SLOW FLOWERS with Debra Prinzing show

SLOW FLOWERS with Debra Prinzing

Summary: SLOW FLOWERS is about making a conscious, sustainable choice in how you choose flowers. The podcast introduces listeners to the leading voices in the SLOW FLOWERS movement, from the field to the vase. Meet American flower farmers, eco-couture floral designers, innovative Do-It-Yourself designers and pioneering farmer-florists. Debra Prinzing, the leading advocate for American Grown flowers, hosts the conversation and encourages you to join the creative community.

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 Episode 491: The 19-year evolution of a retail florist with Kelly Marie Thompson of Chicago-based Fleur Inc. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:42

If you want to walk through a case study of a boutique retail florist and special events florist, today’s guest is here to share! I’m so pleased to welcome Kelly Marie Thompson, owner of Fleur Inc., based in Chicago. Fleur Inc is a diversified lifestyle boutique and special event design studio. Kelly formed the enterprise […]

 Episode 490: The launch of BLOOM Imprint, Slow Flowers’ new publishing venture, with co-founders Debra Prinzing and Robin Avni | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:15

It’s a very exciting day for Slow Flowers and this episode is devoted to some BIG NEWS. I’m thrilled to tell you all about it! I’ve invited Robin Avni, past guest of this podcast, to join me as together we tell you all about our new collaboration — the formation of a boutique book publishing […]

 Episode 489: Fawn Rueckert of Sego Lily Flower Farm, an urban micro farm in Utah | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:25

I have a fabulous and informative conversation for you today, with Fawn Rueckert of Sego Lily Flower Farm, based in Utah’s Salt Lake Valley. I first met Fawn in person in September 2019 when I was in Salt Lake City for the annual GardenComm conference. I skipped out one day and rented a car to […]

 Episode 488: Meet my neighborhood florists, Cindi Schriock from CMS Floral Design and Gina Thresher of From the Ground up Floral | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 56:10

Hello friends! It’s 2021 and I couldn’t be happier to welcome you to our fun conversation today! Anyone who’s been part of the Slow Flowers Community knows how deeply we value professional contacts that develop into friendships. And today, you will meet two women who are Slow Flowers members, and now, both my neighbors and […]

 Episode 487: Slow Flowers Floral Insights & Industry Forecast for 2021 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:10

The Pursuit of Nature This Forecast began seven years ago in 2014 when I began documenting shifts and changes in the Slow Flowers Movement. I recently described the origins of this important exercise in my new online course, Taking Stock and Looking Ahead [P.S. follow this link to learn how you can take this free course […]

 Episode 486: Slow Flowers’ 2020 Year in Review | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:12

Welcome to the final episode of the Slow Flowers Podcast for 2020. As I have done since the beginning of 2014, I’m turning the spotlight on our year of Slow Flowers. Next week, on January 6th, I’ll bring you the annual report for our 2021 Slow Flowers’ Floral Insights and Industry Forecast. Last year at […]

 Episode 485: Slow Flowers’ Holiday Music Special with floral designer-musician Remy Brault of Labellum Flowers and Nest of Seven | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:49

It’s that time again, Welcome to our annual Slow Flowers Holiday Music Special! I’m so happy today to bring you an audio gift of music. Please enjoy my conversation with Bozeman, Montana-based Remy Brault, who with her husband and partner Fred Brault own the contemporary floral boutique Labellum Flowers. The couple originally met through music and […]

 Episode 484: Recap from the 2020 Young Farmers & Cooks Conference – The Regional Flower Economy: Flower Farming as a Viable and Profitable Facet of Agriculture | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 49:27

Two weeks ago, you heard from Shannon Algiere and Jessica Galen as we discussed the 2020 Young Farmers & Cooks Conference, held last week as a virtual event attracting more than one thousand attendees. Shannon and Jessica shared the story of Stone Barn Center for Food & Agriculture and gave us a preview of the […]

 Episode 483: News from Arizona’s Whipstone Farm and Shanti Rade, ASCFG’s South & Central Region Director | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:48

Can you believe we are saying good-bye to 2020 very soon?! It has been a year unlike no other and the Slow Flowers Podcast has been a channel for highlighting, sharing, encouraging and challenging all that our community has faced – from silver linings and pivots to resiliency and change. We are the Voice of […]

 Episode 482: All about the 2020 Young Farmers & Cooks Conference and Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:47

I’m really excited for this week’s episode – and happy to introduce you to my two guests, Shannon Algiere co-founder of the farm at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture and currently the Farm Liaison manager, and Jessica Galen, Stone Barn’s Communications Manager. I’ve invited them to give us a snapshot of the history […]

 Episode 481: A wedding florist grows a flower farm with Candice Howard of New Jersey-based Duchess Farms | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:32

How are you all doing, friends? It’s already the week of Thanksgiving – can you believe it?! I am still racing to plant my five peony roots from Mountain Flower Farm and plant those last 100 hyacinth bulbs from Longfield Gardens, not to mention a few woody shrubs and perennials I purchased locally on a […]

 Episode 480: Meet the Flower Farmers, with ASCFG leaders, Jamie Rohda of Nebraska’s Harvest Home and Michelle Elston of Pennsylvania’s Roots Cut Flower Farm | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 58:06

Today, we return to a series I began earlier this year, featuring the regional directors of the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers. You’ll hear from Michelle Elston of Roots Cut Flower Farm in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and Jamie Rohda of Harvest Home Flowers in Waverly, Nebraska. Between them, these two flower farmers represent a significant […]

 Episode 479: Branding the Sustainable Floral Business with Pilar Zuniga of Berkeley’s Gorgeous and Green | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 55:08

In 2013, during the first year of the Slow Flowers Podcast, I interviewed a young floral designer from the San Francisco East Bay who at the time was one of the only voices talking about sustainable design practices. I called her “Berkeley’s Eco-Floral Maven” and said this: “Pilar Zuniga is blazing a new trail and […]

 Episode 478 Portland Wedding Designer Joy Proctor on creating the Say Their Names Memorial + a Bonus Conversation with Karen Thornton of Avenue 22 Events | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:17:10

I’m so honored today to welcome Portland wedding designer Joy Proctor, owner of Joy Proctor Design. Joy is internationally-recognized and named a top wedding designer by Harper’s Bazaar and Bride’s Magazine. In June, Joy and a group of friends, artists, designers and craftspeople came together in a grassroots effort to create the first Say Their […]

 Episode 477: Growing Your Business with Local Flower Sourcing with Ellen Frost of Local Color Flowers and Lisa Ziegler of The Gardener’s Workshop | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:09:50

Before we jump into today’s main segment, I want to recognize that Election Day in the U.S. is coming up in just six days on November 3rd. I’ve been wowed by the creative gestures of floral activism from our Slow Flowers members around the country. I’ve invited one of those members to share what she’s […]

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