Cut Flower Coops & Collectives

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 cooperatives and collectives provide accessible and beneficial entry points to the wholesale market. These collaborative models allow groups of growers to organize into business-to-business “hubs,” where each participant contributes their products to collectively offer wholesale flowers to designers and other buyers. 

In this video, we dive into the opportunities and the challenges of online wholesale flower hubs. Theresa Schumilas of Garden Party Flower Farm is joined by designers from The Local Flower Collective (Canada’s longest running online wholesale hub) and The Ottawa Flower Collective, who share their successes, setbacks, and insights.