Open Flower Network: Putting Flowers on the Map
Building Networks for Flower Farms
July 2, 2025
Ready to grow your flower farm community?
Building networks with other flower farmers can be incredibly valuable — both personally and professionally. From attending local events to joining a member organization, networking comes in all shapes and sizes: online and offline, formal and informal.
In this video, Theresa Schumilas of Garden Party Flower Farms discusses the importance of networking, explores different types of farmer networks, and offers practical tips to help you get started.
Networking with other farmers–that’s improving your production, but it’s also building this sector in Canada, making the whole sector bigger. We all do better when the sector does better.
~ Theresa Schumilas, Garden Party Flower Farm
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Financial support was provided under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
