April 2023 Member Spotlight - Little Farmhouse Flowers

Little Farmhouse Flowers is a specialty cut flower farm in the Adirondack Park of northern New York State offering wholesale cut flowers, bulbs, and knowledge-based resources to other florists and growers. Founded by a former teacher, the business has evolved from serving mostly local retail consumers to a national wholesale customer base through the development of programs, like the Cut Flower Shipping Mini Course, and the farm’s ability to ship flowers to florists in more populated areas.

Their short online Cut Flower Shipping Mini course offers flower farmers insight into the many elements that factor into our shipping processes including sustainability, product selection, packaging, temperature considerations, carriers, discounted shipping rates, postage & labels, automation, terms & conditions, and marketing benefits. It provides helpful language for communicating policies and navigating challenging situations, templates and links for sourcing supplies, and a means to ask questions and suggest improvements to the materials. The content is available online and with unlimited access.

“The whole course was incredibly helpful for me, as I'm totally new to considering a shipping option for my farm. Each portion was important to consider, and I especially appreciated the resources and links to products mentioned at the end.” -Bess, Southbound Flowers.

To learn more about Little Farmhouse Flowers and their online courses, visit littlefarmhouseflowers.com.