Navigating Fires as a Farmer with Menagerie Flower
Jill Carmel Photography
Flower Discoveries: Petal it Forward
If you’ve been around here long enough, you know how much we love to “love the world through flowers.” The Society of American Florists (SAF) believe in doing so as well and have declared Wednesday, October 21 as Petal It Forward Day. What is this and how does it work? Listen in to find out! You’ll also hear about some great floral substitutions for peonies and garden roses (because the clients who request those blooms abound!)
Jill Carmel Photography
Special Guest: Menagerie Farm & Flower
Joining Kelly today is Felicia Alvarez of Menagerie Farm & Flower. Menagerie is located in California, so Felicia has had several years of experience dealing with wildfires and the effects that come with them. She’s sharing her perspective as well as some tips for growers on how to handle ash blown on fields and flowers. Then, it’s all about the roses! Growing and harvesting advice, handling thorns, and extending the vase life of roses—you’ll hear it all here on the Team Flower Podcast!
Menagerie Farm & Flower is a farm and nursery specializing in garden roses, specialty flowers, French prunes, assorted stone fruits, nuts, and rice all on over 100 acres of California farmland. They supply both the retail and wholesale marketplaces. Felicia is the founder of Menagerie, and in addition to farming, she shares her two decades of experience and passion with both beginning and experienced gardeners and farmers from across the country with online 1:1 coaching and in-person farm courses.
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Using Flowers as Therapy for Chronic Illness
You may be surprised by the number of people around you who are living with chronic illness. Perhaps you’re one of them. How can flowers help? April Holmes, Team Flower Member and owner of April Showers Flowers, is here to tell you! Flowers have impacted her in a huge way, and whether you’re living with chronic illness or you know someone who is, you’ll be encouraged by her experience!
