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.






