This week Roz caught up with Amber Partner from Howe Farm Flowers. Amber bought her farm in 2012, and the rest as they say is history.
Howe Farm Flowers is located on the Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire border, in the pretty village of Dorton. The farm is within easy reach of Thame, Bicester, Aylesbury and Waddesdon, and is a half hour’s drive from Oxford. Theylove to grow beautiful, seasonal cut flowers with a proclivity for scent and sustainability.
Key discussion points in this weeks episode:
- What is your flower farm like?
- You need to attract the right audience.
- What are you growing on an annual basis?
- What challenges do flower farmers face in the main?
- How can we make British flowers more accessible to florists?
- Weeds are the bane of my life.
- The beacon of inspiration for the industry.
- Manifesting is about what you really want and how you want it to happen.
- Don’t give up, invest more!
Howe Farm Flowers Resources:
Instagram and Facebook @howefarmflowers
Website- https://www.howefarmflowers.com
17th & 18th April 2-Part Master Class 8pm GMT – Growing Plants for Free – propagation, planning and potting on, you can sign up here > https://go.fieldgateflowers.co.uk/plantsforfree
24th April 8pm GMT – Why Grow cut Flowers, with David Bek and Dave Goulstone sign up here > https://go.fieldgateflowers.co.uk/environmentwebinar
- Lots of free resources on our website: www.thecutflowercollective.co.uk
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers
- Facebook Groups Cut Flower Farming – Growth and Profit in your business https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874
- Learn With The Cut Flower Collective https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwiththecutflowercollective