by Jennie Love | Mar 31, 2020 | Farming, Personal
A teacher I know recently said to reassure her students stuck at home, “We get to do something that has never been done before. How cool is that?!” Now that’s a master of silver linings right there, a skill I deeply admire! I’ve been trying to spot silver lining...
by Jennie Love | Mar 23, 2020 | Designing, Farming
I was recently asked to provide a list of some of my favorite podcasts for members of the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG). In making the list, I thought it would be good to share this flowers and farming podcast playlist with anyone who is feeling...
by Jennie Love | Mar 16, 2020 | Designing, Farming
Announcing “Boost Bouquets” Through Our New Flower Club Who’s feeling stressed and anxious these days? “Everyone,” would be my guess. I know that I am as a small business owner whose ability to sustain the livelihood of myself and my staff is becoming harder with each...
by Jennie Love | Mar 11, 2020 | Crop Profiles, Farming
Crop Profile: Foxgloves Foxgloves, or Digitalis, are one of my favorite flowers to grow at our flower farm in Philadelphia. Reminiscent of adorable fairy hats, they’re easy to grow from seed, highly productive, repeat bloom during the summer, and usually bloom...
by Jennie Love | Feb 21, 2020 | Farming
Recently I was remembering back to 2009 as I was going into my second growing season as a flower farmer. I just had a tiny community garden plot that year that totaled a grand 1,682 square feet. But from that garden, I managed to grow enough flowers to go to two...
by Jennie Love | Dec 18, 2019 | Farming, Regenerative Agriculture/No-Till
Christmas came early this week when our farm received its official paperwork for Certified Naturally Grown flowers! I was giddy to get my hands on that Certificate! I’m really delighted to have completed the rigorous certification process for Certified Naturally Grown...
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