
About this episode
If you have ever dreamed of starting a flower farm, you need to watch this video! Meet Shannon from Sky Field Farm who turned her hobby of flower gardening into a profitable cut flower farm business. Learn how she gained her floral skills and learned from experimenting along the way. In this video, we will cover cut flower profitability, mistakes to avoid, and an overview of what it takes to start a cut flower farm.
TimeStamps:
0:00 Intro
4:00 Making a Profit with Cut Flowers
5:15 Cut Flowers for Weddings
7:10 Managing Customer Expectations with Local Flower Availability V. Imported Flowers
9:20 Large Floral Installations
11:55 Sourcing Sustainable Floral Containers & Vases
13:18 Selling Bouquets at Farmer's Markets 16:30 Building a Bouquet 101 (Filler, Fluff, Focal)
19:00 Flower Farm Packaging, Branding, Marketing
20:00 Teaching Flower Workshops
24:00 North Texas Gardening Resource Guide and Curriculum
29:00 Considerations for Planning a Flower Garden Space
31:00 2022 Workshop Schedule
34:00 Planning Tips for Seed Starting in Texas
Sky Field Farm Instagram - @skyeflowerfield
Website- https://www.skyeflowerfield.com/
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