Tangle: undeniably in community with one another
Tendril: climbing, hopeful, curly
It began with my wedding. My mother-in-law sourced flowers and arrangments herself. I was in awe of her knowledge and arrangements. The spark was lit. Because it was 2020, we didn’t have our reception until a year later. In that time, a local flower farm had opened, and we went to visit. As soon as I took a look at the rows of blooms, I knew my heart desired this life more than it had ever desired anything. I had spent years working as an actor and theatre educator (and still do those things!) so I know a little something about hustling, so I immediately got to work. After a year of learning, we moved to our current property in Sharpsville, PA, and I was finally ready to call myself a flower farmer.
Now I am a mother of two little ones, teaching theatre, and growing flowers.
I believe that healthy and beautiful flowers come from healthy and beautiful soil. To that end, I work to eliminate plastic from my practice as much as I can, and to cultivate a sustainable practice of flower farming.
I believe that flowers are powerful, and we all benefit from access to them. They can remind us to breathe, brighten up a bad day, or soothe a broken heart. They can conjure memories of the past or offer up promises of a future. They are temporary and help us to learn to live in the moment. I’m working on a pay-what-you-can bouquet program for those who feel fresh flowers are too much of a luxury for them.
my wedding day, and the day I realized flowers were my future.
Why support local flowers?
Reducing the carbon footprint by eliminating shipping is always a positive. In addition, you are staking a claim in your local economy and ecosystem by ensuring that your neighbors are paying attention to soil and cycles.
By supporting local, you are certain to only have access to flowers that are available in season. It’s a way of slowing down and getting in touch with time. A way to live more intentionally.
Flowers that are shipped from outside your local area are open to questionable practices. Some of your low-cost flowers rely on dangerous pesticides and poor labor practices to get you flowers out of season, and in unnatural colors and conditions.
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