ASCFG Virtual Growers’ School

Welcome to Your Resources Page!

Please watch the videos and submit your questions.
Be sure to tune in live this Sunday, February 28 at 3:00 p.m. EST to engage with this expert panel.

Recordings of the live webinars will be added to this page once they have been processed.

Starting from Seed Best Practices

Scott Rusch, BloomStudios

Getting Your Ground Ready for Growing

Ellen Polishuk, Plant to Profit

Crop Planning: Scheduling Your Success

Drew Groezinger, Clara Joyce Flowers

Managing the Risks of Flower Farming – Business Planning & Diligence

Gretchen Langston, Blooms, LLC

Postharvest by the Book

John Dole, North Carolina State University

From Gardening to Farming: Scaling Up You and Your Farm

Drew Groezinger, Clara Joyce Flowers

February 21 Live Webinar

Business Models – What’s Best for You?

Selling Direct to Consumer – When Everybody
Could Be Your Customer,Who Should Be?
Amanda and Matthew Cook, Cook’s Market
Baldwin City, Kansas

Selling to Florists and Designers
Anna Jane Kocon, Little State Flower Co.
Tiverton, Rhode Island

Selling to Wholesalers
Michael Genovese, Summer Dreams Farm

Farmer-florist – A Unique Arrangement
Isabella Thorndike, Jacklily Floral
Rogue Valley, Oregon

Crop Selection – Informed Choices vs. Taking Chances

Bailey Hale, Farmer Bailey, Irasburg, Vermont
Anna Jane Kocon, Little State Flower Co., Tiverton, Rhode Island

February 28 Live Webinar

Build a Strong Foundation with Community and Collaboration

Val Schirmer, Three Toads Farm

Engage with panel of presenters from video sessions.

Bailey Hale
Drew Groezinger
John Dole
Gretchen Langston
Ellen Polishuk
Scott Rusch

Gather Your Resources!

We’d love to hear from you!

Join the Community Forum

You’re invited to join a community forum to share and discuss what you learned.

Attendees will receive an invitation on February 22 to sign up to participate.

This is an optional forum active through March 31.

Thank you, Growers’ School Sponsors!

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