Rooted and Reconnected
Framingham, Massachusetts
August 1 – 3, 2022
Speaker Presentations
Monday, August 1
Winter Heated Crate Growing
Anna Jane Kocon, Little State Flower Farm,
Riverton, Rhode Island
Flower Feud—A Bridal Bouquet Demonstration
Linda Doan, Aunt Willie’s Wild Flowers
Bailey Hale, Farmer Bailey
Janis Harris, Harris Flower Farm
Tuesday, August 2
Fivefork Farms—The Evolution of a Cut Flower Farm
Grace Lam, Fivefork Farms, Upton, Massachusetts
Slideshow
An Origin Story: Fivefork Farms
Evaluating Profitability of Different Sales Channels
Julia Shanks, Julia Shanks Food Consulting, The Farmer’s Office, North Shore, Massachusetts
Slideshow
Sustainable Urban Cut Flower Production: Building Gardens off the Grid with
Solar Panels, Rainwater Catchment, and other Sustainable Practices in the Inner City
Quilen Blackwell, Chicago Eco House/Southside Blooms, Chicago, Illinois
Slideshow
Ready to Go Deeper with Postharvest?
John Dole, NCSU, Raleigh
Slideshow
Budgeting and Bookkeeping
Julia Shanks, Julia Shanks Food Consulting
Slideshow
When is No-till a Poor Choice?
Ellen Polishuk, Plant to Profit, Purcellville, Virginia
Slideshow
Tillage Goals and Alternatives Handout
Too Much of a Good Thing: Finding Balance in Considering Soil Health Methods and Products
Ellen Polishuk, Plant to Profit, Purcellville, Virginia
Slideshow
The Evolution of a Flower Subscription Service
Molly Culver, Molly Oliver Flowers, New York, New York
Slideshow
Undesigned: Key Components of Growing and Arranging, From Farmers’ Markets to Weddings
Sarah Macalpine, Two Birds One Stone Farm, Centreville, NS
Slideshow
USDA Technical and Financial Assistance
on Your Farm
Robert Purcell, Central MA NRCS, Holden, Massachusetts
Amanda Mills, Farm Service Agency
Slideshow
Farming with Partners
Jenny Elliott and Luke Franco,
Tiny Hearts
Sarah and Kenny Macalpine,
Two Birds One Stone Farm
Bailey Hale and Thomas McCurdy,
Ardelia Farm