Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers

ASCFG Farm Tour: River Twist Homestead
2022-10-11 09:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | River Twist Homestead, 5334 River Road, Jamestown, NC, United States
Host Carl and Jan Galloni of River Twist Homestead.
Details:

Limited to 50 attendees. Lunch included.
Registration costs $100.00. Registrations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis and fees are refunded only in case of emergency.
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Attendees will be split into two groups. One will start the day with tours of our fields and high tunnels, including harvest and prep for delivery; seedling transplanting; bed teardown; Earthway Seeder demonstration; and high tunnel do’s and don’ts. Then we’ll move to the seed shed and cooler to learn more about soil blocking and our homemade sifter for peat and compost.
Before lunch, Sammi Price of Just Priceless Florist in High Point will discuss how to prepare flowers for sale to florists. At the same time, the second group will spend time with artist Jan, learning to color wash and hand letter their own farm sign from start to finish, leaving with their own personalized sign. After lunch, the groups will switch activities.

ASCFG Farm Tour: Daveco
2022-10-01 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Daveco., 11711 W. 47th Street S., Clearwater, KS, United States
Hosts Clarence Denton and Lou Lemont of Daveco
Details:

Limited to 32 attendees
Registration costs $50.00. Registrations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis and fees are refunded only in case of emergency.
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What started in 2016 as a small (15 x 32) hoophouse to grow landscape flowers and plants is now four large tunnels (5000 sq. ft.), and several garden areas growing cut flowers for florists in the Wichita area. Starting small and increasing our production and sales each year has allowed us to grow into our market. All our crops are grown within 50 steps of our processing and cooler area. Efficient flower farming on a small scale through succession planting, and growing in tunnels has helped us triple our sales in three years. We plan to demonstrate the stand-up planter—custom-built for our farm—and other creative ideas to make flower farming a bit easier. Information on tunnels, shade cloth, pests, and supports for our crops will also be discussed.
We have invited several of our florists to visit with our grower attendees. We know they have lots of question to ask of them. They have been a wealth of information for us since we started in 2018. We will have dahlias, sunflowers, celosia, and dusty miller still growing in the tunnels at the time of our tour.
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Farm Tours in Maryland
2022-09-27 08:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Through a partnership with the University of Maryland Extension, the ASCFG is pleased to announce two additional farm tours in September 2022. Attendees will tour Hertzler’s Cut Flower Farm in Charlotte Hall, MD, and Zekiah Ridge Farm in La Plata, MD. Tickets are $30 per attendee; please see the schedule below.
Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Schedule

Check-in will start at 8:00 a.m. on September 27th, 2022.
8:30 – 10:00: Tour of Hertzler Flower Farm, Jacob Hertzler.
10:00 – 10:30: Travel to Zekiah Ridge Farm (about 15 minutes away).
10:30 – 12:00: Tour of Zekiah Ridge Farm, Cindy Bliss.
12:00 – 12:45: Lunch provided for tour participants.
12:50 – 1:10: Diseases of Cut Flowers. Speaker: Karen Rane, Plant Pathologist, University of Maryland Extension
1:10 – 1:20: Insect Control in Cut Flowers. Speaker: Stanton Gill, Entomologist, University of Maryland Extension
1:20 – 1:45: Weed Control in Cut Flowers. Speaker: Alan Leslie, Extension Educator, University of Maryland Extension – Charles County

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Ask an Expert: Crop Planning and Succession
2022-09-12 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Crop Planning and Succession
Whether you are growing for markets, grocery stores, floral designers, or your farmstand, you want a bright mix of flowers all season long. In an attempt to demystify succession planting, Jeanie McKewan, former owner of Brightflower Farm, will take you through the steps of planning your crop to make sure you have all the flowers you need and want throughout the season.
Zoom instructions will be emailed to members on the day of the event.
A recording of this session will be archived in Members Only.
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ASCFG Farm Tour: Fernabelle Acres
2022-09-12 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Fernabelle Acres, 3530 80th Street, Franksville, WI, United States
Host Emily Watson of Fernabelle Acres
Details:

Limited to 75 attendees. Registration closes on Thursday, September 8.
Registration costs $100.00. Registrations taken on a first-come, first-served basis and the fee refunded only in case of emergency.
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After 12 years of growing on a half an acre, Fernabelle Acres is building towards 8 acres for this year with the possibility for much more. Come and join us on our new farm and see the adventure happening in real time. This is our second season on the new farm and we are in the process of scaling up rapidly.
I worked with the FSA to get funding for a 36-acre farm field. I’ll talk a little bit about the process of finding the farm and working with the FSA for financing. Then we’ll break up into groups and tour the farm where we will discuss some of the decisions we have made and the growing pains we have experienced. Joe Schmitt will be on hand to share some of his favorite time- and labor-saving tips and tools. Afterwards we will have an optional social hour. We’ll provide light refreshments and you bring your camp chair.
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