BIPOC Professional Development Scholarship

The Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers, Inc. is dedicated to advancing the domestic cut flower industry in North America, and to increasing diversity and inclusion in our membership and in the cut flower community at large. One of the best ways to achieve this is to support and encourage BIPOC farmers by facilitating their place at the table in our educational events. With that goal in mind, the ASCFG will award registration for the ASCFG Events and Farm Tours listed below.

This scholarship is intended for people of color and for people with Black or Indigenous/First Nations heritage. Many growers struggle to find their ways—financially and otherwise—as they begin their growing careers. We know, however, that people of color often face barriers that most of us cannot see, much less have ever experienced. While it is impossible for the ASCFG to remove all such obstacles, we feel that whatever small assistance we can provide will be appreciated by those growers, while helping to increase representation and diversity within the organization and the industry, strengthening it for the future.

Learn more about Racial Equity in US Farming here.

ASCFG FARM TOURS

• March 17, 2025
  Blossom Lane Farm
  Hosts: Jonalyn Carver and Julia Keel of Full Keel Farm
  1015 Stanley Lane, Baker, FL
  DEADLINE TO APPLY: February 15
• April 8, 2025
  Wollam Gardens
  Host: Bob Wollam
  5167 Jeffersonton Rd
  Jeffersonton, VA
  DEADLINE TO APPLY: February 18
• May 21, 2025
  Full Belly Farm
  Host: Hannah Muller
  16141 Road 43
  Guinda, CA
  DEADLINE TO APPLY: April 15
• June 10, 2025
  Creekside Flower Farm
  Host: Morgan Sharpe
  Creekside Flower Farm
  Chattanooga, TN
  DEADLINE TO APPLY: May 1

How To Apply

The ASCFG BIPOC Conference Scholarship is open to anyone who meets the following criteria. Applicants must:

• Be a current member of the ASCFG for at least one year.
• Have farmed for at least two seasons (including the 2023 season).
• Self-identify as a person of color.

Please note that recipients of last year’s scholarships are not eligible to apply for this year’s scholarships.

• Applicant’s name, farm name, and contact information.
• Confirm that you are a current ASCFG member (and have been for at least a year) and that you have farmed for at least two seasons.
• Respond to three questions.