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Mapping Quebec’s Food Logistics Hubs
This initiative created a map of Quebec-based short food supply chain initiatives, addressing key goals that are critical to short supply chains: visibility, interoperability, and data accuracy.
Introducing the Community of Organizations
The Community of Organizations is a new alliance of open-source, public-good ag-tech projects working together to build cooperative digital infrastructure for agroecology. Find out how we began and where we’re heading.
Surviving Slaugust for Flower Farmers
We’re sharing tried-and-true strategies for coping with ‘Slaugust,’ including how self-reflection and good planning can help prevent burnout in future years.
Community Supported Agriculture in Canada: Connecting Farmers and Communities
Across Canada, interest in local, fresh, and ecologically grown food continues to grow. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is one of the models helping to meet that demand—by building meaningful partnerships between farmers and the people who eat their food. In...
Introducing: Sustainable Cut Flowers – Greenbelt
New Initiative Connects Ontario Florists and Designers with Fresh, Sustainable Greenbelt Flowers Ontario, Canada – September 4, 2025 – A new initiative is putting Greenbelt flower farms in the spotlight—and into the hands of florists, event planners, and wholesale...
Best Perennials for Flower Farmers in Canada
We’re delving into advantages, drawbacks, and top varieties of perennials for specialty cut flower farmers.
Digital Marketing for Flower Farmers
Confused about digital marketing? We’re walking you through the process of creating both a digital marketing strategy and a concrete plan to put your strategy to work.
Building Networks for Flower Farmers
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.
Email and Social Media Marketing for Flower Farmers
In this short guide, we walk you through first steps, best practices, and content ideas for email and social media marketing for flower farmers.
Marketing without Social Media
Learn about the value of ‘real world’ marketing for flower growers, from networking and community engagement, to offline marketing products, and more!
Plugging into Flower Plugs
Find out about the history and the future of the Collective Plug Order, a grassroots collaboration that has let small flower farmers in Canada pool their plug orders.
Working with ‘Cool’ Flowers
What are ‘cool flowers’? In this post, we’re walking through the basics and benefits of fall-planted annuals.
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