Farmer Feature: Broadturn Farm
4 min readBroadturn Farm is a thriving flower and produce farm in Scarborough, Maine, growing around 4 acres of flowers for wholesale, CSA, farmstand sales, and their wedding design business. Situated on over 400 acres preserved by the Scarborough Land Trust, the farm also serves as a stunning event venue, showcasing seasonal floral designs known for their texture, fragrance, and delicate details. Located on land historically occupied and contested by the Pequawket people of the Abenaki Nation, Broadturn honors this legacy as part of its ongoing political and spiritual practice of learning, engagement, and care.
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Farmer Feature: Farmer Lady Flowers
4 min readMarisa Keris of Farmer Lady Flowers is a sustainable flower farmer and floral designer based in New Jersey. She grows specialty cut flowers on two acres of her family’s Christmas tree farm, supplying wholesale buyers, weddings, and her flower stand.
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Farmer Feature: Bumbleroot Organic Farm
3 min readHear from Melissa Law of Bumbleroot Organic Farm, rooted in Windham, Maine. The team grows 7-8 acres of diversified vegetables, herbs, and flowers on their 89-acre parcel, selling directly to their local community in Maine.
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2024 Year in Review: Trends and Insights
5 min readWondering what's trending in flowers for weddings and events? The Rooted team shares insights in a 2024 Year in Review, highlighting top-selling colors and genera, as well as the highest-growth colors and genera.
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Grant Opportunity 2025: Calling all Collectives and Hubs!
2 min readAre you working to develop or grow a farmer hub or collective in your community? This post is for you!
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Collective Feature: Alaska Peony Cooperative
4 min readThe Alaska Peony Cooperative is a group of over five peony farmers across Alaska that provide premium fresh-cut peonies during July and August. They ship nationwide with overnight delivery.
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Collective Feature: San Joaquin Flower Collective
4 min readThe San Joaquin Flower Collective is a partnership amongst nine specialty cut flower growers to support and streamline access to local flowers to the floral design community in Fresno, Clovis, Visalia, Bakersfield, and Modesto.
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Collective Feature: Piedmont Wholesale Flowers
5 min readPiedmont Wholesale Flowers, a cooperative founded in 2017, remains focused on their mission of being a farmer-owned cooperative that provides designer-quality sustainable florals to their local community in the Durham, NC region. We recently connected with their Market Director, Julia Carpico, who shared insights into their origin story, how they differentiate themselves from traditional wholesalers, and exciting changes for the 2024 season.
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Collective Feature: Maine Flower Collective
3 min readThe Maine Flower Collective is a member-owned cooperative that provides Maine flower growers and wholesale buyers with a centralized sales network and product delivery system.
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Collective Feature: Nantucket Flower Collective
3 min readThe Nantucket Flower Collective is a group of Nantucket flower farmers working together to make locally grown flowers more easily accessible to island florists and designers.
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We’re a Marketplace + Sales Platform: Why That’s Good for Your Farm
3 min read5 benefits a marketplace platform provides to your business
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Collective Feature: Missouri Flower Exchange
4 min readMissouri's first flower farm collective includes 17 farms in two chapter locations.
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Grant Opportunity: Calling all Collectives and Hubs!
1 min readAre you working to develop or grow a flower hub or collective in your community? This post is for you!
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The Results Are In: 2022 Year in Review!
4 min readThe Rooted team shares some insights and trends in a 2022 Year in Review.
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How to Build New Relationships with Wholesale Buyers
5 min read7 tips to help you lay the foundation for lasting relationships
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Grant Opportunity: Calling all Collective Start-ups!
2 min readAre you in the early stages of building a flower collective in your community? This post is for you!
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How To: Create Your Own DIY Evergreen Wreath
4 min readHead Farmer & Owner of Reverie Flowers Amelia Ihlo shows us how to make your own custom evergreen wreath
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Farm Finances: Dig Into Expenses
4 min readCost of Sales, Operating Expenses and Profit
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4 min readSteps toward building a sustainable farming operation.
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2 min readRevenue streams. Variable costs. Operating profit.
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Repetitive Motion Injuries: Simple Stretches for Flower Farmers
5 min readSimple stretches can be done anywhere, without any equipment to help combat the stress and strain that may result from work activities.
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