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Slow Flowers Podcast
The Slow Flowers Podcast is the award-winning, long-running show known as the “Voice of the Slow Flowers Movement.” Airing weekly for more than 9 years, we focus on the business of flower farming and floral design through the Slow Flowers sustainability ethos. Listen to a new episode each Wednesday, available for free download here at slowflowerspodcast.com or on iTunes, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
Episodes
Slow Flowers PodcastEpisode 674: Floral designer Jayson Munn on living slow and seasonally, letting the garden be your aesthetic influence, and sourcing flowers close to home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOkAV6uAmio Based in Burlington, Vermont, Jayson Munn owns Jayson Munn Design. He specializes in creating inspired arrangements…
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Episode 673: Connections and collaborations to build a solid market presence in northeast Ohio, with Emily Pek of Frayed Knot Farm
https://youtu.be/O-dQ36H_K1E?si=Z0CpuSA9D21iwMTQ Emily Pek of Frayed Knot Farm recently contributed an essay to Slow Flowers Journal’s Summer 2024 issue…
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Episode 672: Alice Blue Collective celebrates tenth anniversary of designing flowers in St. Louis, Missouri
https://youtu.be/az7trqAVClc?si=8Ki4Fqd7yiFfmvoB Ten years ago, Rebecca Bodicky combined her fine arts education with flower shop and restaurant experience to…
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Episode 671: Learning from Tree Collectors, a conversation with Flower Confidential’s Amy Stewart about her new book that reveals “tales of arboreal obsession”
https://youtu.be/WyNiGHbJz48?si=XFhufDuhKnwbDi0c What can flower people learn from tree collectors? For Amy Stewart, whose 2007 book “Flower Confidential”…
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Episode 670: A visit to Primrose Lane Farm, an Alberta, Canada, and a conversation with flower farmer Kristen Primrose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97i80tovWwU Kristen Primrose of Primrose Lane Farm What is it like to grow cut flowers in Zones 2-4 for only three-to-four…
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Episode 669: Making fashion with flowers, in our 10th anniversary celebration of American Flowers Week with five creators of our 2024 botanical couture collection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_72AIwXgzzs American Flowers Week encourages flower farmers, floral designers, flower enthusiasts, and gardeners alike to…
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Episode 668: Slow Flowers Summit Preview with Farmer-Florists Melanie Harrington of Dahlia May Flower Farm and Janis Harris of Harris Flower Farm
Get ready for our inspiring conversation with Janis Harris and Melanie Harrington as these two farmer-florists bring us a preview of their upcoming…
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Episode 667: Slow Flowers on the Road – a Visit to Dutch Lily Days
https://youtu.be/l4uX1eggDMM?si=_cp2nGxAZ32exO6t We’re taking a deep dive into the world of lilies today, featuring my conversations with experts I met while…
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Episode 665: Home in Bloom with Author, Educator and Floral Artist Ariella Chezar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3j35sWAjwY&feature=youtu.be Ariella Chezar’s new book – Home in Bloom – is a vivid, inspiring look at the role of flowers and…
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Episode 664: A Triple Talent – How Sydney Garvey of Flowers by Garvey’s Gardens blends flower farming, wedding design, and owning a retail flower shop
https://youtu.be/i9EsxmOp5Zc?si=mrruo1qHJGCKtyEh Today, we’re continuing our conversations with multi-talented Slow Flowers members who grow flowers, design…
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Episode 663: Designing with Dried Flowers – a new book by Hannah Muller of Full Belly Farm and Wreath Room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zemwACzDWBo Flowers are fleetingly beautiful, but dried floral arrangements are both lovely and lasting. In her new book…
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Episode 662: Flower farming meets the retail flower shop with Little Petal Farm
https://youtu.be/lup-FAhWj4s?si=BAyBvf0Cfe8iEp_M Going from flower farmer to full-service retail florist and juggling both – is it possible? Hear from Tammy…
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Episode 661: Spring Tune-Up for Florists, Shops, and Studios with Althea Wiles of Rose of Sharon Floral Design Studio
https://youtu.be/NruZ1TOx0fo?si=NybN1qvv9X1LEC6x You love floral design, but running a business is so not your thing! Longtime Slow Flowers member Althea Wiles…
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Episode 660: Flower Farming in Los Angeles: Meet a trio of growers behind an upcoming flower farm tour as they discuss the unique character of urban flower farming in Southern California
https://youtu.be/VzIieyJw-bU?si=B48N4DXiiHZkyx15 Meet three of the flower farmers behind the bountiful LA Flower Farm Tour, as eight woman-owned urban flower…
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Episode 659: Designer Leslie Bennett, co-author of Garden Wonderland and founder of Pine House Edible Gardens and Black Sanctuary Gardens
https://youtu.be/WBxatSDZgjE?si=DELFNNCQoG5l4a34 Leslie Bennett believes that gardens are for all. In Garden Wonderland, this celebrated landscape designer…
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Episode 658: Meet floral marketing strategist Sahid Nahim, host of YouTube’s The Bloom Show
https://youtu.be/Ktb2fJ8-ty8?si=AzSIqzvwDl4XSGJ7 On Slowflowers.com there are several search categories to help visitors find flower farms, florists, suppliers…
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Episode 657: Meet Michelle Kenny, executive director the new Pacific Northwest Florists Association
https://youtu.be/_7u2Mp8pf5U?si=riSrYytQLDkc4SBe We believe in community here at the Slow Flowers Society and today’s guest does too, as she has a mission to…
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Episode 656: Follow the Blooms with Host and Producer Katie Lila, and Bloom TV Network’s founder & CEO Monica Michelle
https://youtu.be/2xAkkExz5Qc?si=lLlWWY0VToCA2XeE There’s HGTV and there’s the Food Network, but have you checked out the Bloom TV Network? Today, we’ll meet…
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Episode 655: A visit to Françoise Weeks’ studio and a peek into her new book, Wonder of the Woodlands
https://youtu.be/YvXP6tJQv78?si=0SBQevPS2wNTppGU Françoise Weeks brings home the charm of the wild woods with her creative botanical arrangements that are so…
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Episode 654: Native Flora for farmers and florists with Holly Lukasiewicz of District 2 Floral Studio; Deborah Majerus of Iron Butterfly Farm and Lodging; and Kate Watters of Wild Heart Farm
https://youtu.be/0oogFIrykmE?si=ANwBFpK7VjHMZggP More Slow Flowers members are exploring native plants as potential floral design elements – both on their…
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Episode 653: Piedmont Wholesale Flowers – celebrating its 8th season and a new facility with flower farmer Stephanie Hall of Sassafras Fork Farm and market manager Julia Carpico
https://youtu.be/0k_5od_dD-4?si=Z-7qpZY3h6Ngv98P Stephanie Hall of Sassafras Fork Farm, Piedmont Wholesale Flowers, president ermitus (left) and Julia Carpico…
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Episode 652: Building a niche supplying flower seedlings for farmers and gardeners with Kate Skelton of Gratitude Flowers
https://youtu.be/3i5o9a1t70A?si=lI1ZNz1NcCMXUt-O In the run-up to spring’s arrival in a few weeks, join me on a visit to Gratitude Flowers outside Tacoma…
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Episode 651: Growing and Designing With Fragrant Flowers with Stefani Bittner of Homestead Design Collective
https://youtu.be/4Ukh0fb2cHU?si=dLk4LlRqhVLk4Ydp Today, you’re invited to inhale and enjoy the fragrance of flowers, herbs, and foliage. Stefani Bittner of…
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Episode 650: Cooperative Flower Network of Edmonton, Alberta – a new local flower hub with grower-members Moira MacKinnon and Sarah Laudin
https://youtu.be/QGiRs_UnZw0?si=V4GKZrTbztynvsgC Sarah Laudin of Sunshine Blooms (left) and Moira MacKinnon of Love & Fantasy Flowers (right), members of…
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Episode 649: Flowers as Art: Botanical Couture and Floral Installations with Jennifer Reed of Jennifer Designs
https://youtu.be/ORL7qgHtW7c?si=MqxFzfBunMwYY15l Happy Valentine’s Day everyone – if you’re listening on February 14th, it's the day we released Episode 649. I…
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Episode 648: Our pre-Valentine’s Day Virtual Tour of American-grown flowers with Joost Bongaerts and the Florabundance team
https://youtu.be/ELg88cQ6nyo?si=gry7Oz55FQGIOta7 It’s nearly Valentine’s Day and if you’re panicking about your flower order, today’s episode is just for you…
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Episode 647: Meet Elizabeth and Mike Zawislak of Bluegreen Gardens, a Lancaster, Ohio-based boutique flower farm
https://youtu.be/Os-7JfjA8II?si=3ffXygXf3klfZPnO Today, I’m delighted to welcome Elizabeth and Mike Zawislak of Bluegreen Gardens to the Slow Flowers Podcast…
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Episode 646: Secrets of a Sustainable Wedding Florist with Jessica Stewart of Pittsburgh’s Bramble & Blossom
https://youtu.be/yOLV0XJX1ic?si=h_G5fRCyQrUj7WQE It’s engagement season and many of our wedding and event designers are busy at this time of year, consulting…
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Episode 645: The Mum Project Update with Jessica Hall of Harmony Harvest Farm
https://youtu.be/J85KKde0QOg?si=G_qU8ViQQmjc7jHQ Jessica Hall of Harmony Harvest Farm and The Mum Project PROMO CODE: Harmony Harvest has provided a promo code…
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Episode 644: Roadside Blooms’ Toni Reale – on taking risk to buy land and build a new flower shop in North Charleston, South Carolina
https://youtu.be/unM1Q5WXRgM?si=w--GNPRP6MHFBtwj Today’s guest is longtime Slow Flowers member Toni Reale, owner and creator of Roadside Blooms in North…
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Episode 643: Slow Flowers Floral Insights and Industry Forecast for 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTVga8HIZOM It's 2024~ Welcome to a New Year! This is the 10th year we’ve produced the Slow Flowers' Floral Insights and…
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Episode 642: Debra Prinzing Reflects on Slow Flowers Society’s 2023 Year in Review
https://youtu.be/q8vpkczS_6I?si=0f7YAE6kmrI2MbrU 2023 Slow Flowers Year in Review (PDF)Download the PDF of our Year in Review presentation Slow Flowers Society…
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Episode 641: “Women Leading Change,” a new video featuring Toronto-based The Local Flower Collective, with cofounder Jaimie Reeves, filmmaker Craig Conoley, and David Thomas of Open Food Network Canada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EdhR47SiWo If you’re a regular listener, you’ve heard the announcement about our first ever international Slow Flowers Summit…
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Episode 640: New Flower Introductions for 2024 with Hillary Alger and Joy Longfellow of Johnny’s Selected Seeds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM_gRuFjlnA Today’s episode is like a floral runway show for growers and designers alike and you’ll be wowed by the new flower…
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Episode 639: Kristen Rubin of Sweetwater Stem Co. and the new Gig Harbor Flower Farmers Guild
https://youtu.be/gMiHdS8Z9Sc?si=W6bODEm9PB1VKmst Kristen Rubin, Sweetwater Stem Co. This week we’re learning about how one grower has managed her first five…
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Episode 638: A visit to Washington flower farm Field to Heart, with Dee Swan and Valiant Poole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2LUprKQ7r8 The Slow Flowers Podcast is grateful to the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market for its longtime support -- and…
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Episode 637: Growing high-value cut flowers for Dallas weddings and event florists, with Sarah Jo Eversole of Everbloom Fields
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ7Eb9uGN-k Sarah Jo Eversole at Everbloom Fields Today, you’re invited to join me on a visit to Everbloom Fields, an urban…
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Episode 636: Slow Flowers Summit heads to Canada in 2024. Meet Becky Feasby, Latifa Pelletier-Ahmed, and Lourdes Still
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIj5Amfyo4w A conversation about the native plants and sustainable land care practices of the Canadian prairies and grasslands…
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Episode 635: Making space for local flowers at the conventional wholesale florist, with Andrea Grist of Florasource KC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlIq1TrnmY8 So wonderful to reunite with Slow Flowers friend Andrea K. Grist! Today’s episode includes a short conversation…
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Episode 634: Marigolds and Succulent Pumpkins, autumn botanical design with Caitlin Mathes of The Marigold Gardens and Eileen Tongson of FarmGal Flowers
https://youtu.be/6mAqGZYBCb4 We’re releasing today’s episode on Wednesday, November 1st, and this means you’ve probably just wrapped up your Halloween…
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Episode 633: Building a Community of Local Flower Farmers Over Pie and Coffee, with Jodi Logue of Moss and Madder Farm
https://youtube.com/live/orcgviPZEdU?feature=share We’ve just wrapped up our celebration of the 10-year Anniversary of the Slow Flowers Podcast with a…
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Episode 632: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 566 with Joanna Letz of Bluma Flower Farm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5bWvsGt8yg This is our final encore episode as part of the 10-year celebration of the Slow Flowers Podcast being on the air as…
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Episode 631: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 529 with David Brunton of Right Field Farm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5E5FyIFkvo This week, I’m sharing an encore episode from the 9th year of the Slow Flowers Podcast, a conversation with David…
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Episode 630: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 475 with Talia Boone of Postal Petals
I hope you have been enjoying our 10-year retrospective as I have. It has been so fun to reconnect with some of our Slow Flowers members who shared their…
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Episode 629: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 445 with Mara Tyler of Pennsylvania’s The Farm at Oxford
Mara Tyler (c) Taken by Sarah I hope you have been enjoying our 10-year retrospective as I have. It has been so fun to reconnect with one of our guests dating…
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Episode 628: Jennifer Jewell’s love letter to seeds and her new book, “What We Sow”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SJ8FiEBuHE Today’s conversation is both timely and inspiring; compelling and important. I want to welcome Jennifer Jewell back…
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Episode 627: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 396 with Whit McClure of Los Angeles-based Whit Hazen
Whit McClure at the Slow Flowers Summit 2019 In April 2019, I met up with today’s encore guest, flora artist Whit McClure of Los Angeles-based Whit Hazen…
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Episode 626: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 304 with Janis Harris of Harris Flower Farm in Ontario, Canada
Today is the 5th Encore Episode of our retrospective to highlight one episode from each year of the past decade and bring the best of the Slow Flowers Podcast…
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Episode 625: Kristen Griffith-VanderYacht designs a signature summer arrangement and introduces “Flower Love,” his new book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcejY1Zed-M Today, we have a fun episode to share with you and the timing is perfect to welcome Kristen Griffith-VanderYacht to…
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Episode 624: Brooklyn in Bloom with Suzanna Cameron of Stems Brooklyn Florist
https://www.youtube.com/live/Ji5r2OqRNC0?feature=share Today we're taking a pause on the 10-year retrospective to bring you a fun video episode -- a shop tour…
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Episode 623: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 270 with sisters and floral entrepreneurs Mary Coombs and Dawn Clark of A Garden Party and A Milkhouse Party
Today is the 4th Encore Episode as our decade-long retrospective to highlight one episode from each year of the past decade and bring the best of the Slow…
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Episode 622: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an encore with flower farmers Mandy and Steve O’Shea of 3 Porch Farm
Georgia flower farmers Mandy and Steve O'Shea (c) Brittany Towsell We’re continuing the 10-week celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Slow Flowers…
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Episode 621: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an encore with flower farming educator Lisa Mason Ziegler, author of Cool Flowers
Flowers in her arms! We're continuing the 10-week celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Slow Flowers Podcast! I launched the first-ever podcast about…
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Episode 620: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore with sustainable brands expert Kierstin DeWest and organic flower farmer Joan Thorndike of LeMera Gardens
Today is red letter day -- the 10th anniversary of the Slow Flowers Podcast! I launched the first-ever podcast about flowers on July 23, 2013 with Episode 100!…
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Episode 619: Meet Erin Greene, King Estate Winery’s culinary garden manager, on growing organic and biodynamic food and flowers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92-MtDibJcs I'm so happy to share today's episode with you because it came together through total serendipity, thanks to…
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Episode 618: Fiber and Flowers: Elaine Vandiver of Gholson Gardens and Old Homestead Alpacas updates her story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv9U3691n4w Hi all, last week, you met Anne Sumner of Walla Walla Flower Farm - what a fun episode, and I especially loved the…
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Episode 617: A visit to Anne and Scott Sumner’s Walla Walla Flower Farm with a bonus fiddle-and-guitar performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BHac7fAq1Y Scott and Anne Sumner of Walla Walla Flower Farm performing in their fields Welcome, friends! I have such a lively…
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Episode 616: Meet the Creatives who designed our American Flowers Week 2023 Botanical Couture Collection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT9xryOm-OA In 2015, Slow Flowers introduced American Flowers Week, inviting flower lovers, gardeners, growers, and designers…
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Episode 615: Slow Flowers Summit Speaker Round-up with our subject experts in Flower Farming, Floral Design and Sustainability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRCouoc2Xyk We have an info- and inspo-packed show today in which you will meet six floral experts who will present at next…
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Episode 614: Julio Freitas of The Flower Hat designs a spring arrangement and previews his Slow Flowers Summit appearance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emYtcj-K6_w Today, I'm happy to share my recent conversation with Julio Freitas, owner of The Flower Hat, an event floral…