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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 552 (Part Two): Eva Leach, on songwriting as an expression of female empowerment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qX1C-4TDLc Welcome to Part Two of the Slow Flowers Podcast, Episode 522, a special bonus conversation with singer-songwriter…
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Episode 552 (Part One): Teresa Rao of Belle Pétale designs with local flowers, floriography and French inspiration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0LeQEdkwWs Today, I have two interviews and this is Part One. First up, a delightful mother-daughter design duo shares their…
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Episode 551: Riz Reyes shares his first book: GROW, A Family Guide to Plants and How to Grow Them
https://youtu.be/zLx9bwGnLNw It's Spring, so it's garden book season, of course. Last week, you met Teresa J. Speight, author of Black Flora. Today, it's my…
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Episode 550: Celebrate the publication of Black Flora, with author Teresa J. Speight
https://youtu.be/9HVJNoRhWgE I'm so excited this week to share the video from our March Slow Flowers member meet-up featuring author Teresa J. Speight as our…
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Episode 549: Local Flowers on the National Stage, Starring in a John Deere Commercial with Judd and Shannon Allen of Ohio’s Bloom Hill Farm
https://youtu.be/t0tOm-9SvY8 Today's guests, Shannon and Judd Allen, are first-generation farmers who grow specialty cut flowers in Uniontown, Ohio, serving…
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Episode 548: Flowers – Self Care Made Easy, and more about the new flower promotion campaign with Steve Dionne of CalFlowers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZVF4y_zhW0 THAT FLOWER FEELING is a cooperative effort to get more Americans enjoying more flowers, more often. From upscale…
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Episode 547: “Small Farm, Big Dreams” with Jennifer and Adam O’Neal of PepperHarrow Farm
https://youtu.be/rlTMy9WVTsw I believe that springtime brings out the creativity in all of us and even though we're still nearly a month from the start of…
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Episode 546: Oregon-grown flowers with Bethany Little of Charles Little & Co. and Beth Syphers of Crowley House Farm
https://youtu.be/l8_Fo4bvLsc February has been a month packed with flowers, from Valentine's Day to our annual spring ritual here in Seattle -- the Northwest…
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Episode 545: Valentine’s Day with all-local flowers — live from the top of the Empire State Building with Jaclyn Rutigliano of Hometown Flower Co.
https://youtu.be/cEg4d5POQLw First of all, I hope you had a happy Valentine's Day! Today, we are in for a real treat. So many of our members – flower farmers…
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Episode 544: Growing Nursery Customers with a Flower Shop and Cutting Garden Program, with Jen Healy of J&B Garden Center in Albany, Oregon
https://youtu.be/DEEyyLNX2lw Today, we're sharing more insight about one of the themes of the 2022 Slow Flowers Floral Insights & Industry Forecast, released…
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Episode 543: Flowers, Food and Fiber with Jennifer Kouvant of Six Dutchess Farm in Hudson Valley, New York
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOSA64L3Zmo Before we start today, don't forget to listen for details about the 2022 Northwest Flower & Garden Show ticket…
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Episode 542: Welcome to 2022 and the Slow Flowers Floral Insights & Industry Forecast with Debra Prinzing and Bloom Imprint’s Robin Avni
https://youtu.be/qf9WxhFUE48 It's great to be here today to share our 8th consecutive floral forecast for the Slow Flowers community. The audio you'll hear was…
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Episode 541: It’s all in the Details with Corinne Heck of Details Flowers Software
https://youtu.be/eKi8x3WAGDM At the beginning of a New Year, I often find myself focusing on all the projects and improvements I want to tackle, not as…
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Episode 540: Slow Flowers Society’s 2021 Year in Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4d6fj2eUP4 It's that time again -- our chance to review and reflect on all we achieved and experienced in the year that's just…
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Episode 539: Meet Gina Lett Shrewsberry of Inspirations by Gina and Valerie Crisostomo, founder of Black Girl Florists
https://youtu.be/p0A3EzW7goc We recorded today's show last week as the final video episode of 2021, so for Podcast listeners, it's our first episode of 2022 --…
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Episode 538: How Seattle floral designer Carlee Donnelly of The Rusted Vase created a floral mannequin for Fleurs de Villes Noel
https://youtu.be/fcupDb7Bygo Today's guest, Carlee Donnelly of The Rusted Vase Co. Click on the video above to see Carlee's beautiful botanical couture fashion…
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Episode 537: Meet Melissa Mercado-Denke of Seattle’s Campanula Design Studio and learn about her unique and seasonal gifting program
https://youtu.be/B5G1K5IWJJM We are continuing December's series of studio tours with holiday decor demonstrations with a visit to Seattle florist Melissa…
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Episode 536: A Slow Flowers Reunion with Robin Hollow Farm’s Polly & Mike Hutchison and a tour of Robin Hollow Flowers, their new retail space
https://youtu.be/fxAX4ihvn9E Our episodes this month have included a series of studio tours with holiday decor demonstrations -- and today you'll be treated to…
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Episode 535: Where She Blooms – Lori Poliski of Flori LLC designs a 100% compostable holiday wreath from her charming studio
https://youtu.be/Qz65ppy6ZGA Farmer-florist Lori Poliski of Flori, photographed in front of her studio in Woodinville, Washington (c) Missy Palacol Thank you…
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Episode 534: Relocalizing Flowers, a Slow Flowers Panel Discussion at the 2021 Tilth Conference
https://youtu.be/DeNj9H7j7J0 Thank you so much for joining us! Today, I'm sharing the audio recording of a November 20th panel I moderated for the annual Tilth…
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Episode 533: Flowers as Artist’s Muse with TJ McGrath of TJ McGrath Design
https://youtu.be/C_WTDlGYU6U Thank you so much for joining us today! You are in for a very special treat because I've invited TJ McGrath of TJ McGrath Design…
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Episode 532 Managing growth as a sole-proprietor with farmer-florist Sarah Wagstaff of SUOT Farm and Flowers
https://youtu.be/jpeAWpoqUVs Why is it that we're supposedly moving into our quieter, perhaps dormant season, but we are doing everything but resting?! I don't…
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Episode 531: Coaxing Color and Pigment from the World of Foraged Mushrooms, with Julie Beeler of Bloom & Dye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHJmO0SqK8A Thank you so much for joining us today! If there's anything I've learned from my publishing partner Robin Avni…
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Episode 530: Encouraging florists to consider a more sustainable business model, a conversation with Libby Francis-Baxter of Baltimore’s The Modest Florist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRlFmsrRGjM Watch my wonderful conversation with Libby Francis-Baxter of The Modest Florist For our final week of October's…
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Episode 529: Making Bouquets and talking shop with farmer-florist David Brunton of Maryland-based Right Field Farm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5E5FyIFkvo Thank you so much for joining us today! As you may know, October is our month to celebrate our Slow Flowers members…
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Episode 528: Meet farmer-florist Eileen Tongson of Orlando-based FarmGal Flowers and enjoy her harvest-cornucopia design demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OURJHGtx7XA Thank you so much for joining us today! October is our celebration of our Slow Flowers members and one of my goals…
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Episode 527: Grow. Design. Teach. How Sweet Earth Co.’s Xenia D’Ambrosi fine-tuned her brand message with three essential words
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nICvbZxTo2k I've just returned from a short trip to New York City and Brooklyn, one of the highlights of which included my…
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Episode 526: How a Full-Service Retail Florist Sources Montana-Grown Blooms with Lindsay Irwin of Bitterroot Flower Shop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FlSd-SPH8I I have a great interview to share with you today -- and it includes a virtual visit to Bitterroot Flower Shop in…
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Episode 525: Flipping the Script after 18 years as a wedding and event florist with Anne Bradfield of Analog Floral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPyvi6pwqro You may have met today's guest as the owner and design director of Floressence, an event floral design studio…
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Episode 524: The Business of Selling Your Flowers to Florists – Expert advice from farmer-florist Julio Freitas of The Flower Hat
https://youtu.be/UKxyY99TUk8 I have a very special treat for you. Earlier this month, I traveled to Missoula, Montana, where I gave the opening presentation to…
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Episode 523: Vashon Island Flowers, Part Two: Meet Halee Dams of Marmol Farm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6znwoR7IIU I'm excited to share Part Two of my visit to Vashon Island and introduce you to Halee Dams of Marmol Farm. Halee…
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Episode 522: Vashon Island Flowers, Part One: A Visit to Sweet Alyssum Farm and a conversation with Alyssa O’Sullivan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXTA76tCFPE Last week I took a short ferry ride from the mainland - from Tacoma's Pt. Defiance - to Vashon Island, Washington…
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Episode 521 Lessons from a Young Flower Farmer and a Visit to Pops Flowers with owner Vanessa Vancuren
I'm so excited to introduce today's guest, Vanessa Vancuren of Pop's Flowers, based in Edgewood, Washington. Click below to watch the farm tour and interview…
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Episode 520: Visit Kris Bennett, gardener-florist at Bennett Botanical Garden and KRISanthemums in Hermiston, Oregon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vr35HgXyJE Today, we visit the gardens and workshop of longtime Slow Flowers member Kris Bennett of KRISanthemums, a…
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Episode 519: A Bloom-Filled visit to floral icon Françoise Weeks’ studio and to Sid Anna Sherwood’s flower farm
Today, I'm thrilled to introduce Françoise Weeks and Sid Anna Sherwood. In celebration of our Slow Flowers Podcasts 8th anniversary, we launched our new…
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Episode 518 Kiara Hancock of K. Hancock Events and HBO’s Full Bloom Season 2
Today's guest: Kiara Hancock of K. Hancock Events In celebration of our Slow Flowers Podcast's 8th anniversary, we launched our new, live-stream video format…
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Episode 517: The Growing Kindness Project and its founder, flower farmer Deanna Kitchen of Twig & Vine
In celebration of the Slow Flowers Show's 8th anniversary, we launched our new, live-stream video format on July 21st with the goal of sharing the faces and…
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Episode 516: A conversation about the Slow Flowers Movement with Daniel Hartz of the Sustainability Champions Podcast
https://youtu.be/o9vPCvrSjjI Today's conversation was originally broadcast in late May by "Sustainability Champions," an investigative podcast series made for…
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Episode 515: Wildflower and Fern’s Sarah Reyes on building an Oakland-based local flower hub supplying retail and wholesale buyers
Sarah Reyes welcomed me to Wildflower and Fern in Oakland, California I'm so happy to introduce you to today's guest, Sarah Reyes of Oakland-based Wildflower…
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Episode 514: All about growing and breeding dahlias with Kristine Albrecht of Santa Cruz Dahlias
Kristine Albrecht of Santa Cruz Dahlias with 'KA's Khaleesi' Of course you've heard me talk about my road trip to California in late June for the 4th Slow…
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Episode 513: On “Growing Wonder,” garden roses for floral design with Felicia Alvarez of Menagerie Farm + Flower
Today's guest is Felicia Alvarez of Menagerie Farm + Flower (c) Jill Carmel Photography June was a super-busy and invigorating month and I have lots to share…
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Episode 512: Kelly Shore of Petals by the Shore celebrates American Flowers Week and shares domestic sourcing expertise through The Floral Source
Kelly Shore of Petals by the Shore & The Floral Source Today we welcome back wedding and event florist Kelly Shore, owner of Petals by the Shore, based in…
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Episode 511: The Creative Journey, Finding Your Artistic Voice, Truth and Expression with floral artist and educator, Sue McLeary
Susan McLeary (c) e.e. berger In March 2017, I wrote a 10-page profile of Susan Mcleary for Florists' Review magazine's "Creativity" issue. It's this article…
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Episode 510: An American Flowers Week botanical couture tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Tammy Myers of LORA Bloom
Here we are, less than two weeks until the fourth Slow Flowers Summit begins on Monday June 28th and continues through Wednesday June 30th. We launched the…
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Episode 509: From Cutting Gardens to Flowers for the Home, a Conversation with the Horticulture Team at Filoli Historic House & Garden, Jim Salyards, Kate Nowell and Haley O’Connor
The Wedding Garden at Filoli Historic House & Garden (c) Gretchine Nievarez Over the past year, you've heard from many of the panelists and personalities…
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Episode 508: Horticulture, pop culture and Black American floral legends with Abra Lee of Conquer the Soil
Today, we continue our series to highlight the talented speaker lineup for the upcoming Slow Flowers Summit, taking place June 28th-30th at Filoli Historic…
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Episode 507: Slow Flowers Summit Preview with Kellee Matsushita-Tseng and Emily Saeger on Sustainable Farming x Floral Design
The Slow Flowers Summit is one month away -- it's really impossible to believe as I speak that sentence, especially after having to postpone the 2020 Summit…
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Episode 506 Great News about a new Regional Wholesale Hub with Old Dominion Flower Cooperative
Spring selection of blooms at Old Dominion Flower Cooperative I've documented the emergence and rise of regional wholesale flower hubs for more than a decade…
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Episode 505: Growing Flowers with Niki Irving of Flourish Flower Farm
Niki and William (left); Niki Irving (right), photographed at Flourish Flower Farm Let's welcome Niki Irving of Flourish Flower Farm of Asheville, N.C., a…
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Episode 504 A Conversation with Jennifer Jewell, host of public radio’s Cultivating Place and capstone presenter at the 2021 Slow Flowers Summit
Jennifer Jewell, author, radio host and garden advocate I'm delighted to welcome back return guest Jennifer Jewell to the Slow Flowers Podcast for our lovely…
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Episode 503: Farmer to Florist Collaborations in the SF Bay Area with Hannah Brannan of Gather Flora and Elise Schultheis of The Flower Wagon
Jordan Wach (left), Hannah Brannan of Gather Flora (center), and Jessica Hole of Sonoma Flower Mart (right), photographed in 2020 on the Sonoma Flower Mart…
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Episode 502: New Findings on Consumer Attitudes About Domestic & Locally-Grown Flowers with Dave Whitinger and Paul Cohen of the 2021 National Gardening Survey
Since Slow Flowers Society's roots were established in 2013, there is a perennial question I've been asked over and over: How Do We Know if Consumers Care…
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Episode 501: The Wild Mother of Oklahoma City, on floral art, activism and storytelling. Meet floral siblings Lauren Palmer, Leah Palmer and Callie Palmer
The Wild Mother Creative Studio, based in Oklahoma City; from left, Callie Palmer (seated, left); Lauren Palmer (standing) and Leah Palmer (seated, right) |…
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Episode 500: Celebrating Episode 500 and the publication of Where We Bloom, with BLOOM Imprint’s Robin Avni and designer Cynthia Zamaria of Toronto’s House & Flower
Here's the COVER with the book jacket flap fully opened to reveal Cynthia Zamaria's charming floral studio. (c) Robin Stubbert Welcome to a very special…
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Episode 499: Katherine Raz of The Fernseed, a modern plant shop and floral studio in Tacoma, Washington
Floral and Plant retail entrepreneur Katherine Raz of The Fernseed (left) and a peek at the shop's Stem Bar (c) Devon Michelle Photography (right) I'm excited…
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Episode 498: It’s a family affair with Dru Rivers of Full Belly Farm and Hannah Rose Muller of Full Belly Floral
Hanna Rose Muller of Full Belly Floral (c) Sarah Ching Photograph Today's guest have been on my wish list to interview ever since we met in person at a Slow…
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Episode 497: Meet Jill Brooke, floral journalist and creator of Flower Power Daily
A quick note for you garden-lovers! We are giving away five virtual tickets to the Great Grow Along, a new, three-day, virtual gardening festival taking place…
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Episode 496 Growing a Slow Flowers Farm-ily – a beautiful story from Perry-winkle Farm, where Mike Perry and Cathy Jones mentor and co-farm with Taij and Victoria Cotten
Victoria and Taij Cotten at Perry-winkle Farm Cathy Jones captured an iPhone photo of that "meeting" between Taij and Victoria Cotten and me at the ASCFG…
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Episode 495: A farmer-florist creates a boutique business on a small island. Meet Lindsey Cummins of Dancing Flower Farm
Lindsey Cummins of Dancing Flower Farm on Lopez Island, Washington -- showing off her first early spring bouquet of the year! Last month, I was treated to a…
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Episode 494: How does Rooted Farmers’ marketplace work? An update from founder Amelia Ihlo and insights from farmer-florist Haley Billipp of Eddy Farm and Connecticut Flower Collective
Growers' bunches from Amelia Ihlo of Reverie Flowers and Rooted Farmers Today, we have two great guests involved in Rooted Farmers. You first met Amelia Ihlo…