Yes, I listened to your entire video ;) My extended family is the largest flower vendor at the Portland Farmers Market and have been doing it for over 2 decades, not as a side hustle, but as their main income. It'll get easier I promise you. Keep up the good work. If you're located on a main road, put up a self pay flower stand and make bouquets for it. Depending on if you're on the main road or not, that can fetch $20-$100K alone. Our farm is on a main small highway so we erected a 3 wall self pay stand. Apparently if you do 4 walls (with a door), there are rules and regulations. But if you do 3 walls only and there's no one manning it, the laws totally change. On Mother's Day, we double the price of our flowers to $50. We normally only sell them for $25. Plus, many flower vendors create the bouquets the night before, but we simply bring 30-40 5 gallon buckets with loose stems packed and arrange the bouquets on the spot for customers. By doing this, we can sell much more bouquets and customize the orders. We do many farmers market and many times we sell out. We do another farmers market on a different day and have to bring our 5 kiddos with us, ages 2-11, so I totally get the issue with kids distracting you, because that happens to us ALL THE TIME lol. Our 5 year old is autistic so he's a handful at the farmers market too lol... It's very tough for us, but at that market alone, just my wife and 11 year old daughter can make 100+ bouquets on good days while I man the square and make some occasional arrangements AND watch and tend to the smaller kiddos.
I have no interest in selling at a Farmer's Market, but I do go to our local market every Saturday and this is so interesting to me to know how much effort goes into every product at every booth. This only makes me appreciate my local market and the people who sell there even more! ❤️
There really is a lot that goes on behind the scenes! I’m so happy to hear that this gave you some insights into the market. Not to say that everyone is as intentional with what they sell/how they sell it, but I think a lot of us are. Thank you so much for supporting your local market! 💕 and my channel as well for watching! 😘
❤️ flower farming is my dream! I absolutely love the process of starting seeds, getting your hands dirty, watching the growth, and encorporating my kids. I love your idea of seasonality, and that you have been so transparent on this journey. I’ve followed you for a while now and I like watching anything you’re working on… whether it’s cleaning or whatever. This is my 2nd year growing flowers/veg from seed and it’s my passion. As a mom you know how hard it is to actually get a hobby outside of family””… but it’s given me so much purpose! And I love seeing your passion. I would love you to share as much as you can on what you’ve learned… keep up the good work/content!!!! Cheers!
Oh man and when the kids start to know the flowers and plants by name!!! It's just the best. 😊 Thank you so much for your support of my channel- you are exactly the reason why I do all this sharing! I'm curious- because I know you said your on year 2 of growing... If you could only plant 5 flowers from seed next year, what would they be?? Oh and the reasons for each! That would be super fun to compare notes on. 😁
@@NaturallyBrittany , gosh that’s a great question, my first year I tried a little bit of everything, this year I focused on the ones that weren’t so “fussy”… and my style is a little different, I really liked making arrangements with herbs. Especially all the different basils and dill, cilantro flowers, catnip, parsley, sage, rosemary etc… then for focal flowers zinnias, snapdragons, and sunflowers. I also had my dahlias I grew from seed last year to come back this year so that was exciting! I’m in NC zone 7b. If I had to choose 5 it would be all the Queen Lime series zinnias, basil, snapdragons, gomphrena, (which is as easy as zinnias) and dill. My color palette is a little more muted, with whites/creams, deep purple from the opal basil, and greens… my arrangements kinda have a vintage vibe. It’s just a hobby but I would make extra and take them down to our garden center and sell my extras. Anyways girl, thanks for all you do!!!
@@kellynagel2495 I hear so many people rave about how easy Gomphrena is to grow, but mine was so pathetic this year! I'm not sure where I went wrong... but I'll have to do more research and try again this year. Did you plant yours in landscape fabric? I'm thinking I must have waited to long to get my transplants in the ground... Do you know which variety you planted? Mine was the Audray White.
@@NaturallyBrittany I never use landscape fabric… I use my flower beds to grow my flowers.. It’s the only place I have to grow right now… the seeds are from baker creek, they are like a magenta, pale pink and white mix. And I start my seeds the lazy way like you showed, prick out later into cells when I have the time lol
I have been going to local Farmers Markets for years! Love it! I will be retiring my full time job and switching to a full time flower farmer. Can't wait! 🌻
I could listen to another few hours of your tips, tricks and advice about growing flowers, arranging them and selling at the market. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us! This year was my first year growing and now I'm hooked. Next year is an experiment year of what grows well here for me and constructing good flower beds. I won't rule out selling bouquets here and there, but my focus is to narrow down what I want to grow, learn how to grow it well and develop my business plan. I hope to start seriously selling the summer after that. Again, thank you so much for sharing.❤
I have become a flower-holic! I LOVE it so much! This is year 2 for me of growing flowers from seed and planting them in my backyard garden. I have a friend who lives on a farm and does a Farmerś Market on the weekends. She asked me if I wanted to sell flowers with her this coming summer, which I am thrilled about! Your video is so helpful! So much fabulous information all around! Thank you so much for doing what you do!
I love that you shared all of these tips for businesses at the farmers market and I agree I believe we should embrace seasonality because it makes life richer
yes when I do my winter arrangements, I try for seasonal in the colours and different textures, I usually do not add specific holiday elements. It limits its duration of use.
Brittany, I'm not only still here watching at the end - I actually skipped back and re-listened to a few bits that were particularly relevant to my situation, while supervising my three pre-schoolers and doing the morning chores. I can't say how happy and enthusiastic it makes me to hear about your experience at the markets, and your passion for arranging... I feel just the same way! I only did a couple of markets before I gave birth to our youngest (now 10 months), and I really enjoyed them...but if I could only choose one 'side hustle' (and realistically, that's all I can fit in for now with several fussy little ones who don't sleep much at all, no babysitters, and a super busy hubby), it would be arranging for weddings and events and providing flowers for DIY events. It gives me so much joy and purpose... When I have a bit more experience under my belt, I'd love to use my teaching background to run on-farm workshops, too. Even when I don't have a florist delivery scheduled, my 'deadheading' chore turns into picking flowers for a mock bridal bouquet - just for practice and the joy of it ;) Thanks so much for your insights and advice. Appreciation from a Kiwi-fourth-year-still-novice-mummy-flower-farmer X
thank you for this video! You have such a vibrant personality! This video was extremely beneficial! Thank you so much for all of your tips and insight!
I absolutely love this video! So much information and you are great at explaining. I was able to see your passion when you're talking about your business and your flowers!
❤ I have only recently begun to start to try to put my dream of selling my own flower arrangements and this video was so helpful! I feel even more excited abd confident that I might actually be able to pull it off 🙏 This is my first time watching one of your videos but I wile be subscribing and watching more. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for sharing all your information. I have learned more than you’ll ever know. I love the class of your booth and ❤the enthusiasm and your honesty and I’ve watched your video twice. I would love to know the cherry lemonade recipe. Obviously it must be delicious. I wish you much success, I’m hoping to start a small flower farm this year in Oklahoma and your use of the cricket was amazing. Simply amazing thank you again.
❤️ Just found you on the TH-cam’s, we are in Oregon too and just started flower farming a year or so ago. So interesting to hear how other flower farmers in the area go about it. Trying to keep the farm minimal this year with flowers as well!
All great advice. You know your stuff in the business of farmers markets. At our markets, we are not the lowest price but we sell out every time. Basically doing what you are at the market. Maybe our family will see your market as we go thru Hood River to Portland out to the Oregon Coast every summer.
Excellent idea with the water bags. Hi and thank you from your new subscriber in Germany. Really beautiful flower arrangements. Your video made my morning today.
❤I found your video before work this morning. I am finishing it now, and am a new subscriber. I have been a school counselor for 28 years. My passion for flowers has grown exponentially these past few years. I loved this video and look forward to learning more from you! Best wishes to you and your family!
I'm in a shorter season as well on Ontario, I only grow lavender for freshcflowers and dried. But I use natural grown elements. So you could do fall with thistles, branches, evergreen, cedar and cattails. As well as winter evergreen bouquets, we have also forced tulips and narcissis early for bouquets or potted arrangements. Good luck on your next year. I'm just starting myself. Did winter arrangements last year with our Xmas tree farm and this will be my first lavender season.
So happy to hear you enjoyed it! 🥰 I was having so many second thoughts while I edited this, because it’s such a long video- 🙈 but after a whole year at the farmers market I just felt like I had so much to talk about. I hope you learned something new! 😊
❤️ Wow, great tips! So well done . . . which undoubtedly is why you are so successful at the Farmer's Market, everything is done with such care.Totally agree with the branding and setting yourself apart from the other vendors.
You are new to me, but i like how you think in terms of growing your own business! I m just begining on this path, its all knew to me, i have like a small backyard where i started, but i went for the first time to the market last weekend, but i felt disappointented! The flowers are sooo underpayed, unbelievable, i could charge as much as the equivalent of 4 $ per bouquet, a 15 stems one! You are so blessed where you are, because you see things difrent , i live in east Europe, people dont like to spend money on flowers, i hope i didnt took the wrong decision by starting this, because its so much work envolved, and it feels unappreciated.
Loved the video and learned a lot. I would love to learn more. I recently retired from nursing/academia but would love to do what you do. I have the land and want to utilize it. Thanks again.
I hope your following Common flower farmer TH-cam. She is from England . She sells flowers gives classes and her bouquets are beautiful. She adds branches and wildflowers from her farm and makes the bouquets a work of art.
I have been following you since the beginning!!!! I am so so excited to see your journey! We are buying a farmette and I have done wedding flowers for friends, so I am hoping to maybe grow some flowers at the farmette! Maybe someday get into the dried florals/farmers market corner 😍
I went to my 1st farmer’s mkt meeting last night and when it comes to eggs, at least in our area, we have to rinse, candle and grade our eggs for sale. There’s a government website for the grading guideline.
This was tue first of your videos I’ve seen. I like your style and appreciate you sharing your business experiences. I am a third year flower farmer who hopes to sell at a local farmer’s market this summer. I’m just waiting to hear back about my application.
❤️thank you! I have a farm stand and was starting to grow fresh flowers and I did not know if wrapped bouquets did better than in a mason jar as far as selling them? And if you put those water bags on the wrapped ones every time? Thank you again for all of this information, it’s wonderful.
💖💕thank u….so informative….I’m hoping to make it a part time job as well…but just flowers n just tulips n dahlias n sunflowers 2 keep it simpler 4 myself.
Thank you for this video! I love your bouquets. I'm just getting started. I don't think I want to sell at our farmers market, but I think I would really enjoy a CSA. I want to make bigger, fuller bouquets like yours rather than smaller bunches... though I could do both, I suppose. I just feel like more is better! It's what I put in my own home. However, I also feel like everyone deserves to have flowers and be reminded that the world is full of beauty. Maybe having different price points would make that more accessible to everyone.
❤Loved your video!! It was very interesting! Your bouquets look gorgeous and overall the images you showed of your booth look professional and well done. I just found your channel and you seem like a wonderful person. I am contemplating starting a farmers market business, going to one or two markets a week. Here in Florida the market season is only Oct-Apr though. I’m so curious about storage of your bouquets prior to going to market. Do you keep them refrigerated? Do you provide flower food for your customers or suggest using that? In your opinion which flowers seem to be the most sturdy to last about a week? Thank you for sharing so many valuable tips with your viewers and I wish you much continued success in your endeavors!
Absolutely loved the video! Thank you for sharing all the info! Do you have favorite courses you’ve used to learn how to arrange your bouquets? Also, I’m curious your favorite places to order supplies and seeds..... I buy from Johnny’s Select Seed a lot.....
I hope it was helpful! As to favorite places to get seeds- I really love Johnny's too! They give so much information on the website, and I find the growing information especially helpful. I also love Floret for seeds, but they are a bit tough as a flower farmer because of the price point / packet. They aren't really as 'bulk' of an option. But great quality! I also use Botanical Interest and Renee's Garden. Oh and I haven't ordered from them before but I know a lot of people like GeoSeeds. Inexpensive, more of bulk qualities, but you've got to already be familiar with the seeds you're wanting and how to grow them. As far as courses, I've learned a lot from Team Flower. She's got an 'All Access' membership that will walk you through everything from contracts to how to make different style bouquets, to how to wrap and materials you'll need. Oh and her class on how to figure stem counts and be accurate with pricing. I recently discovered Fleur Society as well and they recently had a summit with a bunch of different floral designers in the community doing demos. That was really helpful! Lily Roden's classes are next on my list!
Can I ask where you bought the water bags? It looks like a better option than buckets of water at the market and having to wrap up the dripping stems when they are sold.
I’ll be honest- In the beginning I really didn’t know! I figured I’d grow all that I could and hoped I’d figure it out! 🙈 I definitely had no idea how I wanted to wrap bouquets for the market, and I didn’t really have a personal style of arranging. I think it just takes a lot of practice over time to see what works for you. And really what you want to put out there. Every week was kind of a new challenge because different flowers would be blooming and others would be finishing up. Now I feel like I’ve got the market bouquet making down, but I’m really enjoying the arranging part. I’d like to do more than just make bouquets to wrap up for the market. I’ve definitely got some online courses I’d love to do on flower arranging in hopes of full service weddings in 2022. 🙈
Thank you so much for the thoughtful reply. Sometimes I don’t do things because I’m afraid I won’t be any good at it, but I k ow it’s important to try. Wonderful and inspiring video. Thank you
Love this! Thank you for making! I listened to the whole video but sometimes I miss things. My question is (I am thinking of doing some of my extra vegetables, flowers and fresh herb bundles. I would imagine after a few days, if flowers or herbs don't sell, they wilt and can't be sold. What do you do in this situation? Do you just factor in losses?
So for example, what would you charge for that jar of Lillies , and would something like that sell? I have a hard time getting long stems in the beginning of the year so have to use vases and jars and am not sure what to charge for those.
❤ Love this video! Extremely helpful going into my second year next year. Can you tell me where you purchased your silver buckets at 12:40 mark. I’ve only found small ones 4-6 inches on Amazon.
Hello I have a question, If I could buy flowers wholesale, would a local florist arrange them for me and if so what is fair price range to pay. I want to retail flower arrangements.?
Great video! So important to take into consideration the time it takes for everything from planting, growing, fertilizing, to arranging, to setting up, taking down, etc. I used to hear people say they made several hundred $'s at a farmers market & I'd think "dang, that's a lot for one day!" But I didn't consider the other things they did in a week. & like you said, even if you enjoy doing it you need to consider it in labor hours, because if you only count the harvesting and arranging time for example, and another flower farmer is doing this for their main income, they HAVE to consider that into their cost, or they'll NEVER make a profit/living and you'll be undercutting them.
Exactly. I think it's very easy to give away our time on hobbies. That's kind of the point right? But I think it can get a little mixed up when we start selling. In hindsight the time spent doesn't seem like it's worth as much as it truly is. I hope this video helps some growers to remember to value their work and time like their customers do! :)
I'm a little lost. You made $20k selling at the farmers market: *Was ALL of that $20k from flowers? *What was the actual PROFIT made (since expenses weren't already deducted from this number.)?
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Yes, I listened to your entire video ;) My extended family is the largest flower vendor at the Portland Farmers Market and have been doing it for over 2 decades, not as a side hustle, but as their main income. It'll get easier I promise you. Keep up the good work. If you're located on a main road, put up a self pay flower stand and make bouquets for it. Depending on if you're on the main road or not, that can fetch $20-$100K alone. Our farm is on a main small highway so we erected a 3 wall self pay stand. Apparently if you do 4 walls (with a door), there are rules and regulations. But if you do 3 walls only and there's no one manning it, the laws totally change. On Mother's Day, we double the price of our flowers to $50. We normally only sell them for $25. Plus, many flower vendors create the bouquets the night before, but we simply bring 30-40 5 gallon buckets with loose stems packed and arrange the bouquets on the spot for customers. By doing this, we can sell much more bouquets and customize the orders. We do many farmers market and many times we sell out. We do another farmers market on a different day and have to bring our 5 kiddos with us, ages 2-11, so I totally get the issue with kids distracting you, because that happens to us ALL THE TIME lol. Our 5 year old is autistic so he's a handful at the farmers market too lol... It's very tough for us, but at that market alone, just my wife and 11 year old daughter can make 100+ bouquets on good days while I man the square and make some occasional arrangements AND watch and tend to the smaller kiddos.
I have no interest in selling at a Farmer's Market, but I do go to our local market every Saturday and this is so interesting to me to know how much effort goes into every product at every booth. This only makes me appreciate my local market and the people who sell there even more! ❤️
There really is a lot that goes on behind the scenes! I’m so happy to hear that this gave you some insights into the market. Not to say that everyone is as intentional with what they sell/how they sell it, but I think a lot of us are. Thank you so much for supporting your local market! 💕 and my channel as well for watching! 😘
❤ 🙂 Thank you I really did enjoyed your informative farmers market sells.
As the largest flower vendor at the Portland Farmers Market, I can confirm it is A LOT of hard work.
❤️ flower farming is my dream! I absolutely love the process of starting seeds, getting your hands dirty, watching the growth, and encorporating my kids. I love your idea of seasonality, and that you have been so transparent on this journey. I’ve followed you for a while now and I like watching anything you’re working on… whether it’s cleaning or whatever. This is my 2nd year growing flowers/veg from seed and it’s my passion. As a mom you know how hard it is to actually get a hobby outside of family””… but it’s given me so much purpose! And I love seeing your passion. I would love you to share as much as you can on what you’ve learned… keep up the good work/content!!!! Cheers!
Oh man and when the kids start to know the flowers and plants by name!!! It's just the best. 😊 Thank you so much for your support of my channel- you are exactly the reason why I do all this sharing! I'm curious- because I know you said your on year 2 of growing... If you could only plant 5 flowers from seed next year, what would they be?? Oh and the reasons for each! That would be super fun to compare notes on. 😁
@@NaturallyBrittany , gosh that’s a great question, my first year I tried a little bit of everything, this year I focused on the ones that weren’t so “fussy”… and my style is a little different, I really liked making arrangements with herbs. Especially all the different basils and dill, cilantro flowers, catnip, parsley, sage, rosemary etc… then for focal flowers zinnias, snapdragons, and sunflowers. I also had my dahlias I grew from seed last year to come back this year so that was exciting! I’m in NC zone 7b. If I had to choose 5 it would be all the Queen Lime series zinnias, basil, snapdragons, gomphrena, (which is as easy as zinnias) and dill. My color palette is a little more muted, with whites/creams, deep purple from the opal basil, and greens… my arrangements kinda have a vintage vibe. It’s just a hobby but I would make extra and take them down to our garden center and sell my extras. Anyways girl, thanks for all you do!!!
@@kellynagel2495 I hear so many people rave about how easy Gomphrena is to grow, but mine was so pathetic this year! I'm not sure where I went wrong... but I'll have to do more research and try again this year. Did you plant yours in landscape fabric? I'm thinking I must have waited to long to get my transplants in the ground... Do you know which variety you planted? Mine was the Audray White.
@@NaturallyBrittany I never use landscape fabric… I use my flower beds to grow my flowers.. It’s the only place I have to grow right now… the seeds are from baker creek, they are like a magenta, pale pink and white mix. And I start my seeds the lazy way like you showed, prick out later into cells when I have the time lol
I have been going to local Farmers Markets for years! Love it! I will be retiring my full time job and switching to a full time flower farmer. Can't wait! 🌻
Getting excited for this years market to start up so came back and watched this again. So much useful information. Thanks again!
Glad it was helpful!
I could listen to another few hours of your tips, tricks and advice about growing flowers, arranging them and selling at the market. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us! This year was my first year growing and now I'm hooked. Next year is an experiment year of what grows well here for me and constructing good flower beds. I won't rule out selling bouquets here and there, but my focus is to narrow down what I want to grow, learn how to grow it well and develop my business plan. I hope to start seriously selling the summer after that. Again, thank you so much for sharing.❤
I have become a flower-holic! I LOVE it so much! This is year 2 for me of growing flowers from seed and planting them in my backyard garden. I have a friend who lives on a farm and does a Farmerś Market on the weekends. She asked me if I wanted to sell flowers with her this coming summer, which I am thrilled about! Your video is so helpful! So much fabulous information all around! Thank you so much for doing what you do!
❤ I just started cut flowers because I havn't seen anyone at our market have them and we have a long grow season 235 grow day thank you so much.
I love that you shared all of these tips for businesses at the farmers market and I agree I believe we should embrace seasonality because it makes life richer
yes when I do my winter arrangements, I try for seasonal in the colours and different textures, I usually do not add specific holiday elements. It limits its duration of use.
Just found this video and channel! You’ve got such great ideas, pointers, experience, and explanations!! Amazing!! Thank you!! ❤❤
:) Thankyou Ive only just found you and it has been an absolute pleasure to spend the hour with you. Cheers Theresa - Australia
💕Thanks so much for sharing this video. So much great information. I enjoyed watching your flower farming journey this year.
Yay! I'm glad you found it informative. I had to much to say! 🙈 Thank you for coming along for the journey this year! 🥰❤️
Brittany, I'm not only still here watching at the end - I actually skipped back and re-listened to a few bits that were particularly relevant to my situation, while supervising my three pre-schoolers and doing the morning chores.
I can't say how happy and enthusiastic it makes me to hear about your experience at the markets, and your passion for arranging... I feel just the same way! I only did a couple of markets before I gave birth to our youngest (now 10 months), and I really enjoyed them...but if I could only choose one 'side hustle' (and realistically, that's all I can fit in for now with several fussy little ones who don't sleep much at all, no babysitters, and a super busy hubby), it would be arranging for weddings and events and providing flowers for DIY events. It gives me so much joy and purpose... When I have a bit more experience under my belt, I'd love to use my teaching background to run on-farm workshops, too.
Even when I don't have a florist delivery scheduled, my 'deadheading' chore turns into picking flowers for a mock bridal bouquet - just for practice and the joy of it ;)
Thanks so much for your insights and advice. Appreciation from a Kiwi-fourth-year-still-novice-mummy-flower-farmer X
thank you for this video! You have such a vibrant personality! This video was extremely beneficial! Thank you so much for all of your tips and insight!
I absolutely love this video! So much information and you are great at explaining. I was able to see your passion when you're talking about your business and your flowers!
Thank you so much! I'm so glad it was helpful. :) And I'm happy to know that how I feel about it all comes through in video. Thanks for watching! 😘
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❤ I have only recently begun to start to try to put my dream of selling my own flower arrangements and this video was so helpful! I feel even more excited abd confident that I might actually be able to pull it off 🙏 This is my first time watching one of your videos but I wile be subscribing and watching more. Thanks for sharing!
Ms. Brittany....I stayed the whole time. Quite an impressive share and a very high quality video. Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing all your information. I have learned more than you’ll ever know. I love the class of your booth and ❤the enthusiasm and your honesty and I’ve watched your video twice. I would love to know the cherry lemonade recipe. Obviously it must be delicious. I wish you much success, I’m hoping to start a small flower farm this year in Oklahoma and your use of the cricket was amazing. Simply amazing thank you again.
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We watched the entire thing! So inspiring. Great video!
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Just found you on the TH-cam’s, we are in Oregon too and just started flower farming a year or so ago. So interesting to hear how other flower farmers in the area go about it. Trying to keep the farm minimal this year with flowers as well!
All great advice. You know your stuff in the business of farmers markets. At our markets, we are not the lowest price but we sell out every time. Basically doing what you are at the market. Maybe our family will see your market as we go thru Hood River to Portland out to the Oregon Coast every summer.
Excellent idea with the water bags. Hi and thank you from your new subscriber in Germany. Really beautiful flower arrangements. Your video made my morning today.
❤️❤️❤️❤️ I grow in a Community Garden and I am excited to share my flowers!!
❤I found your video before work this morning. I am finishing it now, and am a new subscriber. I have been a school counselor for 28 years. My passion for flowers has grown exponentially these past few years. I loved this video and look forward to learning more from you! Best wishes to you and your family!
Aw well thanks for sharing your morning with me. :)
❤ Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge! 😊
I'm in a shorter season as well on Ontario, I only grow lavender for freshcflowers and dried. But I use natural grown elements. So you could do fall with thistles, branches, evergreen, cedar and cattails. As well as winter evergreen bouquets, we have also forced tulips and narcissis early for bouquets or potted arrangements. Good luck on your next year. I'm just starting myself. Did winter arrangements last year with our Xmas tree farm and this will be my first lavender season.
Thank you so much! Love this and all the info you piled into it.
So happy to hear you enjoyed it! 🥰 I was having so many second thoughts while I edited this, because it’s such a long video- 🙈 but after a whole year at the farmers market I just felt like I had so much to talk about. I hope you learned something new! 😊
Such a great video. Have another successful year...
❤️ Wow, great tips! So well done . . . which undoubtedly is why you are so successful at the Farmer's Market, everything is done with such care.Totally agree with the branding and setting yourself apart from the other vendors.
You are new to me, but i like how you think in terms of growing your own business! I m just begining on this path, its all knew to me, i have like a small backyard where i started, but i went for the first time to the market last weekend, but i felt disappointented! The flowers are sooo underpayed, unbelievable, i could charge as much as the equivalent of 4 $ per bouquet, a 15 stems one! You are so blessed where you are, because you see things difrent , i live in east Europe, people dont like to spend money on flowers, i hope i didnt took the wrong decision by starting this, because its so much work envolved, and it feels unappreciated.
❤ Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences!
Loved the video and learned a lot. I would love to learn more. I recently retired from nursing/academia but would love to do what you do. I have the land and want to utilize it. Thanks again.
❤loved your video. Brushed on many points I was curious about! Thank you!
I hope your following Common flower farmer TH-cam. She is from England . She sells flowers gives classes and her bouquets are beautiful. She adds branches and wildflowers from her farm and makes the bouquets a work of art.
I have been following you since the beginning!!!! I am so so excited to see your journey! We are buying a farmette and I have done wedding flowers for friends, so I am hoping to maybe grow some flowers at the farmette! Maybe someday get into the dried florals/farmers market corner 😍
I went to my 1st farmer’s mkt meeting last night and when it comes to eggs, at least in our area, we have to rinse, candle and grade our eggs for sale. There’s a government website for the grading guideline.
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Thank you for the video. Very nice and informative. ❤
This was tue first of your videos I’ve seen. I like your style and appreciate you sharing your business experiences. I am a third year flower farmer who hopes to sell at a local farmer’s market this summer. I’m just waiting to hear back about my application.
Welcome to the channel! Hoping you heard back about your application with good news. :)
Yes, I was accepted to a local farmer’s market!!
❤️thank you! I have a farm stand and was starting to grow fresh flowers and I did not know if wrapped bouquets did better than in a mason jar as far as selling them? And if you put those water bags on the wrapped ones every time? Thank you again for all of this information, it’s wonderful.
Oh yeah, I love camping at Mt Hood and pass by Parkdale all the time. In fact, we're going apple picking at Kiyokawa this Friday.
Small world! We love Kiyokawa Orchards. Their cider is SOOOO good too. Yummm
Plus the time to make it and the garden time. It takes a lot!! I am bushed by the time I get home!
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Great video. Wonderful job!
💖💕thank u….so informative….I’m hoping to make it a part time job as well…but just flowers n just tulips n dahlias n sunflowers 2 keep it simpler 4 myself.
Love all the info!!
Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful!
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Thank you for this video! I love your bouquets. I'm just getting started. I don't think I want to sell at our farmers market, but I think I would really enjoy a CSA. I want to make bigger, fuller bouquets like yours rather than smaller bunches... though I could do both, I suppose. I just feel like more is better! It's what I put in my own home. However, I also feel like everyone deserves to have flowers and be reminded that the world is full of beauty. Maybe having different price points would make that more accessible to everyone.
❤ watched it all & wondering how big the flower garden is?
❤️ would love to see your seed hauls, seed starting.
Thanks for the useful information. ❤️
Do you also let people make their own bouquets & if so, how much do you sell the stems for?
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❤Loved your video!! It was very interesting! Your bouquets look gorgeous and overall the images you showed of your booth look professional and well done. I just found your channel and you seem like a wonderful person. I am contemplating starting a farmers market business, going to one or two markets a week. Here in Florida the market season is only Oct-Apr though. I’m so curious about storage of your bouquets prior to going to market. Do you keep them refrigerated? Do you provide flower food for your customers or suggest using that? In your opinion which flowers seem to be the most sturdy to last about a week? Thank you for sharing so many valuable tips with your viewers and I wish you much continued success in your endeavors!
Absolutely loved the video! Thank you for sharing all the info! Do you have favorite courses you’ve used to learn how to arrange your bouquets? Also, I’m curious your favorite places to order supplies and seeds..... I buy from Johnny’s Select Seed a lot.....
I hope it was helpful! As to favorite places to get seeds- I really love Johnny's too! They give so much information on the website, and I find the growing information especially helpful. I also love Floret for seeds, but they are a bit tough as a flower farmer because of the price point / packet. They aren't really as 'bulk' of an option. But great quality! I also use Botanical Interest and Renee's Garden. Oh and I haven't ordered from them before but I know a lot of people like GeoSeeds. Inexpensive, more of bulk qualities, but you've got to already be familiar with the seeds you're wanting and how to grow them.
As far as courses, I've learned a lot from Team Flower. She's got an 'All Access' membership that will walk you through everything from contracts to how to make different style bouquets, to how to wrap and materials you'll need. Oh and her class on how to figure stem counts and be accurate with pricing. I recently discovered Fleur Society as well and they recently had a summit with a bunch of different floral designers in the community doing demos. That was really helpful! Lily Roden's classes are next on my list!
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Can I ask where you bought the water bags? It looks like a better option than buckets of water at the market and having to wrap up the dripping stems when they are sold.
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Thank you so much!!
hello first! also I love your videos
First comment! 👏🏼 Thank you so much! Hope you enjoy. :)
Did you think you’d be good at arranging the flowers before you started?
I’ll be honest- In the beginning I really didn’t know! I figured I’d grow all that I could and hoped I’d figure it out! 🙈 I definitely had no idea how I wanted to wrap bouquets for the market, and I didn’t really have a personal style of arranging. I think it just takes a lot of practice over time to see what works for you. And really what you want to put out there. Every week was kind of a new challenge because different flowers would be blooming and others would be finishing up. Now I feel like I’ve got the market bouquet making down, but I’m really enjoying the arranging part. I’d like to do more than just make bouquets to wrap up for the market. I’ve definitely got some online courses I’d love to do on flower arranging in hopes of full service weddings in 2022. 🙈
Thank you so much for the thoughtful reply. Sometimes I don’t do things because I’m afraid I won’t be any good at it, but I k ow it’s important to try. Wonderful and inspiring video. Thank you
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Love this! Thank you for making! I listened to the whole video but sometimes I miss things. My question is (I am thinking of doing some of my extra vegetables, flowers and fresh herb bundles. I would imagine after a few days, if flowers or herbs don't sell, they wilt and can't be sold. What do you do in this situation? Do you just factor in losses?
Also how many bouquets do you take to each market? Just picking your brain. Thanks!❤️
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So for example, what would you charge for that jar of Lillies , and would something like that sell? I have a hard time getting long stems in the beginning of the year so have to use vases and jars and am not sure what to charge for those.
Thanks for sharing!
Question: Where do you get your water bags from?
I'm interested in starting a flower farm at our new homestead.
Thanks in advance!
They aren't actually meant as floral water bags, but I get them on Amazon: amzn.to/47hj7Mc They are a thicker plastic so they work great. 🙌
@@NaturallyBrittany Thank you 😊
❤ still loving the video even though it’s 2023!😂
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❤ Love this video! Extremely helpful going into my second year next year. Can you tell me where you purchased your silver buckets at 12:40 mark. I’ve only found small ones 4-6 inches on Amazon.
Hobby lobby has similar buckets. On sale right now.
Hello
I have a question,
If I could buy flowers wholesale, would a local florist arrange them for me and if so what is fair price range to pay.
I want to retail flower arrangements.?
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What is the name of the paint color you have on the wall?
I love this video
I’m so glad you like it! 😊
Do you need a llc? Or ins.? To sell
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Thank you. 💕 Glad you liked it!!
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Great video! So important to take into consideration the time it takes for everything from planting, growing, fertilizing, to arranging, to setting up, taking down, etc. I used to hear people say they made several hundred $'s at a farmers market & I'd think "dang, that's a lot for one day!" But I didn't consider the other things they did in a week. & like you said, even if you enjoy doing it you need to consider it in labor hours, because if you only count the harvesting and arranging time for example, and another flower farmer is doing this for their main income, they HAVE to consider that into their cost, or they'll NEVER make a profit/living and you'll be undercutting them.
Exactly. I think it's very easy to give away our time on hobbies. That's kind of the point right? But I think it can get a little mixed up when we start selling. In hindsight the time spent doesn't seem like it's worth as much as it truly is. I hope this video helps some growers to remember to value their work and time like their customers do! :)
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I'm a little lost. You made $20k selling at the farmers market:
*Was ALL of that $20k from flowers?
*What was the actual PROFIT made (since expenses weren't already deducted from this number.)?
❤I hate to ask how much something costs although I can afford it. I don’t ask and so I don’t buy.
Exactly! It just adds another layer of decision fatigue when you have to seek out the price. Better to just see it clearly!
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What state are you in?
In Oregon. :)
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