Today we’re visiting with Linda D'Arco of Little Farmhouse Flowers in Jay, New York to chat about:

• transitioning to the floral profession from "teacher by day, farmer by night"
• logistics of starting a flower farm
• extending the growing season
• preparing a wedding proposal as a farmer florist
• her new podcast, Frost on Flowers
• knowing when it's time to hire help and expand the team
• addressing sustainability in business
• learning to convey the value of farm fresh flowers through strategic website messaging
• her Tulip Forcing Workshop for flower farmers in collaboration with von Trapp Flowers
• learning to sketch floral designs for proposals

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 79:

• Susan McLeary
• Lewis Miller Design
• Flower School New York
• Sustainable Floristry Network
• Shane Connolly
• Squarespace
• Frost on Flowers Podcast
• Emily von Trapp | von Trapp Flowers

MORE ABOUT LITTLE FARMHOUSE FLOWERS HERE:

 Website | Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest

DUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES MENTIONED:

Tulip Forcing Workshop | Floral Sketching Workshop

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BB Podcast Co-Hosts are: Amy McGee (Botanical Brouhaha) + Maggie Bailey (Bramble & Bee)

BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Landon McGee