ASCFG Events Calendar

ASCFG Supplier Showcase: Get Ready to Thrive in 2025!

Zoom

The ASCFG will host the 2025 Supplier Showcase on Monday, December 9, and Tuesday, December 10, 2024. This is a wonderful opportunity for members to connect with agricultural and cut flower vendors. ASCFG members are invited to attend these complimentary webinars, during which vendors will discuss current and forthcoming products, tools, and other useful resources. […]

ASCFG Supplier Showcase: Get Ready to Thrive in 2025!

Zoom

The ASCFG will host the 2025 Supplier Showcase on Monday, December 9, and Tuesday, December 10, 2024. This is a wonderful opportunity for members to connect with agricultural and cut flower vendors. ASCFG members are invited to attend these complimentary webinars, during which vendors will discuss current and forthcoming products, tools, and other useful resources. […]

Ask an Expert: Best Practices for Seed Saving

Zoom

Join us for the ASCFG's January 2025 Ask an Expert webinar on Monday, January 13, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern! Erika Clarke founded and manages Sow Local Seeds, a family farm that specializes in locally adapted and ecologically produced flower, herb, and vegetable seeds in Nova Scotia, Canada. During her presentation, she will walk attendees through […]

Ask an Expert: Pressed Flowers for New Products and New Customers

Zoom

Join us for the ASCFG’s February 2025 Ask an Expert webinar on Monday, February 17, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern! Kate Punnett created a small flower press company called The August Press where she sells flower presses across North America. She also captures her pressed art digitally and sells her prints, and her future goals are […]

Ask an Expert: Solar Panels on Cut Flower Farms

Zoom

Jenny Jonak has been an attorney for 27 years as well as the founder and owner of Dragon Song Farm in Eugene, Oregon. During this Ask an Expert webinar, Jenny will describe her experience with installing solar panels on her cut flower farm. This important infrastructure investment required time, upfront costs, and research, and Jenny […]

Ask an Expert: Developing New Customer Experiences, Diversifying Income Streams

Zoom

Sarah and Curtis Millsap grow 2 acres of flowers and vegetables annually, with 25,000 square feet under plastic, including a 1,600 square foot Chinese solar greenhouse and a 6,000 square foot minimally heated greenhouse. They use organic practices, and offer their produce for sale through a year-round, a 185 member CSA, farmers’ market, and restaurant […]

Ask an Expert: Online Bookkeeping for Cut Flower Farmers

Zoom

Jessica and Graham Chase are the owners and farmer-florists of Sierra Flower Farm in Gardner, Nevada. The farm isn't the typical farm of rolling acres, but rather a tiny urban farm with about a half acre in production, selling wholesale blooms and servicing local weddings. Conscious of their impact on the environment and the ecosystem […]

Ask an Expert: Companion Planting for Cut Flower Crops

Zoom

Join us for a session on companion planting for crop flower crops with Jalisca Thomason, founder of Rustic Roots Floral Design, and agroforestry professor at Bakersfield College. Jalisca will introduce the concept of companion planting, discuss the benefits and considerations, and provide practical advice that attendees can try on their own farms. Jalisca Thomason is an […]

Ask an Expert: Developing a Safety Management Program

Zoom

Zach Bruce is the Director of Safety Services at Hortica and joined the company in 2005 as a Safety Services Consultant, providing safety and loss control services to the horticultural industry. With decades of experience and insight, be sure to join in as he offers advice on developing a robust safety program for your farm. Zoom instructions […]

Ask an Expert: Sustainability Practices to Incorporate into Your Farm

Zoom

So you want to be a more sustainable farmer but are uncertain how to get started? We’ve got you: Join Mandy and Steve O’Shea of 3 Porch Farms as they cover a sampling of easy-to-incorporate practices that will reduce the environmental impact of your farm. 3 Porch Farm is renowned for their commitment to environmental well-being […]

Ask an Expert: Speed Guide to Making an Annual Marketing Plan for Cut Flower Farmers

Zoom

Join us for a session on developing an annual marketing plan for your farm!  Myrna Greenfield is the “Top Egg” at Good Egg Marketing and the author of Marketing Your Farm: A practical guide to attracting loyal customers and increasing sales (Savvy Press 2022). Good Egg Marketing provides business planning and marketing services for food and farm-related businesses and […]

Ask an Expert: Floral Design for Destination Weddings and Elopements

Zoom

Join us for a session on floral designs for destination weddings and elopements with Jalisca Thomason, founder of Rustic Roots Floral Design, and agroforestry professor at Bakersfield College. Jalisca will discuss the unique considerations and practices inherent in creating floral designs for small and unique events held in distant locations, such as transportation, heat management, and […]