Jun 26, 2025 | Channeling Optimism, News
Open Flower Network: Channeling Optimism working with ‘cool’ flowers Jun 26, 2025 Looking for a way to get ahead of the Spring rush? ‘Cool’ flowers are primarily annual flowers that can be planted early in the Fall, stay in suspended animation...
May 5, 2025 | News, Preventing Burnout
Open Flower Network: Preventing Burnout Starting the season right May 5, 2025 How can flower farmers prevent burnout before it starts? Unpredictable weather patterns, financial pressures, and never ending to-do lists can quickly lead to stress and burnout for...
Mar 18, 2025 | Expanding Wholesale, News
Open Flower Network: Expanding wholesale Cut Flower Coops & Collectives Mar 18, 2025 Selling through wholesale channels is a valuable yet often untapped income source for many small-scale flower farms, whether they are scaling up or already established. Cut flower...
Feb 25, 2025 | News, Starting Up and Scaling
Open Flower Network: Starting up & scaling Goal setting for flower farmers Feb 20, 2025 Running a successful flower farm isn’t just about growing beautiful flowers; it requires setting clear, achievable goals to drive your business forward. That’s where SMART goal...
Feb 13, 2025 | Expanding Wholesale, News
Open Flower Network: Expanding wholesale Cut Flower pricing & Quality Feb 13, 2025 Determining fair and competitive prices can be a challenge for flower farmers, whether you’re selling to consumers, designers or otherwise. Recently, we shared a spreadsheet...
Jan 13, 2025 | News, Resources for Farmers, Starting Up and Scaling
Open Flower Network: Starting up & scaling Intro to Cut Flower pricing Jan 13, 2025 Pricing is a crucial aspect of running any successful business. It’s also a tricky one for many flower farmers, who have told us they struggle to determine the right price for...
Dec 2, 2024 | News, Resources for Farmers, Starting Up and Scaling
Open Flower Network: Starting up & scaling Season reflection for flower farmers Dec 2, 2024 At the end of the flower growing season, it can be tempting to immediately think ahead to next year—or to take a much needed break! But this is the ideal time to spend a...
Sep 24, 2024 | Announcement, News
Eat Local, Grow Local, Give Local in Waterloo Region We’re excited to announce the launch of waterlooregionfood.ca. This new, free online directory lets Waterloo Region residents explore the many farms, markets, and community food organizations that make up...
Jun 28, 2024 | News, Research, Resources for Farmers
Specialty Cut Flower Farming in Canada Canada’s specialty cut flower sector is booming, led by women and gender diverse farmers. Our research indicates that this set of relatively small-scale, new farmers boasts gross sales that account for as much as one-quarter of...
