2022 ASCFG Conference

MONDAY, AUGUST 1

Spice up Your Product Mix—Try These New Cultivars and Unusual Species
John Dole, NCSU, Raleigh
Slideshow
Handout

Grow and Expand Your Business
Jenny Elliot and Luke Franco, Tiny Hearts Farm, Copake, New York
Slideshow

Creating Jobs for Inner City Youth through Cut Flowers
Quilen Blackwell, Chicago Eco House/Southside Blooms, Chicago, Illinois”
Slideshow

Advanced Crop Planning
Lyndsay Biehl, Wildroot Flower Co., Marietta, Ohio
Slideshow

High Volume, In-Vessel Composting for Flower Farms
Linda D’Arco, Little Farmhouse Flowers, Jay, New York
Slideshow

Winter Tulip Production
Emily von Trapp, von Trapp Flowers, Waitsfield, Vermont
Slideshow

Winter Heated Crate Growing
Anna Jane Kocon, Little State Flower Farm, Riverton, Rhode Island
Slideshow

Flower Feud—A Bridal Bouquet Demonstration
Linda Doan, Bailey Hale, and Janis Harris

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

CONCURRENT SESSIONS A

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

CONCURRENT SESSIONS B

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