Larkin - Tracking Profitability on Dahlia Production

John Reinwald
46:56
John Reinwald - Advice every flower farmer needs to know about growing a following on Instagram

Molly Edgington
18:56
Molly Edgington - Revenue from RVers: Finding a new income stream for your flower farm

All-Access Bonuses

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Flower Resource Guide

Flower Business Strategy Session with Michael v3
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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.

Speakers + Topic (3)
54:37
Kee-ju Hong Elder - Using Dried Flowers to Extend Your Sales and Reach New Customers

Alyssa and Allen Ward
1:20:43
Alyssa and Allen Ward - Sunflowers and Sunsets: A Foundation for Flower Farm Success

Abigail Helberg Moffitt and Zachary Briggs
42:43
Abigail Helberg Moffitt and Zachary Briggs - Connecting with Your Community through Farm-Based Events

Karl Varhmeyer Jr.
58:44
Karl Vahrmeyer Jr. - It's All About Sticks: Ornamental Branches for the Floral Industry

Alan and Carol Grossman
1:55:16
Alan and Carol Grossman - Tips from the Field: 30 years on 100+ Acres

Alex Webb
41:04
Alex Webb - Living A Homestead Lifestyle and Growing A Cut Flower Business

Speakers + Topic (2)
37:44
Hedda Brorstrom - Value-Added Products from the Flower Farm