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Friday, March 17, 2017

Slow Flowers March Newsletter

      
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Welcome to MARCH! I hope the information shared in this month's newsletter is useful and thought-provoking, Warmly, Debra
Share Your Slow WEDDINGS Creativity!
PR Package #3
Submission Date Extended to 3/15/2016
Designed by Nikki Shenk, Linger Flowers
Our NEXT Slow Flowers Editorial Look Book is set for release on April 2017 -- and you're invited to participate! 
The SLOW WEDDINGS image package will be distributed to the press for their use in editorial content and blog posts. All Premium members of Slowflowers.com are invited to submit images of their flowers and bouquet/boutonniere/wedding designs for inclusion in this campaign. 
If you're a Standard member, there is a nominal charge to participate. 
Submission DEADLINE Extended to March 15th.
Click here for all the details►
Read our latest article from 
the SLOW FLOWERS JOURNAL


Locally Sourced | Slow Flowers
Q&A conducted by Heather Saunders, creator of the beautiful FLOWER HOUSE DETROIT Book, with Debra Prinzing. 
Click here to read the Q&A►
Get your Tickets Now!
SLOW FLOWERS SUMMIT 2017












Our Inagural SLOW FLOWERS SUMMIT 
has been called a "TED Talk for Flower Lovers." 
Developed and produced by Debra Prinzing and Slow Flowers LLC, this one-day event is designed to celebrate AMERICAN FLOWERS WEEK (June 28-July 4, 2017) and bring together creatives, thought leaders and change agents with a lecture series featuring leading voices in the progressive American-grown floral community. 
Many of our speakers are past guests of the Slow Flowers Podcast. Find links to their interviews here:
Amy Stewart, author of "Flower Confidential" (May 2014, Episode 140)
Riz Reyes, RHR Horticulture (October 2015, Episode 214)
Teresa Sabankaya, Bonny Doon Garden Co. (April 2015, Episode 187)
Emily Ellen Anderson, Lola Creative/Lola Floral Design (November 2014, Episode 168)
Lisa Waud, pot & box (February 2015, Episode 181)

Future interviews with our other speakers and panelists are in the works! Watch for news about them soon!
Check Out all Details & Register Here ►
Slow Flowers in the News

Primer Magazine

Primer Magazinean online lifestyle platform for dudes, discovered Slowflowers.com and recommended us for Valentine's Day floral giving. Author Jack Busch also featured a link to our Slow Flowers LOOK BOOK of American-grown Valentine's Day flowers.

Where to Find Locally-sourced Flowers for Valentine’s Day
Buying local, seasonal flowers is something I have to do twice a year; my rose-hating better half’s birthday and Valentine’s Day are both in winter months. Here’s what I’ve learned so far. .  . 
Looking for more resources for buying local, sustainable flowers, I stumbled upon SlowFlowers.com. It’s run by Debra Prinzing, who manages a community of 700+ flower farmers and floral designers who believe in domestic flower sourcing. The “Slow” in Slow Flowers is a nod to “Slow Food,” that close-to-home, low-carbon/transportation-footprint, seasonal and local mindset.
Click here to read the full article►
The Oregonian
Janet Eastman, The Oregonian's Home & Garden editor, posted this timely story and featured a number of Slow Flowers members, including: LauraLee Symes of Sellwood Flower Co., Sandra Laubenthal of Peterkort Roses, Oregon Flower Growers Association (Larissa Ushriya), Seattle Wholesale Growers Market (Molly Sadowsky and Danielle Bennett), Holland America (Stacey Rae Lane), New Seasons Market (Katie Trudeau-McConahay), Sparhawk Farms/Charles Little & Co. (Bethany Dougher Little), Oregon Coastal Flowers and Certified American Grown (Kasey Cronquist)...and probably a few more I've missed! Awesome and useful piece!
Click here to read the full article►
Mail Tribune Wedding Planner
Slow Flowers teamed up with Joan Ewer Thorndike of Le Mera Gardens, a longtime member based in Talent, Oregon, to author an article about locally-grown flowers for her regional newspaper's WEDDING GUIDE. 

Joan says: "After many years telling our local newspaper (The Mail Tribune) that I would not place an ad or support their Wedding Guide so long as they kept it as a canned product with little to no local content and all ads, they called my bluff and are going local on the whole thing!  . . . As part of the agreement on purchasing a half page ad I said I'd like it placed right next to a story on DIY."
As it turns out, the newspaper asked for Joan's help to author the article and she enlisted Slow Flowers! The piece hits Joan's target audience -- DIY couples. Let us know if we can assist you in doing something similar in your market! PR Support is a Premium member benefit.
Click here to see the entire Wedding Guide►
Flirty Fleurs
Alicia Schwede's 3rd edition of the Flirty Fleurs magazine features a story by Debra Prinzing entitled "Flowering the Feast"

The story is a celebration of Colorado/American-grown flowers at The Fresh Herb Co.in Boulder, and the floral design work that Alicia and Robin Rissman of Bare Root Flora created for the Field to Vase Dinner last August.
Click here to order your copy of FLIRTY FLEURS►
LISTEN: Slow Flowers Podcasts for February

Voices of the Slow Flowers Movement 
Each week the Slow Flowers Podcast releases a new episode featuring timely interviews with flower farmers and floral designers whose wisdom and insights will inspire you! Check out the wide range of guests we've heard from this month: 
Click here to subscribe to our FREE weekly Podcat►
Welcome to our New Slow Flowers Members

February welcomed the following new members -- flower farmers, florists and farmer-florists -- to Slowflowers.com! You'll want to follow and connect with them on social media. Introduce yourself!

a bit of earth, Santa Cruz, CA
Arctic Sun Peonies, Fairbanks, AK
Bella Donna Floral, Knox, ME
Blue Door Farm, Grand Junction, CO
Blue Morning Glory, Lawrence, KS
Bluegreen Gardens, Columbus, OH
Garden Riot, Portland, OR
Laughing Goat Flower Farm, Enumclaw, WA
Laurel Creek Florals, Sunset, SC
Lindell Flower Farm, New Hartford, CT
Little Green Garden, Prairie Ridge, KS
Lucky Bee Cut Flowers, Longmont, CO
Slimtree Farm, Fairbanks, AK
Wasilla Lights Farm, Wasilla, AK
Click here to Create Your SLOWFLOWERS.COM Listing►
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS

Christina Burton-Fox AIFD floral artist & instructor

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