U-Pick Power for Your Flower Farm
Meet the presenters
Guest farmer (Maryland) is an attorney and entrepreneur with deep experience in law and sustainable agriculture, and co-founded an organic and aquaponic cut-flower farm in Maryland.
Guest farmer (Maryland) brings a background in sustainable farming, scientific research and sales and is the farm's other co-founder.
Together they run a successful organic and aquaponic flower farm that grows a very wide range of varieties.
Guest farmer (Ontario) started her flower farm in 2014 by selling flowers from a pallet in her driveway. The farm has since appeared in a number of magazines and newspapers, and she has turned her rural property into a gathering place for flower lovers and fans of local blooms, drawing on her horticulture background and her own story.
Guest host, an author and founder of a national local-flower network, is a tireless advocate for locally grown flowers and has built a broad view of the trade from yearly conversations with hundreds of growers, designers and floral professionals.
Guest farmer (Maryland) is an attorney and entrepreneur with deep experience in law and sustainable agriculture, and co-founded an organic and aquaponic cut-flower farm in Maryland.
Guest farmer (Maryland) brings a background in sustainable farming, scientific research and sales and is the farm's other co-founder.
Together they run a successful organic and aquaponic flower farm that grows a very wide range of varieties.
Guest farmer (Ontario) started her flower farm in 2014 by selling flowers from a pallet in her driveway. The farm has since appeared in a number of magazines and newspapers, and she has turned her rural property into a gathering place for flower lovers and fans of local blooms, drawing on her horticulture background and her own story.
Guest host, an author and founder of a national local-flower network, is a tireless advocate for locally grown flowers and has built a broad view of the trade from yearly conversations with hundreds of growers, designers and floral professionals.
Also presenting: the Hensley’s team
Below are the slide deck and written resources from this past webinar.
Held April 24, 2025.
OVERVIEW: Fields of flowers ready for cutting thrill visitors everywhere. But is U-pick right for your flower operation?
In this free webinar, presented with our guest host, farmers from Maryland and Ontario share good practices for U-pick: when and how to plan, the drawbacks to watch for, the best crops to offer, how to weigh the benefits against extra labor and liability, how to set prices and more.
The presenters and guest farmers take audience questions after the talk.
Webinar Resources
U-pick for your flower farm (slides, PDF)
Download the webinar slides.
