• Day in the Life - Flower Farming

    Day in the Life of a Flower Farmer {Summer 2021}

    I decided back in the spring that I wanted to do a Day in the Life post for each season of flower farming, just so you can get a sense of what the work looks like at different times of the year, and also how it changes. I’m currently just starting the super busy season, as I finally have enough flowers not just to fulfill my weekly CSA bouquet subscriptions, but also to start offering weekly (or bi-weekly) arrangements to the general public. The majority of mornings involve some kind of harvest nowadays, as well as some sort of flower…

  • Day in the Life - Flower Farming

    Day in the Life of a First Year Flower Farmer {Spring}

    Just for fun, I’m planning on doing a Day in the Life post for each season this first year of being a flower farmer. Not only will this help anyone reading to see the level of work that goes into managing even a micro scale flower farm operation (we’re only growing on about 1,000 square feet this year), but I’m hoping it will also be a valuable resource for me looking back. I will note, this was done on the 31st of March 2020, and it was a slightly different day than usual because my daughter was on spring break…