This has been a great week for LoCoFlo! On Wednesday, I went to Annapolis to the Mid Atlantic Growers meeting. This group of growers meets in the winter (November, January and February) to discuss best practices, share upcoming flower orders, listen to speakers, get trained on new techniques-and mostly just TALK about growing flowers.
Somehow…I get to go to these meetings even though I’m not a grower…which is AWESOME! I learn so much in these meetings about new flower varieties, new design techniques and more. I also get to meet new growers that are close enough to Baltimore to sell to LoCoFlo.
This month, I especially enjoyed meeting and talking with Madgie from M and M Plants in Montgomery County and Suzanne Montie from Red Chimney Flower Farm in Bowie. I’m excited to have set up a phone meeting for next week with Wenfei Uva of Seaberry Farm. I was also encouraged to hear about some young growers buying land and trying to make the transition from regular job to flower grower. The more people growing flowers locally the more options we have for our clients. So keep growing! Finally, through the magic of Facebook, I got connected to Plant Masters in Montgomery County. Check out their Facebook page to see beautiful photos of their locally grown flowers.
I’m so excited for 2011-to visit new farms and buy from new growers!
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