Tag: flower farming

Flowers within Reach: Resources for Beginner Backyard Gardeners

Flowers within Reach: Resources for Beginner Backyard Gardeners

You love flowers, you have a sunny spot in your backyard, and this year is the year you’ll start a garden! Today I am sharing some of my favorite resources for folks who want to get started growing their own flowers on a small scale. 

Starting Seeds Indoors

For years, I learned from and helped on other people’s farms. Most of my time was spent on flower farms, one in Vermont and one in California (Tanglebloom Flower Farm & Cabin in Vermont is owned by my dear friend and number one mentor, Melissa 

Flower Farming at Whole Systems Agriculture in California

Flower Farming at Whole Systems Agriculture in California

If you didn’t know this already, I traveled for a year, farming in each corner of the country. I spent six months living and working on Whole Systems Agriculture* in Madera, a small town in the Central Valley of California, thirty minutes north of Fresno.