1 00:00:00,359 --> 00:00:02,114 What is it like to grow cut flowers 2 00:00:02,114 --> 00:00:04,507 in zones 2 to 4 for only 3 3 00:00:04,507 --> 00:00:06,981 to 4 months each year and run a 4 00:00:06,981 --> 00:00:10,096 successful. Small scale flower farm with these constraints. 5 00:00:10,811 --> 00:00:13,273 Kristen P does just that, and I'm so 6 00:00:13,273 --> 00:00:16,386 excited to share our conversation and tour, of 7 00:00:16,386 --> 00:00:18,293 her southern Alberta flower farm. 8 00:00:19,087 --> 00:00:21,232 It's been while to see. I remember the 9 00:00:21,232 --> 00:00:22,050 first year 10 00:00:22,583 --> 00:00:23,083 when 11 00:00:23,536 --> 00:00:25,298 we had the garden... Parties, and I went 12 00:00:25,298 --> 00:00:27,600 all in and my husband like, flex his 13 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:29,187 heart The end of that year, he was 14 00:00:29,187 --> 00:00:31,569 just like, I had no idea. Like, this 15 00:00:31,569 --> 00:00:34,363 was amazing like good job parties He didn't 16 00:00:34,363 --> 00:00:35,952 understand. It's, like, what what do you mean 17 00:00:35,952 --> 00:00:38,177 grow flowers? Like, who's gonna come. Like, we 18 00:00:38,177 --> 00:00:40,005 live way out here. Like, what are you 19 00:00:40,005 --> 00:00:42,174 thinking, you know? And so 20 00:00:42,484 --> 00:00:44,071 when I started the garden parties it with 21 00:00:44,071 --> 00:00:46,293 the year before Covid. Mh And so during 22 00:00:46,452 --> 00:00:48,436 Covid, 1 out of their houses, like, and 23 00:00:48,436 --> 00:00:49,627 this was outside. 24 00:00:50,598 --> 00:00:53,151 Space and like and so it, really blew 25 00:00:53,151 --> 00:00:55,465 up them. Just I'm I'm so thankful to 26 00:00:55,465 --> 00:00:56,923 be a part of this community 27 00:00:57,540 --> 00:01:00,424 and And to be surrounded by growers and 28 00:01:00,424 --> 00:01:02,677 women who also cares so much about sustainability. 29 00:01:02,894 --> 00:01:03,054 Yeah. 30 00:01:08,096 --> 00:01:10,732 Hello again, and welcome back to the Slow 31 00:01:10,732 --> 00:01:12,490 flowers podcast with Deborah Printing. 32 00:01:12,984 --> 00:01:15,618 This is episode 670. 33 00:01:16,177 --> 00:01:19,151 This is the weekly podcast about slow flowers 34 00:01:19,210 --> 00:01:21,365 and the people who grow and design with 35 00:01:21,365 --> 00:01:21,605 them. 36 00:01:22,258 --> 00:01:24,567 It's all about making a conscious choice, and 37 00:01:24,727 --> 00:01:27,594 I invite you to join the conversation and 38 00:01:27,594 --> 00:01:30,382 the creative community as we discuss the vital 39 00:01:30,382 --> 00:01:30,882 topics 40 00:01:31,194 --> 00:01:34,225 of saving our domestic flower farms and supporting 41 00:01:34,225 --> 00:01:36,777 a floral industry that relies on a safe, 42 00:01:37,096 --> 00:01:37,596 seasonal 43 00:01:38,053 --> 00:01:40,366 and local supply of flowers and foliage. 44 00:01:40,845 --> 00:01:42,447 This this show is brought to you by 45 00:01:42,447 --> 00:01:45,485 slow flowers dot com. 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It's the conscious 50 00:01:56,798 --> 00:01:58,547 choice for buying and sending flowers. 51 00:01:59,183 --> 00:02:01,408 And thank you to long field gardens, which 52 00:02:01,408 --> 00:02:04,452 provides home gardeners with high quality, flower bulbs 53 00:02:04,667 --> 00:02:05,382 and perennial. 54 00:02:05,953 --> 00:02:08,728 Their online store offers plants for every region 55 00:02:08,728 --> 00:02:10,948 and every season from Tulip and Da, 56 00:02:11,503 --> 00:02:13,406 to Dahlia, C and Ama. 57 00:02:14,217 --> 00:02:17,248 Check out the full catalog at long dash 58 00:02:17,248 --> 00:02:18,285 gardens dot com. 59 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,475 I know you've heard me talk about the 60 00:02:21,475 --> 00:02:25,000 20 24 slow flowers summit held last week, 61 00:02:25,399 --> 00:02:27,794 June 20 third through 20 fifth in Ban, 62 00:02:28,113 --> 00:02:28,831 Alberta, Canada. 63 00:02:29,310 --> 00:02:31,680 I'm recording this episode just days after reach 64 00:02:31,799 --> 00:02:33,467 turning home from the Canadian rockies. 65 00:02:34,023 --> 00:02:36,565 The gorgeous natural setting where nearly 100 of 66 00:02:36,565 --> 00:02:38,631 us gathered to inquire and include, 67 00:02:39,282 --> 00:02:42,303 to be informed and inspired, and we hope 68 00:02:42,303 --> 00:02:45,722 ins new ideas, projects and approaches to our 69 00:02:45,722 --> 00:02:46,756 floral enterprises. 70 00:02:47,569 --> 00:02:49,188 While on my 700 71 00:02:49,567 --> 00:02:51,884 plus mile drive home to Seattle. 72 00:02:52,523 --> 00:02:54,281 I took this somewhat out of the way 73 00:02:54,281 --> 00:02:56,632 and incredibly scenic route. To Southwest 74 00:02:57,007 --> 00:02:58,302 Alberta. Where I visited 75 00:02:58,757 --> 00:03:01,382 P lane farm in Mountain view outside of 76 00:03:01,541 --> 00:03:04,657 Carts, Alberta and recorded an interview with Kristen 77 00:03:04,737 --> 00:03:08,156 P, it's resident flower farmer. I'm so grateful 78 00:03:08,156 --> 00:03:09,825 to Kristen for her support. She was 1 79 00:03:09,825 --> 00:03:12,131 of the very first Alberta floral professionals. 80 00:03:12,704 --> 00:03:15,415 To join Sunflower society as a member. Not 81 00:03:15,415 --> 00:03:17,489 only that, but Kristen brought a few buckets 82 00:03:17,489 --> 00:03:19,324 of balloons with her to the summit in 83 00:03:19,324 --> 00:03:22,217 ban, wow the instructors and audience alike 84 00:03:22,529 --> 00:03:24,603 with her just picked Pm e's. Thank you, 85 00:03:24,842 --> 00:03:25,241 Kristen. 86 00:03:26,517 --> 00:03:28,351 I know you'll love this conversation. It was 87 00:03:28,351 --> 00:03:30,105 a very windy day and we've tried to 88 00:03:30,105 --> 00:03:32,513 knock back the audio a bit, but That's 89 00:03:32,513 --> 00:03:34,586 the deal with recording outdoors on a flower 90 00:03:34,586 --> 00:03:37,217 farm. Kristen is an inspiration, and I'm so 91 00:03:37,217 --> 00:03:39,610 grateful for the time that she gave me 92 00:03:39,610 --> 00:03:41,699 for an in person visit. Let's jump right 93 00:03:41,699 --> 00:03:42,819 in and get started. 94 00:03:50,591 --> 00:03:53,482 Yeah. So I'm Chris P. We've been here 95 00:03:53,619 --> 00:03:54,996 since 2017, 96 00:03:55,850 --> 00:03:57,340 which is kind of when this garden goes 97 00:03:57,459 --> 00:03:59,132 started every year. Started a little bit of 98 00:03:59,132 --> 00:04:01,283 flowers and got flowers sick up the whole 99 00:04:01,283 --> 00:04:01,681 thing now. 100 00:04:03,274 --> 00:04:05,425 So, yeah, We live in here in the, 101 00:04:06,700 --> 00:04:08,231 started southwest Alberta. 102 00:04:08,711 --> 00:04:10,727 It's a little bit of a struggle 103 00:04:11,585 --> 00:04:12,782 to get things to grow as you say, 104 00:04:12,942 --> 00:04:14,459 like, it's cold and windy today. 105 00:04:15,257 --> 00:04:17,266 You do We ask. Do it. Is that 106 00:04:17,266 --> 00:04:18,936 the rocky No? Yeah. This is the Rocky 107 00:04:18,936 --> 00:04:19,254 mountains. 108 00:04:19,811 --> 00:04:20,311 So 109 00:04:20,686 --> 00:04:21,959 the balance on this side are, 110 00:04:22,675 --> 00:04:24,279 Montana where that close? Montana. 111 00:04:25,391 --> 00:04:27,137 And the Water Lakes national parks. 112 00:04:27,852 --> 00:04:30,630 Oh my goodness. Yeah. Gorge. Yeah. So things 113 00:04:30,630 --> 00:04:33,199 are yeah. Love here than at most places. 114 00:04:33,439 --> 00:04:35,120 So, yeah. I was kinda give you a 115 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,439 little tour and I've been gone the last 116 00:04:37,439 --> 00:04:39,519 couple weeks, so it's a mess. Yes. You've 117 00:04:39,519 --> 00:04:42,720 been a Regardless the yeah. So... But for 118 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:44,470 being a mess. It looks pretty tidy. Yeah. 119 00:04:44,709 --> 00:04:46,539 So this section here is mostly... 120 00:04:47,334 --> 00:04:48,766 This will be all that dry and stuff 121 00:04:48,766 --> 00:04:50,874 like. Status and straw flower, 122 00:04:51,570 --> 00:04:52,366 paper flower. 123 00:04:53,482 --> 00:04:55,315 A little bit of nico in there as 124 00:04:55,315 --> 00:04:55,793 well. 125 00:04:57,564 --> 00:04:59,644 So do you start this by seat indoors 126 00:04:59,644 --> 00:05:02,285 and then trans? Yeah. So we started indoors. 127 00:05:02,845 --> 00:05:05,410 I usually just start, like Christmas is my 128 00:05:05,410 --> 00:05:06,603 eucalyptus those kind of things. 129 00:05:07,399 --> 00:05:09,308 And then once my basement gets too full, 130 00:05:09,467 --> 00:05:11,073 We have a greenhouse just got Off the 131 00:05:11,073 --> 00:05:13,385 side of the bar that we move stuff 132 00:05:13,385 --> 00:05:15,138 into. We usually try not to do that 133 00:05:15,138 --> 00:05:16,196 too early usually 134 00:05:17,609 --> 00:05:19,617 by March just because it's still so cold 135 00:05:19,617 --> 00:05:20,995 here and the cost of heating 136 00:05:21,531 --> 00:05:23,446 adds up. So we tried to not fire 137 00:05:23,446 --> 00:05:25,519 it up until we have to. So... So 138 00:05:25,519 --> 00:05:27,115 in the house, you can just use the 139 00:05:27,115 --> 00:05:29,285 ambient heat from your head. Yes. Yeah. And 140 00:05:29,285 --> 00:05:29,785 then 141 00:05:30,245 --> 00:05:31,925 for a little... What, like, maybe 2 months, 142 00:05:32,084 --> 00:05:34,004 you'll have Yeah. Usually the app, about 2, 143 00:05:34,245 --> 00:05:35,764 1 and a half, 2 months that we 144 00:05:35,764 --> 00:05:37,769 actually have to eat it. So... What is 145 00:05:37,769 --> 00:05:39,596 this general? This is your first garden? So 146 00:05:39,596 --> 00:05:42,003 what is general area? So this is 147 00:05:42,774 --> 00:05:45,892 just under a quarter. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Great 148 00:05:45,892 --> 00:05:48,765 place. So... Alright. Well, yeah. And... You know, 149 00:05:48,845 --> 00:05:50,441 for being gone, it looks like things kinda 150 00:05:50,441 --> 00:05:50,680 took you. 151 00:05:51,638 --> 00:05:53,567 Took care of himself for well. Yeah. We 152 00:05:53,567 --> 00:05:55,879 have drip line in, which 153 00:05:56,756 --> 00:05:58,669 we don't have irrigation here. It's all well 154 00:05:58,669 --> 00:05:58,988 water. 155 00:06:00,104 --> 00:06:01,874 So we do try to conserve as much 156 00:06:01,874 --> 00:06:03,870 as we can. And so timers and drip 157 00:06:03,870 --> 00:06:05,626 line and all that really helps us. So 158 00:06:05,626 --> 00:06:07,382 does it it pumped up from the well? 159 00:06:07,702 --> 00:06:11,269 Yeah. Yeah. So what's... Yeah. Water 160 00:06:12,265 --> 00:06:13,699 yeah. So then in here these are my 161 00:06:13,699 --> 00:06:15,553 dahlia they... We actually had snow 162 00:06:16,327 --> 00:06:17,920 week and a half ago. We had snow 163 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:17,999 here. 164 00:06:19,353 --> 00:06:21,437 Instagram. So it was a while to wake 165 00:06:21,437 --> 00:06:23,028 up to. So they actually 166 00:06:23,744 --> 00:06:25,733 look pretty good for just being snowed on. 167 00:06:25,892 --> 00:06:28,053 There's a little bit of damage. But did 168 00:06:28,053 --> 00:06:30,036 they break or no they didn't seem to 169 00:06:30,036 --> 00:06:32,044 be... Some got a little bend, but, 170 00:06:32,496 --> 00:06:34,400 little bit of rough bite on the tip, 171 00:06:34,734 --> 00:06:36,808 But for the most part, they seem happy. 172 00:06:37,845 --> 00:06:40,477 So these roast here. 2 rows. Yeah. We'll 173 00:06:40,477 --> 00:06:42,471 be Dahlia. I struggle to... 174 00:06:43,827 --> 00:06:45,279 I don't do a lot of dahlia just 175 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:47,759 because my season, like, we usually have snow 176 00:06:47,759 --> 00:06:50,560 here beginning of September. So it's kinda just 177 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:52,500 when Dahlia get going. So 178 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:54,891 I can't knock outgrow them, but I don't 179 00:06:54,891 --> 00:06:56,166 grow as many as I did the first 180 00:06:56,166 --> 00:06:58,876 couple years hoping for better cross. So you'll 181 00:06:58,876 --> 00:07:01,426 have some, but you... What and probably you'll 182 00:07:01,426 --> 00:07:03,433 use every. Stem you grow, but not trying 183 00:07:03,433 --> 00:07:03,933 to 184 00:07:04,390 --> 00:07:06,860 specialize. No. And, yeah. We don't do roots 185 00:07:06,860 --> 00:07:08,852 and stuff like that with the Dallas. Well, 186 00:07:08,932 --> 00:07:11,096 it's good. Yeah. But it's weird. It's like 187 00:07:11,096 --> 00:07:13,165 that's the into year season. Yeah. Yeah. It's 188 00:07:13,165 --> 00:07:14,517 such a short season here. 189 00:07:15,472 --> 00:07:15,972 So 190 00:07:17,223 --> 00:07:17,939 they're not here. 191 00:07:18,735 --> 00:07:20,420 Yeah we have... This is a Fox because 192 00:07:20,579 --> 00:07:22,487 I love Ox club They like it here 193 00:07:22,487 --> 00:07:24,157 from. And I have never seen a Fox 194 00:07:24,157 --> 00:07:26,066 club before I groom them. They people don't 195 00:07:26,066 --> 00:07:28,151 grow them here. They're not. I've been able 196 00:07:28,151 --> 00:07:30,223 to get them. To perennial a bit. 197 00:07:31,180 --> 00:07:33,491 I can control snow drifts with this wind 198 00:07:33,491 --> 00:07:34,049 fence here. 199 00:07:35,816 --> 00:07:38,599 To create a drift to help ins and 200 00:07:38,599 --> 00:07:40,269 protect it. Tricked them into thinking they're in 201 00:07:40,269 --> 00:07:41,701 a warmer zone over winter. 202 00:07:42,655 --> 00:07:44,817 Yeah. You see some. My goodness. Yeah. And 203 00:07:44,817 --> 00:07:47,758 they're been mute Yeah. So when you say 204 00:07:47,758 --> 00:07:48,314 snow drift, 205 00:07:49,427 --> 00:07:51,335 I was thinking originally like that just that 206 00:07:51,748 --> 00:07:54,850 Fencing will keep snow from piling on top 207 00:07:54,850 --> 00:07:56,759 of the beds. That's how you're talking about. 208 00:07:56,918 --> 00:07:58,271 Yeah. So it makes snow. 209 00:07:59,162 --> 00:08:01,635 The wind comes from the west, so everything 210 00:08:01,635 --> 00:08:03,629 on this side of the snow fence will 211 00:08:03,629 --> 00:08:04,129 create 212 00:08:04,506 --> 00:08:06,899 a drift. And then that becomes your inside. 213 00:08:07,138 --> 00:08:08,829 And that because my insulation so in the 214 00:08:08,829 --> 00:08:10,290 winter, this whole garden 215 00:08:10,750 --> 00:08:12,189 covered by a drip all the way to 216 00:08:12,189 --> 00:08:14,670 the driveway Wow. Yeah. And then that protect 217 00:08:14,670 --> 00:08:17,149 is more protective than if there's ice. Yeah. 218 00:08:17,484 --> 00:08:18,201 Okay. And as we... 219 00:08:19,077 --> 00:08:20,352 I don't know if you noticed in 220 00:08:21,468 --> 00:08:23,062 1 of the talks of the stomach, she 221 00:08:23,062 --> 00:08:26,764 talked about the chanel we get here. So, 222 00:08:26,902 --> 00:08:29,474 yeah. It can vary... It can be minus 223 00:08:29,532 --> 00:08:30,510 40 d celsius, 224 00:08:30,886 --> 00:08:33,215 1 day and a week later, plus 20. 225 00:08:33,855 --> 00:08:35,235 And so that's 226 00:08:36,495 --> 00:08:38,815 a very big swing. So the snow, it 227 00:08:38,815 --> 00:08:40,575 does melt a little bit, but it also 228 00:08:40,575 --> 00:08:41,634 helps just a 229 00:08:42,583 --> 00:08:44,886 the plants underneath that don't get that t 230 00:08:44,886 --> 00:08:47,506 free recycle is harsh. So over. Yeah. Because 231 00:08:47,506 --> 00:08:49,015 it so tall. Yeah. Even if it melts 232 00:08:49,015 --> 00:08:50,921 a little bit. Melts a bit. Wow Yeah. 233 00:08:51,334 --> 00:08:53,167 Yeah. I think Lat talked about. Yeah. She 234 00:08:53,167 --> 00:08:54,363 did. Yeah. That's the 1 that was. 235 00:08:55,958 --> 00:08:57,494 The new snaps here. Snapdragon 236 00:08:58,429 --> 00:08:58,929 are 237 00:09:00,197 --> 00:09:01,072 Oh, my goodness. 238 00:09:01,629 --> 00:09:02,187 So gil... 239 00:09:02,983 --> 00:09:05,552 Have you started selling flowers or pews or 240 00:09:07,042 --> 00:09:09,485 doing great. Yeah some to the summit. So 241 00:09:09,604 --> 00:09:09,763 Yeah. 242 00:09:10,637 --> 00:09:12,545 These aren't ready up, But maybe in, like, 243 00:09:13,102 --> 00:09:15,168 Yeah. Another... Well, yeah. There's a handful that... 244 00:09:15,566 --> 00:09:17,474 Yeah your some just started bloom. So I 245 00:09:17,474 --> 00:09:19,476 have a handful. Have a wedding neck week, 246 00:09:19,793 --> 00:09:20,532 just a 247 00:09:21,223 --> 00:09:23,605 Diy bucket wedding. So they'll be perfect for 248 00:09:23,605 --> 00:09:25,114 that. And then, yeah, in the next couple 249 00:09:25,114 --> 00:09:25,908 weeks, hopefully, 250 00:09:26,781 --> 00:09:28,884 the rest if we get some eat 251 00:09:29,338 --> 00:09:29,815 the rest. 252 00:09:30,610 --> 00:09:33,630 Should pop up. So, it's great. So the 253 00:09:33,709 --> 00:09:34,822 Pee look really well. 254 00:09:35,537 --> 00:09:37,389 Yeah Eat Then these oranges we have. We 255 00:09:37,389 --> 00:09:39,389 plant sweet peas. Oh, I see. I wondered 256 00:09:39,389 --> 00:09:40,830 about that. Throw up the arches. 257 00:09:41,950 --> 00:09:43,549 And it's the nice way to organize the 258 00:09:43,549 --> 00:09:44,370 farm. Yeah. 259 00:09:44,750 --> 00:09:47,312 Yes. Little interest yeah. Kind of a a 260 00:09:47,312 --> 00:09:48,505 center aisle. Yeah. 261 00:09:50,016 --> 00:09:51,527 So then up here you get into a 262 00:09:51,527 --> 00:09:52,897 little more pebble perennial stuff. 263 00:09:53,853 --> 00:09:57,144 Yep. Yeah Arrows about starting globe this and 264 00:09:58,159 --> 00:09:59,355 delphi on the end. 265 00:09:59,992 --> 00:10:00,311 Cab. 266 00:10:02,001 --> 00:10:04,952 Wow. Everything looks super healthy. Yeah food diseases. 267 00:10:05,191 --> 00:10:07,425 Oh wow. You've got some miracles going in 268 00:10:07,425 --> 00:10:09,897 into. And then Cynthia. Yeah. I kinda use 269 00:10:09,897 --> 00:10:10,830 miracles for pests 270 00:10:11,906 --> 00:10:14,140 sprinkled in and mouth, but mh. Yeah. Mayor... 271 00:10:14,299 --> 00:10:17,250 The, again, they're 1 that just... I can't 272 00:10:17,250 --> 00:10:19,962 grow well here. Is just too cold. Babies 273 00:10:19,962 --> 00:10:20,680 wanna bathe. Yeah. 274 00:10:21,812 --> 00:10:23,110 Some comments. But 275 00:10:23,488 --> 00:10:25,403 could you sell them to edible for ed 276 00:10:25,403 --> 00:10:27,319 adult people who went up edible flowers or 277 00:10:27,319 --> 00:10:28,117 do you just see. 278 00:10:29,169 --> 00:10:31,250 A little bit. I do... So when I 279 00:10:31,250 --> 00:10:33,329 do my garden parties, I do garden parties 280 00:10:33,329 --> 00:10:33,490 here, 281 00:10:34,209 --> 00:10:35,889 which is kinda like a fancy u pick. 282 00:10:36,303 --> 00:10:38,690 We do cookies. You with edible flowers baked 283 00:10:38,690 --> 00:10:40,917 into that. Yeah. Cool will use. Yeah. That 284 00:10:40,917 --> 00:10:41,417 for 285 00:10:42,508 --> 00:10:44,272 some of that. Got. Okay. Let's see the 286 00:10:44,272 --> 00:10:45,942 rest. I have lots of questions for you, 287 00:10:46,419 --> 00:10:48,089 especially we'll go back to the garden parties 288 00:10:48,089 --> 00:10:49,759 in a bit. Yeah. And here what that's 289 00:10:49,759 --> 00:10:49,918 all. 290 00:10:51,190 --> 00:10:54,235 Got So more More snapdragon. They're just 1 291 00:10:54,235 --> 00:10:56,150 that does so well here, so I grow 292 00:10:56,150 --> 00:10:58,543 the most Yeah. They're definitely a cool annual. 293 00:10:58,702 --> 00:11:01,175 Right? But you're gel soon room. You know, 294 00:11:01,588 --> 00:11:03,895 Oh my goodness. Yes. I'm stunning. 295 00:11:04,691 --> 00:11:05,806 What is this variety do? 296 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:08,295 Up white be 297 00:11:08,750 --> 00:11:09,148 something. 298 00:11:09,705 --> 00:11:11,868 All yeah. Dark center. Yeah. I with the 299 00:11:11,868 --> 00:11:14,016 black center So free. And then the Fox 300 00:11:14,016 --> 00:11:16,880 love white tend have grow or choose to 301 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:19,607 grow white because you are supplying auto weddings 302 00:11:20,395 --> 00:11:22,382 that is 1 factor for sure. Yeah. A 303 00:11:22,382 --> 00:11:24,448 lot of my other fox clubs are, the 304 00:11:24,448 --> 00:11:24,948 coral 305 00:11:25,323 --> 00:11:27,628 repeats as well. Sure. Yeah. Because we love 306 00:11:27,628 --> 00:11:28,740 those calls weddings. Yeah. 307 00:11:30,433 --> 00:11:33,310 So then, yeah. Here since some more perennial. 308 00:11:33,789 --> 00:11:35,888 C combines are done, Are 309 00:11:36,586 --> 00:11:39,394 doing really loop students. Go cookies controls. Are 310 00:11:39,394 --> 00:11:40,508 they used... They're... 311 00:11:41,622 --> 00:11:43,054 Do you grow them seed or do you 312 00:11:43,054 --> 00:11:45,282 get plugs? I'm from Seed, yeah. I do 313 00:11:45,282 --> 00:11:47,644 everything proceed look at water from 314 00:11:48,163 --> 00:11:49,200 Are just stunning. 315 00:11:51,194 --> 00:11:51,991 Oh my goodness. 316 00:11:52,869 --> 00:11:54,304 Message is the weird. I want you to 317 00:11:54,304 --> 00:11:56,777 stand. Right? By them and be be in 318 00:11:56,777 --> 00:11:57,277 your 319 00:11:58,870 --> 00:12:01,350 Yeah. So they're doing... Yeah. Really well this 320 00:12:01,350 --> 00:12:01,590 year. 321 00:12:02,629 --> 00:12:04,950 Yeah. These purple 1 white ones are really 322 00:12:04,950 --> 00:12:05,769 really pretty 323 00:12:06,389 --> 00:12:07,284 different. But... 324 00:12:08,083 --> 00:12:09,841 Yeah. But you have the... Just a solid 325 00:12:09,841 --> 00:12:11,379 white and then the sort of more, 326 00:12:13,037 --> 00:12:14,075 fuchsia colors. Yeah. 327 00:12:16,239 --> 00:12:18,146 And then how many candies do you have 328 00:12:18,146 --> 00:12:20,053 here, Crystal? In this section, 329 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:22,936 there are 330 00:12:24,281 --> 00:12:25,339 a hundred and 331 00:12:25,794 --> 00:12:27,547 50 ish give or take. 332 00:12:29,140 --> 00:12:31,689 Wow. And when did you plan them? So 333 00:12:31,689 --> 00:12:32,645 these are going 334 00:12:34,169 --> 00:12:34,907 trying to think 335 00:12:35,835 --> 00:12:36,335 year 336 00:12:38,295 --> 00:12:38,795 5. 337 00:12:39,326 --> 00:12:40,929 So, yeah, this is the last couple of 338 00:12:40,929 --> 00:12:42,517 years, I've been able to harvest off of 339 00:12:42,517 --> 00:12:43,176 these ones 340 00:12:43,550 --> 00:12:45,400 quite a bit. They sure look healthy 341 00:12:45,853 --> 00:12:48,315 the the foliage is pristine. 342 00:12:49,665 --> 00:12:49,799 So, 343 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:52,077 love it. We've already done a swipe this 344 00:12:52,077 --> 00:12:54,475 morning. I see a few more opening I 345 00:12:54,475 --> 00:12:55,753 need to get out. But... Show me when 346 00:12:55,753 --> 00:12:57,931 the stage you would wanna hire. So 347 00:12:58,550 --> 00:12:58,790 see. 348 00:13:00,876 --> 00:13:03,980 That 1 getting that maybe this afternoon. It's 349 00:13:03,980 --> 00:13:05,811 not quite as soft as I live like. 350 00:13:06,050 --> 00:13:07,721 How park Joan are you cutting on this 351 00:13:07,721 --> 00:13:07,880 zone? 352 00:13:09,488 --> 00:13:10,765 I usually cut down, 353 00:13:13,079 --> 00:13:15,392 12 to 18 and... About 16 inches. Yeah. 354 00:13:15,791 --> 00:13:18,518 And then... The side, and if there's side 355 00:13:18,518 --> 00:13:21,308 buds you'd remove them or... I typically don't. 356 00:13:21,548 --> 00:13:23,541 I like the added interesting gift of. Okay. 357 00:13:23,701 --> 00:13:25,455 Even if they don't bloom, just that add. 358 00:13:25,629 --> 00:13:27,946 At interest in okay, I like. 359 00:13:29,144 --> 00:13:31,701 Right. So I usually leave line. They're not, 360 00:13:31,860 --> 00:13:34,514 like, at going... But, you know, like a 361 00:13:34,514 --> 00:13:36,514 spray rose where the the extra side ups 362 00:13:36,514 --> 00:13:40,034 will open. Yeah. These ones typically won't once 363 00:13:40,034 --> 00:13:40,995 they're cut. Yeah. 364 00:13:41,885 --> 00:13:43,392 Do you wanna walk over to the other 365 00:13:43,392 --> 00:13:43,892 field 366 00:13:44,582 --> 00:13:46,327 lives this kind of... This is... 367 00:13:47,279 --> 00:13:49,183 They're not quite ready to harvest this year. 368 00:13:50,235 --> 00:13:51,754 Next year we'll be able to harvest off 369 00:13:51,754 --> 00:13:53,754 them. I have taken a few blooms and 370 00:13:53,754 --> 00:13:54,794 then I've let them 371 00:13:55,914 --> 00:13:57,948 go to bloom just document and. 372 00:13:58,326 --> 00:14:00,481 I get it ready for night. Is strengthen 373 00:14:00,481 --> 00:14:02,317 up your roots routine. Yeah. So, 374 00:14:03,115 --> 00:14:04,152 we'll we redo do all this sounds like 375 00:14:04,152 --> 00:14:05,325 we put... It's in the middle of the 376 00:14:05,523 --> 00:14:06,160 horse pasture. 377 00:14:07,432 --> 00:14:09,102 So Did the horse used to go up. 378 00:14:09,262 --> 00:14:11,170 Yeah. This used to be horse faster. They're 379 00:14:11,170 --> 00:14:13,636 like, yeah. This brutal sore. Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. 380 00:14:13,795 --> 00:14:16,509 Like And they certainly are not being deprived. 381 00:14:16,747 --> 00:14:18,969 No. They still have lots of faith. You. 382 00:14:19,366 --> 00:14:21,033 Oh, my goodness. How much do you have 383 00:14:21,033 --> 00:14:22,882 all the altogether We have a hundred and 384 00:14:22,882 --> 00:14:25,357 30. Oh, yeah. I think there's enough for... 385 00:14:25,516 --> 00:14:28,071 Yeah. There's lots. Yeah. I can see a 386 00:14:28,071 --> 00:14:30,067 few more if I need. Yeah. We'll redo 387 00:14:30,067 --> 00:14:32,398 all this probably this fall. The same fence 388 00:14:32,398 --> 00:14:35,295 kind of clear around board fence. Yeah. And 389 00:14:35,354 --> 00:14:37,591 put a better aid and south you can 390 00:14:37,591 --> 00:14:39,523 access it. When you events, and you'll bring 391 00:14:39,523 --> 00:14:40,422 your your 392 00:14:40,961 --> 00:14:43,517 already guess here. Yeah. Okay. So hopefully next 393 00:14:43,517 --> 00:14:45,435 year also we'll start a Penny u pick. 394 00:14:45,769 --> 00:14:48,391 As well. So I'm super excited for that 395 00:14:48,391 --> 00:14:48,630 1. 396 00:14:49,504 --> 00:14:51,014 0, for so exciting. 397 00:14:51,729 --> 00:14:53,239 Like, you have to be very creative to 398 00:14:53,239 --> 00:14:55,241 come come up with wages as to get 399 00:14:55,241 --> 00:14:55,980 your flowers 400 00:14:56,514 --> 00:14:57,412 make panel. 401 00:14:57,787 --> 00:14:59,878 Yeah. Yeah. It takes a lot more 402 00:15:01,446 --> 00:15:03,376 class and thought process just because I am 403 00:15:03,376 --> 00:15:04,653 so isolated out here, 404 00:15:05,291 --> 00:15:07,388 may it more of an event and 405 00:15:07,925 --> 00:15:08,883 experience people. 406 00:15:09,761 --> 00:15:10,534 Destination. Running 407 00:15:12,714 --> 00:15:13,348 Thank you. 408 00:15:15,012 --> 00:15:16,677 I could see these from the row. They're 409 00:15:16,677 --> 00:15:17,177 gorgeous. 410 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:20,360 So these were my tulip beds I stuff 411 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:20,759 to get out, 412 00:15:21,559 --> 00:15:23,320 get them cleaned up. So we do the 413 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:23,799 no dig, 414 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:26,679 build the box. Put the tulip in and 415 00:15:26,679 --> 00:15:28,373 then come with tractor and just dump the 416 00:15:28,373 --> 00:15:30,211 compost right on top. So there's no trench. 417 00:15:30,291 --> 00:15:32,049 And there's no digging. Oh my goodness. And 418 00:15:32,049 --> 00:15:34,207 just this row is off. Yeah. There's... I 419 00:15:34,207 --> 00:15:35,645 think 7 or 8 beds. Yeah. 420 00:15:36,445 --> 00:15:38,679 The So that's kinda nice low maintenance point. 421 00:15:38,837 --> 00:15:40,581 Yeah. It is. Yeah. We kinda the last... 422 00:15:41,136 --> 00:15:43,197 This is the second year we've done it 423 00:15:43,197 --> 00:15:43,831 this way rather. 424 00:15:44,401 --> 00:15:46,542 And crunchy. Then we'll come with the tractor 425 00:15:46,542 --> 00:15:47,890 and just scoop it up and add it 426 00:15:47,890 --> 00:15:49,317 back in the combos and do the same 427 00:15:49,317 --> 00:15:51,220 thing in the fall. You'll scoop into the 428 00:15:51,220 --> 00:15:53,545 bed. Yeah. Well lift the bed. Both. 429 00:15:54,104 --> 00:15:54,843 And then 430 00:15:55,301 --> 00:15:56,657 just come with the tractor and clean up 431 00:15:56,657 --> 00:15:57,477 all the compost 432 00:15:57,934 --> 00:15:58,674 and bolt 433 00:15:59,051 --> 00:15:59,291 debris, 434 00:15:59,945 --> 00:16:01,625 and then it'll go back into the compost. 435 00:16:02,184 --> 00:16:04,504 And not not gonna do again. Yeah. So 436 00:16:04,504 --> 00:16:06,904 it's become a super easy and... So not 437 00:16:06,904 --> 00:16:08,918 even a lot of waiting required. No. No. 438 00:16:09,236 --> 00:16:10,905 Because you just clean up the area. Yeah. 439 00:16:11,224 --> 00:16:13,132 Yeah. Oh my gosh. And so roughly, how 440 00:16:13,132 --> 00:16:14,483 many tulip ups are you able to cut 441 00:16:14,483 --> 00:16:14,722 from here? 442 00:16:15,437 --> 00:16:16,630 This year we did. 443 00:16:18,794 --> 00:16:21,591 Is probably about 8000 this year. Yeah. In 444 00:16:21,591 --> 00:16:23,429 these... Because you we... You can call them 445 00:16:23,429 --> 00:16:26,706 quite condensed. Yeah. So, yeah. You can get 446 00:16:26,706 --> 00:16:28,559 a lot and not a lot of space. 447 00:16:29,758 --> 00:16:32,954 Well, this is also these Pee are... I 448 00:16:32,954 --> 00:16:34,813 don't know. This seems like appropriate 449 00:16:35,352 --> 00:16:36,711 spacing. It's not they're not... 450 00:16:38,083 --> 00:16:40,474 Extra clothes. No. Okay. Yeah. No it's super 451 00:16:40,474 --> 00:16:41,851 close, but we wanted them 452 00:16:42,228 --> 00:16:44,641 close enough that once they... Like, they would 453 00:16:44,858 --> 00:16:46,409 rely on each other. For 454 00:16:47,262 --> 00:16:48,774 sold each other up in the wind? So 455 00:16:48,774 --> 00:16:50,923 you're not having to stick? Yeah. T is. 456 00:16:51,082 --> 00:16:51,321 Yeah. 457 00:16:52,435 --> 00:16:53,947 Where are you getting most your Panties? 458 00:16:55,474 --> 00:16:57,857 So a lot of these came from Unicorn 459 00:16:57,857 --> 00:16:58,095 blooms. 460 00:16:58,889 --> 00:17:01,114 It's a good canadian wholesaler. We love having 461 00:17:01,114 --> 00:17:03,656 her. And she's able to import education. Yeah. 462 00:17:03,989 --> 00:17:05,660 Yeah. Yeah. That's our trick up here. There's 463 00:17:05,660 --> 00:17:08,309 not a lot of companies. We can't order 464 00:17:08,446 --> 00:17:10,914 especially whole sales. Yeah. Amounts from the states 465 00:17:10,914 --> 00:17:13,674 is easy. So to have unicorn blooms is 466 00:17:13,794 --> 00:17:16,191 It's so... That's wonderful. Brings and beautiful stuff. 467 00:17:17,549 --> 00:17:20,026 It looks great. So yeah. In this section, 468 00:17:20,265 --> 00:17:21,740 there's... 10 rows. 469 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:23,799 Okay. You can kinda love out. Yeah. I'll 470 00:17:23,799 --> 00:17:24,200 walk with you. 471 00:17:26,039 --> 00:17:28,700 10 rows, and I believe 472 00:17:29,172 --> 00:17:29,967 72 473 00:17:30,047 --> 00:17:31,240 P e's in each row. 474 00:17:31,876 --> 00:17:33,545 So, yeah. About 720 475 00:17:33,625 --> 00:17:34,102 Pm. 476 00:17:34,897 --> 00:17:36,487 Plus how many on others? Plus, 477 00:17:37,298 --> 00:17:39,605 50 ish on the side. Just under a 478 00:17:39,605 --> 00:17:40,958 thousand. Yeah. That's great. 479 00:17:41,595 --> 00:17:44,085 I already have plans for expansion. 480 00:17:44,540 --> 00:17:46,131 But... Yeah. We'll give it a year or 481 00:17:46,131 --> 00:17:47,020 2 turn Yeah. 482 00:17:47,735 --> 00:17:49,481 Your a plan soup plant more. Yeah. I 483 00:17:49,481 --> 00:17:51,068 would like to plant more is in here. 484 00:17:51,941 --> 00:17:52,679 I have 485 00:17:53,925 --> 00:17:57,304 the probably 40 different varieties instead of focusing 486 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:00,065 on a lot a large quantity of 1 487 00:18:00,065 --> 00:18:00,565 variety. 488 00:18:01,353 --> 00:18:03,419 Has this pros and cons I think, but 489 00:18:03,577 --> 00:18:05,246 I would like to do a couple patches 490 00:18:05,246 --> 00:18:05,746 of 491 00:18:06,756 --> 00:18:09,235 just syrup and just... Which a Duchess. So, 492 00:18:09,315 --> 00:18:12,258 you know, if you cool quantities for some. 493 00:18:12,497 --> 00:18:15,494 Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. More quantity then. Lovely. A 494 00:18:16,011 --> 00:18:16,885 I think we have to go look at 495 00:18:16,885 --> 00:18:18,633 the lemon shift fund that everyone was going 496 00:18:18,712 --> 00:18:21,335 Gaga over at at the Sunflower summit. Did 497 00:18:21,335 --> 00:18:24,250 you cut your precious stock for us? Not 498 00:18:24,529 --> 00:18:26,849 have a couple that Garden. Yeah. I didn't 499 00:18:26,849 --> 00:18:29,089 cut these. I don't wanna be responsible for 500 00:18:29,089 --> 00:18:29,829 d pleading. 501 00:18:30,450 --> 00:18:31,089 Pee any help. 502 00:18:33,178 --> 00:18:35,568 Oh, everyone was so happy with these. They're 503 00:18:35,568 --> 00:18:37,799 so pretty and huge. Huge. 504 00:18:38,596 --> 00:18:41,007 Yeah. So big. Yeah. So you've been documenting 505 00:18:41,007 --> 00:18:42,925 them for, like, your websites. Yeah. Yeah. I 506 00:18:42,925 --> 00:18:45,003 have a photographer coming out next week. We'll 507 00:18:45,003 --> 00:18:47,480 do APE shoot. Oh my goodness. That's so 508 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:49,403 great. So I've been seeing some in the 509 00:18:49,403 --> 00:18:49,960 cooler too. 510 00:18:51,865 --> 00:18:53,692 Well, thanks for showing us this fast. So 511 00:18:53,771 --> 00:18:55,439 I didn't talk a little bit more. Perfect. 512 00:18:57,516 --> 00:18:59,658 Maybe should we peek inside your agreements? Yeah. 513 00:18:59,896 --> 00:19:01,244 We can do with a peek there. 514 00:19:02,434 --> 00:19:03,386 Speed 1 in real life. 515 00:19:04,354 --> 00:19:04,991 It's opening. 516 00:19:06,742 --> 00:19:09,472 Only in the picture. So last last year 517 00:19:09,609 --> 00:19:10,167 you just got... 518 00:19:11,122 --> 00:19:13,684 Yeah. You're a little above. But production offering. 519 00:19:13,923 --> 00:19:16,786 Yeah. Oh, that's good. It's so pretty. 520 00:19:17,581 --> 00:19:19,649 So There's 1 of my most excited for 521 00:19:19,649 --> 00:19:20,046 that 1. 522 00:19:21,734 --> 00:19:23,732 Yeah. You can't... If you have 5 children, 523 00:19:23,812 --> 00:19:25,570 and you can say how many children, who's 524 00:19:25,570 --> 00:19:28,447 your favorite, But we feel flowers. Yeah. Find 525 00:19:28,447 --> 00:19:29,486 my favorite to be there. 526 00:19:30,205 --> 00:19:30,420 Yeah 527 00:19:36,186 --> 00:19:36,686 greenhouse 528 00:19:38,652 --> 00:19:41,286 Great. Space. News. Yeah. So we had to 529 00:19:41,286 --> 00:19:43,111 build it, just with the wind here. 530 00:19:43,983 --> 00:19:44,642 Have the 531 00:19:45,173 --> 00:19:47,887 houses and for us. So had to have 532 00:19:47,887 --> 00:19:50,930 it attached securely and strong delivery. 533 00:19:51,701 --> 00:19:53,212 So, yeah, We did a lead 2 off 534 00:19:53,212 --> 00:19:54,007 off the barn. 535 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:55,095 We 536 00:20:03,158 --> 00:20:04,590 once our seed are 537 00:20:05,545 --> 00:20:07,000 big enough and once 538 00:20:07,615 --> 00:20:09,627 it's time to move stuff in here. We 539 00:20:09,763 --> 00:20:12,326 built we actually another shelf here another layer, 540 00:20:12,485 --> 00:20:14,099 so we can fit twice as many 541 00:20:14,554 --> 00:20:16,703 seems. Oh, my god Just soaking up the 542 00:20:16,703 --> 00:20:18,509 sun here. Yeah. And so we also actually 543 00:20:18,787 --> 00:20:20,772 another thing we didn't we spray painted this 544 00:20:20,772 --> 00:20:21,272 black 545 00:20:21,962 --> 00:20:24,026 to help absorb and keep things warmer at 546 00:20:24,026 --> 00:20:25,614 night here. So our heater doesn't have to 547 00:20:25,614 --> 00:20:28,172 run quite as hard to. That keep things 548 00:20:28,172 --> 00:20:30,246 warm here in Canada. When you run the 549 00:20:30,246 --> 00:20:32,399 heater, is it propane or is a gas? 550 00:20:32,718 --> 00:20:35,371 This 1 is electric electric. Okay. Which isn't 551 00:20:35,509 --> 00:20:35,828 ideal. 552 00:20:37,279 --> 00:20:40,794 We've talked about if future plans actually doing 553 00:20:40,794 --> 00:20:43,511 an oil, a used oil heater. Like, a 554 00:20:43,511 --> 00:20:46,320 biodiesel. Yeah. Great. I love the boxes with 555 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:48,474 the corrugated? Yeah. Kinda a theme here. 556 00:20:49,512 --> 00:20:51,826 So you also have some vegetables for the... 557 00:20:51,985 --> 00:20:54,074 Is it for your own family. Yeah. Just 558 00:20:54,074 --> 00:20:55,829 for us. Yeah. We like to make salsa 559 00:20:55,829 --> 00:20:58,403 and sauces and stuff like that. So 560 00:20:58,780 --> 00:21:01,013 yeah. So right now yeah, mostly. Tomatoes and 561 00:21:01,013 --> 00:21:01,810 peppers in here. 562 00:21:02,463 --> 00:21:04,137 See we even can set up... You set 563 00:21:04,137 --> 00:21:05,891 up drip tape here. Shift tape in here. 564 00:21:05,971 --> 00:21:07,405 So, yeah, everything's automated. 565 00:21:08,442 --> 00:21:09,797 So I don't have to worry about it. 566 00:21:10,529 --> 00:21:11,807 You have to whole thing off your plates. 567 00:21:12,046 --> 00:21:14,361 And then you have, just in the center 568 00:21:14,361 --> 00:21:16,197 just other starts and what whatnot? The other 569 00:21:16,197 --> 00:21:18,033 things that I just haven't quite got bought 570 00:21:18,033 --> 00:21:19,630 out yet or extras or... 571 00:21:20,365 --> 00:21:21,164 Things like that. 572 00:21:21,884 --> 00:21:23,644 Well, Walmart in here and it's a little 573 00:21:23,644 --> 00:21:24,625 less windy. 574 00:21:26,605 --> 00:21:28,776 I'd love to just talk about. How you've 575 00:21:28,776 --> 00:21:31,265 got your business started. This family farm 576 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:32,300 is 577 00:21:33,391 --> 00:21:36,672 it's your... It's not a flower. Right? No. 578 00:21:37,310 --> 00:21:38,927 How did how did the 579 00:21:39,385 --> 00:21:40,981 agriculture part of the family start? 580 00:21:41,699 --> 00:21:44,509 I'm so I grew off part kind of 581 00:21:44,509 --> 00:21:47,549 on the acreage. My grandpa grandfather's, both farmed, 582 00:21:48,109 --> 00:21:50,109 1 farm cross saskatchewan. And 1 was a 583 00:21:50,109 --> 00:21:51,789 dairy farmer locally here. 584 00:21:53,644 --> 00:21:55,660 My dad had cows, like, you're always around 585 00:21:55,879 --> 00:21:56,278 agriculture. 586 00:21:56,996 --> 00:22:00,189 My brother's rodeo. Like all that. Canadian cowboys. 587 00:22:00,269 --> 00:22:02,920 Stuff Canadian cowboys in Alberta. Yeah. Okay. What... 588 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:04,440 How far from here did you grow up? 589 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:06,680 I'm fifth... About 15 minutes just outside the 590 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:08,759 cart. Oh, my goodness. Then my husband grew 591 00:22:08,759 --> 00:22:11,000 out 15 minutes that way. Just in a 592 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:12,174 little village and 593 00:22:12,533 --> 00:22:14,467 So we spent some time in the city 594 00:22:14,843 --> 00:22:15,878 while he was in school, 595 00:22:16,674 --> 00:22:18,188 but I always wanted to get back. The 596 00:22:18,188 --> 00:22:20,338 city being in Calgary? Left bridge. Oh, left 597 00:22:20,338 --> 00:22:21,549 is. Okay. Okay. 598 00:22:22,990 --> 00:22:24,690 So we san pen, and then 599 00:22:25,150 --> 00:22:26,829 we moved back out to this area. 600 00:22:29,239 --> 00:22:30,431 In 2011, 601 00:22:30,670 --> 00:22:33,133 we were at a smaller acreage, but only 602 00:22:33,133 --> 00:22:34,484 5 acres. It didn't have enough. 603 00:22:35,199 --> 00:22:37,525 We wanted cap and horses, and we can't 604 00:22:37,525 --> 00:22:39,679 fit very much on teenagers acres. So we 605 00:22:39,679 --> 00:22:41,594 actually found this property and moved here in 606 00:22:41,594 --> 00:22:42,732 2017 607 00:22:43,270 --> 00:22:45,282 house Is this town... Did you say mountain? 608 00:22:45,602 --> 00:22:48,000 Mountain view? View Okay. Just outside and water 609 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:49,837 day? Yeah. I mean, it's crazy. How close 610 00:22:49,837 --> 00:22:51,756 you are to the Canadian Us border. Yeah. 611 00:22:51,995 --> 00:22:54,568 It's minutes. Yeah. Oh, so 2017. 612 00:22:54,807 --> 00:22:55,947 That's okay. So 613 00:22:57,045 --> 00:22:58,883 dipped it a lot Mh in 7, 8 614 00:22:58,883 --> 00:23:00,801 years. Yeah. Sometimes it's, like, you see because 615 00:23:00,801 --> 00:23:02,174 it's, like, we haven't got that much. Done. 616 00:23:02,335 --> 00:23:03,615 There's still so much to do with that 617 00:23:03,615 --> 00:23:05,134 when you look back. You're, like, Holy cow. 618 00:23:06,015 --> 00:23:07,535 Oh, we recall. And you built the barn? 619 00:23:07,934 --> 00:23:09,615 Did you build your house too? We didn't 620 00:23:09,615 --> 00:23:11,615 build that house. So we've been renovated yeah. 621 00:23:12,505 --> 00:23:14,969 You're making it work. Yeah. For your... Yes. 622 00:23:15,208 --> 00:23:17,195 Semi my large family. We bought this property 623 00:23:17,195 --> 00:23:19,421 for the land, not necessarily the house. 624 00:23:20,074 --> 00:23:21,432 Been making that. I heard that people do 625 00:23:21,432 --> 00:23:21,832 that. Yeah. 626 00:23:23,829 --> 00:23:25,128 And your 627 00:23:25,827 --> 00:23:27,880 your... Is your farm called P Lane? So. 628 00:23:28,475 --> 00:23:31,016 Farm. Yeah. No. Not flower firm. No. Just 629 00:23:31,175 --> 00:23:33,875 Okay. And P lane is a derivative of 630 00:23:33,875 --> 00:23:36,098 your last name. Yeah. Most people don't know 631 00:23:36,098 --> 00:23:36,257 that. 632 00:23:37,463 --> 00:23:40,319 I love that. It it's a per... Like, 633 00:23:40,398 --> 00:23:41,905 how don't you bored to it? Yeah. 634 00:23:43,650 --> 00:23:44,205 And the... 635 00:23:44,858 --> 00:23:46,933 The other stuff that your husband does is 636 00:23:46,933 --> 00:23:48,848 in is it mostly a cattle. And... Yeah. 637 00:23:49,087 --> 00:23:50,763 We do... We run Highland Cattle. He does 638 00:23:50,763 --> 00:23:51,800 a little bit of hay rocks. 639 00:23:52,609 --> 00:23:54,910 Horses, but he actually works off farm as 640 00:23:54,910 --> 00:23:57,527 well. He's on electrician at a gas plant. 641 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:00,478 Gas plan. So he does work off. Far, 642 00:24:00,717 --> 00:24:02,550 which is common. Right? Kinda I have to. 643 00:24:02,868 --> 00:24:05,577 Yeah. Yeah. Because you can't farm you around. 644 00:24:05,896 --> 00:24:08,700 No. Yeah. Out 3 months if we're lucky, 645 00:24:08,939 --> 00:24:10,156 so it's definitely... 646 00:24:10,932 --> 00:24:12,844 You have to have other sources of income. 647 00:24:13,322 --> 00:24:14,996 When did you start growing cut flowers or... 648 00:24:15,569 --> 00:24:17,804 Kind of go from being the the Avid 649 00:24:17,804 --> 00:24:19,479 gardner to us someone with the business. 650 00:24:20,676 --> 00:24:22,991 So it... For me, it started actually a 651 00:24:22,991 --> 00:24:24,758 little earlier. Thousand 15, 652 00:24:25,474 --> 00:24:27,066 when we were still at our other property, 653 00:24:28,976 --> 00:24:31,284 I was super pregnant, like, June super pregnant 654 00:24:31,284 --> 00:24:32,955 with my youngest, and I didn't get my... 655 00:24:33,288 --> 00:24:35,597 Regular vegetable garden planted. So I was like, 656 00:24:35,757 --> 00:24:37,690 oh, this throughout these black sunflower 657 00:24:38,145 --> 00:24:39,339 seeds and see what happens. 658 00:24:39,976 --> 00:24:40,874 And so 659 00:24:41,250 --> 00:24:43,899 like they grew amazingly and beautiful and it 660 00:24:43,899 --> 00:24:46,613 just, like, kinda of sparked something, like what 661 00:24:46,613 --> 00:24:46,932 if? 662 00:24:47,970 --> 00:24:49,885 You know, like I've never seen it before. 663 00:24:50,378 --> 00:24:53,480 For was just kind of barely jumping into 664 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:55,492 the world at that point. And 665 00:24:56,900 --> 00:24:58,785 so I would make weekly bookings of black 666 00:24:58,984 --> 00:25:01,224 oil sunflower seeds. So I'm at the farmers 667 00:25:01,224 --> 00:25:01,724 market. 668 00:25:02,984 --> 00:25:04,825 Just just the flowers from that seat. Yeah. 669 00:25:04,984 --> 00:25:06,836 Just just some flower. Yeah. Okay. Just from 670 00:25:06,836 --> 00:25:09,299 the chicken feed seed. Oh, I love it. 671 00:25:09,855 --> 00:25:11,364 So I would throw in a few, like, 672 00:25:11,523 --> 00:25:14,701 ditch thing ditch flowers like all them forage 673 00:25:14,701 --> 00:25:16,265 things with it as well. Just 674 00:25:17,263 --> 00:25:19,101 and then I would take them to my 675 00:25:19,101 --> 00:25:20,779 mom. My mom was sick at the time. 676 00:25:22,377 --> 00:25:23,896 So it would take her weekly. And I 677 00:25:23,896 --> 00:25:25,664 mean black oil sunflower far. Needs they dropped 678 00:25:25,664 --> 00:25:27,965 a lot pulp. They're not ideal whatsoever for 679 00:25:27,965 --> 00:25:30,107 cut flowers, but that's but what what else 680 00:25:30,107 --> 00:25:32,408 learned. Ask for people see it. Yeah. Exactly. 681 00:25:32,725 --> 00:25:34,494 Yeah. So it's I would take them weekly 682 00:25:34,494 --> 00:25:36,015 to my mom throughout that summer. 683 00:25:37,375 --> 00:25:38,275 So that 684 00:25:38,654 --> 00:25:39,154 Christmas 685 00:25:39,855 --> 00:25:41,615 that Christmas 2015 686 00:25:41,615 --> 00:25:43,865 my mom passed. Away she had autoimmune disease 687 00:25:43,865 --> 00:25:44,503 and lungs. 688 00:25:45,380 --> 00:25:46,598 Dear. So 689 00:25:47,932 --> 00:25:51,144 the following year... Following years every year. It's 690 00:25:52,335 --> 00:25:54,894 has kinda become the way I process my 691 00:25:54,894 --> 00:25:56,894 grief. I still take my mom week bo 692 00:25:56,894 --> 00:25:58,335 case so cemetery now. 693 00:25:59,214 --> 00:26:01,054 It's beautiful. So it's just, yeah. That way 694 00:26:01,054 --> 00:26:03,542 to connect with hurt, connect with the soil 695 00:26:03,542 --> 00:26:05,373 in the earth and, like, all the healing 696 00:26:05,373 --> 00:26:07,444 properties that come with that and, 697 00:26:08,319 --> 00:26:09,753 have a little bit quiet time in my 698 00:26:09,753 --> 00:26:11,831 garden no wife from my my family when 699 00:26:11,990 --> 00:26:14,287 I needed, and... But... But she's present with 700 00:26:14,287 --> 00:26:17,219 you. Yeah. I believe That's beautiful. Yeah. So... 701 00:26:17,536 --> 00:26:19,084 From So in a way, she 702 00:26:19,537 --> 00:26:21,048 inspired you to become a flower from. Yes. 703 00:26:21,207 --> 00:26:21,445 Yeah. 704 00:26:22,081 --> 00:26:23,829 She really has. And and, you know, I 705 00:26:23,829 --> 00:26:25,419 get... I think about that a lot, and 706 00:26:25,499 --> 00:26:27,581 I think a lot about like... I think 707 00:26:27,581 --> 00:26:29,332 she would be involved with this as well. 708 00:26:29,412 --> 00:26:31,004 Like, she loved to garden her landscaping. Like, 709 00:26:31,163 --> 00:26:33,096 she did all her whole landscaping beautiful. 710 00:26:34,347 --> 00:26:36,194 So she would be very involved with Well 711 00:26:36,194 --> 00:26:37,947 too. We have to tell mention her name 712 00:26:37,947 --> 00:26:41,612 then. Laura Bev. Okay. To Laura. Yeah. Oh, 713 00:26:41,691 --> 00:26:43,125 my gosh. I wish I hadn't met her. 714 00:26:43,364 --> 00:26:43,444 Yeah. 715 00:26:44,733 --> 00:26:45,550 And so 716 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:48,933 you... Maybe at that point, this following year 717 00:26:48,933 --> 00:26:50,780 wanted to grow more and thought you better 718 00:26:50,914 --> 00:26:51,469 diversify for. 719 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:54,344 Just simple sunflower flowers. Yeah. I'd, like, learn 720 00:26:54,344 --> 00:26:54,844 more 721 00:26:55,218 --> 00:26:56,967 about what we can even grow here, 722 00:26:57,523 --> 00:27:00,081 different varieties, like, what makes a about. You 723 00:27:00,081 --> 00:27:02,145 can't just have a big... I mean, you 724 00:27:02,145 --> 00:27:05,002 can. Right. But, you know, to expand that 725 00:27:05,002 --> 00:27:05,979 knowledge and 726 00:27:06,352 --> 00:27:08,415 learning all the pieces and all the different 727 00:27:08,415 --> 00:27:10,420 k fillers and spikes and to make a 728 00:27:10,420 --> 00:27:11,853 real well rounded Okay. 729 00:27:12,887 --> 00:27:13,945 So that's been 730 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:16,628 a learning curve for sure because our cold 731 00:27:16,628 --> 00:27:17,583 climate. There's, like, 732 00:27:18,300 --> 00:27:20,309 fill not a lot of information out there. 733 00:27:20,548 --> 00:27:22,643 There's... So I dove to Flo, 734 00:27:23,579 --> 00:27:25,334 read all her stuff all her books, like, 735 00:27:25,493 --> 00:27:26,929 anything I can get my hands on. 736 00:27:28,539 --> 00:27:30,776 But you still have to, like, translate it 737 00:27:30,776 --> 00:27:31,016 into. 738 00:27:31,894 --> 00:27:33,971 So important what Yeah. What zone are you? 739 00:27:35,822 --> 00:27:37,730 So because of the chin we get, we 740 00:27:37,730 --> 00:27:40,592 actually fluctuate every year. So I plan for 741 00:27:40,592 --> 00:27:42,499 it to and hope for a 4. Wow. 742 00:27:42,738 --> 00:27:44,487 Yeah. I was gonna say 4 to 6. 743 00:27:44,725 --> 00:27:47,460 Yeah now. 2 to 4. Wow. Okay. And 744 00:27:47,460 --> 00:27:50,179 that that puts into context what you... We 745 00:27:50,179 --> 00:27:51,779 talked about with the tulip ups. That's your 746 00:27:51,779 --> 00:27:54,108 first crop. Yeah. Are you planting the bulbs 747 00:27:54,108 --> 00:27:55,780 in the fall? Yeah. We still pat them 748 00:27:55,780 --> 00:27:57,929 in the. Yeah. And you're harvesting a little 749 00:27:57,929 --> 00:27:59,918 later than maybe I would in Seattle. Yeah. 750 00:28:00,077 --> 00:28:03,042 So it's... I rarely have Tulip mother's day. 751 00:28:03,202 --> 00:28:05,754 It's usually the end of may. Okay. I 752 00:28:05,754 --> 00:28:07,110 have to. Oh, so you've just had, like 753 00:28:07,110 --> 00:28:09,264 the last month of tulip. Yes. Wow. Just 754 00:28:09,343 --> 00:28:10,540 Tulip and Da. Yeah. 755 00:28:11,508 --> 00:28:13,356 Now you're going into the all the 756 00:28:13,888 --> 00:28:15,792 the annual, the cool annual that we saw 757 00:28:15,792 --> 00:28:16,847 in some of the perennial 758 00:28:17,458 --> 00:28:18,251 and the P e's. 759 00:28:19,378 --> 00:28:21,604 So you told me that the closest town 760 00:28:21,604 --> 00:28:25,022 car... Ka is a population 3500. Yeah. 500. 761 00:28:25,499 --> 00:28:28,303 Mountain view is population what. 200. Oh, yeah. 762 00:28:28,782 --> 00:28:29,741 300 maybe. 763 00:28:32,138 --> 00:28:33,038 I'm so 764 00:28:33,417 --> 00:28:35,989 excited to hear how people are responding. Your 765 00:28:35,989 --> 00:28:38,623 flowers? Because where else are they getting local 766 00:28:38,623 --> 00:28:40,779 flowers? Yeah. Nowhere. Right? Yeah. 767 00:28:41,577 --> 00:28:43,573 So how do they... How did you start 768 00:28:43,573 --> 00:28:45,305 selling it after that first summer? Your 769 00:28:46,140 --> 00:28:47,673 I did a few markets 770 00:28:48,207 --> 00:28:49,877 for the first years. I don't love market. 771 00:28:50,115 --> 00:28:52,104 Yeah. It's not my my thing. Were you 772 00:28:52,104 --> 00:28:53,614 having to drive it quite a ways? Yeah. 773 00:28:53,853 --> 00:28:54,910 So I'd have to drive 774 00:28:55,936 --> 00:28:58,958 an hour give tape depending on much market, 775 00:28:59,833 --> 00:29:00,867 a lot of packing up, 776 00:29:01,504 --> 00:29:02,004 it's 777 00:29:02,473 --> 00:29:04,065 And and then the markets I would go 778 00:29:04,065 --> 00:29:06,772 to are still small town markets, like, 3 779 00:29:06,772 --> 00:29:09,717 500 people. And so it just... I... They 780 00:29:09,717 --> 00:29:10,535 weren't awesome. 781 00:29:12,199 --> 00:29:13,812 So I mostly do now 782 00:29:14,267 --> 00:29:15,562 subscriptions. It's my main 783 00:29:16,176 --> 00:29:17,448 source of income for the farm. 784 00:29:18,164 --> 00:29:20,550 So I do 2 places I do cart... 785 00:29:20,804 --> 00:29:22,311 In once a week, and I do let 786 00:29:22,311 --> 00:29:24,137 the city left bridge for once a week. 787 00:29:24,375 --> 00:29:27,811 And the subscriptions are mixed bookings? Yep. Mixed. 788 00:29:30,028 --> 00:29:31,465 I... And in in the spring, I do 789 00:29:31,465 --> 00:29:33,142 just 2 ups. I don't do mixed stuff, 790 00:29:33,381 --> 00:29:34,499 but in with the 2 ups just because 791 00:29:34,499 --> 00:29:35,856 we don't have it it producing here yet. 792 00:29:36,016 --> 00:29:37,692 Yeah. People don't know. I don't know. And 793 00:29:37,692 --> 00:29:39,224 they love it, and it's perfect. So, yeah, 794 00:29:39,384 --> 00:29:39,942 Mix bookings, 795 00:29:41,060 --> 00:29:41,879 just a basic 796 00:29:42,497 --> 00:29:43,216 hand tied. 797 00:29:44,174 --> 00:29:45,052 How do you package them? 798 00:29:45,850 --> 00:29:48,245 I just do basic, like, sustainability is big 799 00:29:48,245 --> 00:29:50,007 for us. I don't do plastic. I don't 800 00:29:50,007 --> 00:29:51,912 do stickers. I don't... Like I have a 801 00:29:51,912 --> 00:29:52,308 stamp. 802 00:29:53,022 --> 00:29:54,847 So it's just kraft paper and a dew 803 00:29:54,847 --> 00:29:57,583 string twine. Mh. Size. So it's... So Basic 804 00:29:57,638 --> 00:29:58,138 it's 805 00:29:58,589 --> 00:30:00,911 and Yeah. When people sign up for the 806 00:30:00,966 --> 00:30:01,203 subscriptions, 807 00:30:01,837 --> 00:30:03,422 what are your... What are their choices that 808 00:30:03,422 --> 00:30:03,897 you offer them? 809 00:30:05,428 --> 00:30:07,905 So for a subscriptions, it's just a 1 810 00:30:07,905 --> 00:30:10,782 size, but I offer a 4 week free. 811 00:30:13,113 --> 00:30:14,386 This year's is our first year doing a 812 00:30:14,466 --> 00:30:15,659 P and E subscription. 813 00:30:16,455 --> 00:30:18,285 Have you already been marketing that? Yeah. Mark 814 00:30:18,285 --> 00:30:20,607 can I start tomorrow? Oh my goodness. I'll 815 00:30:20,607 --> 00:30:22,358 be kinda do the city tomorrow. Is that 816 00:30:22,358 --> 00:30:23,871 why you were out harvesting this morning? Yeah. 817 00:30:24,109 --> 00:30:25,622 Yeah. I'm getting ready for that. So what 818 00:30:25,622 --> 00:30:27,054 are they getting, like, a 5 stem okay? 819 00:30:27,293 --> 00:30:29,363 The 5 stem okay. I do have a 820 00:30:29,363 --> 00:30:30,651 a pre 1, 821 00:30:31,287 --> 00:30:34,310 that offers a 15 stem hey. So I 822 00:30:34,310 --> 00:30:35,822 didn't sell as many of those this year, 823 00:30:35,981 --> 00:30:38,448 but I did sell well. So... They... Once 824 00:30:38,448 --> 00:30:40,077 people serve of C That would they start. 825 00:30:41,168 --> 00:30:42,839 Yeah. So do you think you can do 826 00:30:42,919 --> 00:30:43,794 Panties for 4 weeks? 827 00:30:45,386 --> 00:30:47,627 I marketed it as a... 3 weeks subscription 828 00:30:47,627 --> 00:30:49,294 for the P. Just because that fourth week, 829 00:30:49,453 --> 00:30:52,311 I wasn't with storage and all that positive. 830 00:30:52,550 --> 00:30:54,297 They would be quality. But in future years. 831 00:30:54,694 --> 00:30:56,777 But in future. Yeah. I for. Because you 832 00:30:56,777 --> 00:30:59,648 could coat cold store. Yeah. Okay. Wow. And 833 00:30:59,648 --> 00:31:01,483 so you've got the tulip of subscription. Yeah. 834 00:31:01,802 --> 00:31:04,195 The P and e. And so then, 835 00:31:04,992 --> 00:31:05,811 I have this 836 00:31:06,124 --> 00:31:06,842 A summer, 837 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:09,475 1 as well, an 8 week summer. 838 00:31:10,193 --> 00:31:12,267 Which is all where you mix. You did 839 00:31:12,267 --> 00:31:14,271 more of a design. Yeah. Those things. And 840 00:31:14,271 --> 00:31:16,814 so you can purchase the whole season as 841 00:31:16,814 --> 00:31:17,529 well. Wow. 842 00:31:18,244 --> 00:31:20,285 Or just yet, kind of those separate. Yeah 843 00:31:20,484 --> 00:31:22,717 So you're literally rolling from Tulip into Panties 844 00:31:22,797 --> 00:31:25,190 It's a mixed summer okay. Yeah. That is 845 00:31:25,190 --> 00:31:27,104 amazing. So our our biggest 1 is the 846 00:31:27,104 --> 00:31:29,258 12 weeks. So the 4 weeks of spring 847 00:31:29,258 --> 00:31:30,947 and then the 8 weeks of Okay. Oh 848 00:31:30,947 --> 00:31:32,302 the pm Are kind of a bonus on. 849 00:31:32,461 --> 00:31:34,932 Pe are between there Yeah. Do you find 850 00:31:34,932 --> 00:31:35,729 that that is just... 851 00:31:37,641 --> 00:31:39,351 I mean it's... This must be more 852 00:31:40,045 --> 00:31:40,545 of 853 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:42,912 economical for you than going to a farmers 854 00:31:42,912 --> 00:31:45,699 market. They're purchased before you're cutting them. Yeah. 855 00:31:46,415 --> 00:31:48,177 This and you're doing 856 00:31:48,812 --> 00:31:51,194 deliveries to a central drop off. So you're 857 00:31:51,194 --> 00:31:53,575 not going to doorstep. Yeah. In town carts 858 00:31:53,575 --> 00:31:55,979 and I small. I delivered to the door 859 00:31:55,979 --> 00:31:57,813 in the city. Got I've... The first couple 860 00:31:57,813 --> 00:32:00,603 of years, I did deliver to doorstep steps 861 00:32:00,603 --> 00:32:01,879 through Covid and whatnot. 862 00:32:03,249 --> 00:32:05,801 But my kids were like, no. Don't do 863 00:32:05,801 --> 00:32:07,237 that. Are you hoping to train a if 864 00:32:07,237 --> 00:32:09,311 you want them to do? Media. My oldest 865 00:32:09,311 --> 00:32:10,688 sometimes will do 866 00:32:11,066 --> 00:32:12,581 run around for me if I'm busy that. 867 00:32:13,234 --> 00:32:15,951 So that's your retail Yeah. Off farm. And 868 00:32:15,951 --> 00:32:17,470 they'll tell me about what you're doing with 869 00:32:17,470 --> 00:32:20,027 your parties. So yeah. So we offer... I 870 00:32:20,027 --> 00:32:22,679 call them garden parties. It's just A fancy 871 00:32:22,679 --> 00:32:23,179 uti. 872 00:32:24,359 --> 00:32:26,119 So, yeah, People come out in the evening. 873 00:32:27,399 --> 00:32:29,000 We do... I do a full garden tour 874 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:30,772 kind of top about why we grow how 875 00:32:30,772 --> 00:32:32,049 we grow all those things. 876 00:32:33,007 --> 00:32:35,640 Then I offer drinks and snacks. We usually 877 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:36,140 do 878 00:32:37,157 --> 00:32:37,657 homemade, 879 00:32:39,244 --> 00:32:41,472 cookies with flowers from the garden baked into 880 00:32:41,472 --> 00:32:42,985 them. Well the city is you're been talking 881 00:32:42,985 --> 00:32:44,258 about. Yeah. So we do those, and then 882 00:32:44,258 --> 00:32:46,010 we've also done a lavender 1 as well. 883 00:32:46,184 --> 00:32:48,345 Lemon lavender ones. That was was a big 884 00:32:48,345 --> 00:32:49,544 hit. Are you growing lavender? Yeah. 885 00:32:50,345 --> 00:32:52,504 We grow months. Okay. So it's, like, there 886 00:32:52,504 --> 00:32:54,184 is the most party. Cold hardy. Okay. 887 00:32:55,074 --> 00:32:55,471 So... 888 00:32:56,343 --> 00:32:58,112 And then after that, the people 889 00:32:58,485 --> 00:33:00,468 they get to wander garden and cut their 890 00:33:00,468 --> 00:33:02,704 own okay to take home. And so as 891 00:33:02,704 --> 00:33:04,132 you see when we're up in the garden 892 00:33:04,132 --> 00:33:06,037 with the mountains cave in the back and 893 00:33:06,037 --> 00:33:07,623 the sunsets, right over top of it that. 894 00:33:07,782 --> 00:33:08,441 Like, it's 895 00:33:09,051 --> 00:33:10,575 I love doing that. Parties. 896 00:33:10,972 --> 00:33:12,799 Oh, my god I'm introvert. I don't... I 897 00:33:12,799 --> 00:33:14,626 like my space. I like the home, but, 898 00:33:14,785 --> 00:33:16,930 like, garden parties, I I love those different 899 00:33:16,930 --> 00:33:17,065 different 900 00:33:17,984 --> 00:33:18,544 How are you... 901 00:33:19,664 --> 00:33:21,184 How do you charge and how... What is 902 00:33:21,184 --> 00:33:22,625 your limit? Bill, you probably you have to 903 00:33:22,625 --> 00:33:24,544 limit the number of people who come? So 904 00:33:24,704 --> 00:33:27,297 I currently charge 55 dollars 905 00:33:28,307 --> 00:33:29,023 a person. 906 00:33:31,090 --> 00:33:33,476 I did raise that last year. And I 907 00:33:33,476 --> 00:33:36,356 still sell 5 usually capped at at around 908 00:33:36,356 --> 00:33:39,303 20 to 25 just so I can help 909 00:33:39,303 --> 00:33:41,135 keep Yeah. Pass all the questions with. 910 00:33:42,409 --> 00:33:43,420 And I sell out every 911 00:33:44,255 --> 00:33:46,404 just about once a week. Oh my gosh. 912 00:33:46,643 --> 00:33:46,882 Yeah. 913 00:33:47,916 --> 00:33:50,383 That is so exciting. And you've really been 914 00:33:50,383 --> 00:33:51,338 blown up. Yeah. 915 00:33:52,452 --> 00:33:54,942 Wow. That must feel so gratifying Like, this 916 00:33:54,942 --> 00:33:57,819 is working. Yeah. Even how isolated you are. 917 00:33:58,139 --> 00:34:00,936 Yeah. People wanna make the drive. And a 918 00:34:00,936 --> 00:34:01,255 lot. 919 00:34:02,148 --> 00:34:05,013 Probably only 10 percent of my clientele tell 920 00:34:05,013 --> 00:34:08,038 are actually from parts of my hyper local. 921 00:34:09,804 --> 00:34:11,872 Other 90 percent are from over a number 922 00:34:11,872 --> 00:34:13,860 of which some people are willing to come 923 00:34:13,860 --> 00:34:16,699 out. They're willing to invest they're willing. The 924 00:34:16,819 --> 00:34:18,887 to have those experiences and want them. And 925 00:34:18,887 --> 00:34:21,137 when I do my garden parties, I, 926 00:34:21,989 --> 00:34:23,715 you know, kinda share how we got started 927 00:34:23,914 --> 00:34:26,067 and I welcome people and, you know, tell 928 00:34:26,067 --> 00:34:26,306 everyone, 929 00:34:27,263 --> 00:34:28,300 everyone's going through something. 930 00:34:29,576 --> 00:34:31,649 Everyone needs a break, like, just enjoy yourselves 931 00:34:31,649 --> 00:34:34,056 while you're here and just... Soaking it. 932 00:34:34,932 --> 00:34:36,367 Sure that space with them. So... 933 00:34:38,119 --> 00:34:40,192 And then, I I love that. That's beautiful. 934 00:34:40,351 --> 00:34:42,752 And then do they become, like, clients for 935 00:34:42,752 --> 00:34:44,581 life? Because you said you're doing some Diy 936 00:34:44,581 --> 00:34:46,806 buckets? Like, are those the people who will 937 00:34:46,806 --> 00:34:48,022 call you if they 938 00:34:48,476 --> 00:34:50,564 have a party or a bridal shower or 939 00:34:50,564 --> 00:34:52,239 something like that. Yeah. Yeah. For sure they're. 940 00:34:52,478 --> 00:34:54,552 I definitely do have a handful of the 941 00:34:54,552 --> 00:34:57,264 die that, like, support everything and I love 942 00:34:57,264 --> 00:34:58,242 them. They're amazing. 943 00:34:59,034 --> 00:35:00,629 But, yeah, It keeps you bring me back. 944 00:35:00,788 --> 00:35:01,267 And 945 00:35:01,985 --> 00:35:04,399 and when they see the love and the 946 00:35:04,457 --> 00:35:06,531 energy and everything you put into it, like, 947 00:35:06,690 --> 00:35:08,605 in person, they're more willing to come back. 948 00:35:08,699 --> 00:35:11,171 That. Yeah. When they need a wedding or 949 00:35:11,171 --> 00:35:12,048 other things like that? 950 00:35:13,165 --> 00:35:14,999 I won't I'm wondering, like, what is their 951 00:35:14,999 --> 00:35:16,913 alternative? Is there a grocery store in town 952 00:35:16,913 --> 00:35:18,680 that carries flowers or there a turned more 953 00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:21,089 of a conventional Flores? There is 954 00:35:22,101 --> 00:35:24,408 Flores in town. Yeah. Men's burial. 955 00:35:24,806 --> 00:35:25,601 No. A lot of... 956 00:35:26,715 --> 00:35:29,661 Because silk flowers they offer really like that. 957 00:35:29,899 --> 00:35:32,989 Like just very old. And maybe things from 958 00:35:32,989 --> 00:35:35,965 the Ontario are. Action or or a vancouver 959 00:35:36,022 --> 00:35:37,612 auction or not even that far. Not even 960 00:35:37,612 --> 00:35:39,202 in that far away. It gets all, like, 961 00:35:39,281 --> 00:35:42,222 they have no desire for sustainability or local 962 00:35:42,222 --> 00:35:44,168 or like stuff like that So 963 00:35:44,858 --> 00:35:46,842 so you're really showing an alternative? Yeah. Yeah. 964 00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:47,557 Absolutely. 965 00:35:49,144 --> 00:35:49,803 And then 966 00:35:50,176 --> 00:35:52,102 do you do design... Yourself other than I'm, 967 00:35:52,342 --> 00:35:53,321 obviously your 968 00:35:53,699 --> 00:35:54,359 subscription customers. 969 00:35:55,296 --> 00:35:57,771 Yeah. I do offer weddings because we live 970 00:35:57,771 --> 00:35:59,926 for, like, those Water Lakes National park. 971 00:36:00,724 --> 00:36:00,860 And 972 00:36:01,619 --> 00:36:03,079 So there are a handful of 973 00:36:03,619 --> 00:36:05,380 el mint weddings that I love doing the 974 00:36:05,380 --> 00:36:07,994 wilton weddings. They're simple and just so admit 975 00:36:08,193 --> 00:36:08,693 and 976 00:36:09,706 --> 00:36:11,059 that kind of thing. So I do more 977 00:36:11,059 --> 00:36:13,289 of those than the full scale style events. 978 00:36:13,846 --> 00:36:15,438 And people come pick up the, like, the 979 00:36:15,438 --> 00:36:17,128 personal. Speed Yeah. That's great. 980 00:36:17,768 --> 00:36:19,446 So it sounds like the you pick is 981 00:36:19,446 --> 00:36:21,384 going to grow. Mh. And 982 00:36:22,163 --> 00:36:23,681 we'll or the garden parties. 983 00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:24,934 Yeah 984 00:36:25,848 --> 00:36:28,072 do you want... Do have other goals that 985 00:36:28,072 --> 00:36:30,217 you're hoping to expand? I I know, oh, 986 00:36:30,376 --> 00:36:31,909 I guess the other thing you mentioned was 987 00:36:32,283 --> 00:36:33,077 plenty more Panties? 988 00:36:34,125 --> 00:36:35,237 Yeah. So we're hoping... 989 00:36:35,713 --> 00:36:37,246 Also, hopefully next year 990 00:36:37,619 --> 00:36:39,764 that our new big patch of panties will 991 00:36:39,764 --> 00:36:41,670 be established enough that we can. 992 00:36:43,523 --> 00:36:45,041 As Oh, so you might do a whole 993 00:36:45,041 --> 00:36:47,438 different party. Yeah. I do whole Just drop. 994 00:36:47,677 --> 00:36:48,796 Yeah. Yeah. 995 00:36:49,436 --> 00:36:51,768 Absolutely. We'll see. I'm hoping for next year. 996 00:36:52,007 --> 00:36:52,667 I think 997 00:36:53,286 --> 00:36:55,363 they'll be the self question enough that again. 998 00:36:56,322 --> 00:36:57,840 And then I already have a expansion plan. 999 00:36:58,889 --> 00:37:01,116 Tell my son. He he's my holding. 1000 00:37:02,706 --> 00:37:04,717 With Pe, I would like to put in 1001 00:37:05,489 --> 00:37:08,295 another 1000 and more. Yeah, would be my 1002 00:37:08,295 --> 00:37:10,690 end goal, I think with with our footprint 1003 00:37:10,690 --> 00:37:12,446 and our available space here. 1004 00:37:14,043 --> 00:37:14,942 Yeah. More 1005 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:15,454 than 1006 00:37:16,693 --> 00:37:19,090 varieties that I have more quantity though, which 1007 00:37:19,090 --> 00:37:21,646 you could then sell Yeah. For weddings Yeah. 1008 00:37:21,806 --> 00:37:22,445 For weddings. 1009 00:37:23,178 --> 00:37:24,795 When you started with that 1010 00:37:25,571 --> 00:37:28,043 patch of sunflower seeds to take to your 1011 00:37:28,043 --> 00:37:30,038 mom, did you ever think you were going 1012 00:37:30,038 --> 00:37:31,314 to go this hardcore? 1013 00:37:31,792 --> 00:37:32,191 Not at all. 1014 00:37:33,242 --> 00:37:33,719 My goodness. 1015 00:37:34,275 --> 00:37:36,661 No. It's it's been wild to see. It's 1016 00:37:36,661 --> 00:37:36,899 been, 1017 00:37:37,535 --> 00:37:38,910 I remember the first year 1018 00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:40,420 when 1019 00:37:42,322 --> 00:37:44,073 we had the garden parties, and I went 1020 00:37:44,073 --> 00:37:46,460 all in and my husband, like, bless his 1021 00:37:46,460 --> 00:37:48,530 heart. I'm not. He was always so supportive. 1022 00:37:48,863 --> 00:37:49,979 I don't wanna make it sound like he 1023 00:37:49,979 --> 00:37:51,413 wasn't. But at the end of the year, 1024 00:37:51,652 --> 00:37:53,246 he was just, like, I had no idea. 1025 00:37:53,485 --> 00:37:56,848 Like, this was amazing like good job. Right... 1026 00:37:57,406 --> 00:37:59,241 Like a lot of partners. He probably didn't 1027 00:37:59,241 --> 00:38:01,235 get it. He didn't understand. Like, what what 1028 00:38:01,235 --> 00:38:03,230 do you mean girl flowers Like, who's gonna 1029 00:38:03,230 --> 00:38:05,082 come Like, we live way out here. Like, 1030 00:38:05,402 --> 00:38:07,979 what are you thinking, you know? And so 1031 00:38:08,997 --> 00:38:10,929 yeah. Just to see and and that... When 1032 00:38:11,009 --> 00:38:12,527 I started the garden parties, it was the 1033 00:38:12,527 --> 00:38:15,004 year before Covid. Mh And so during Covid 1034 00:38:15,004 --> 00:38:16,841 people wanted out of their houses, like, and 1035 00:38:16,841 --> 00:38:20,052 this was outside, and space, and they can 1036 00:38:20,052 --> 00:38:23,088 sew it, really blew out that. That's amazing. 1037 00:38:23,248 --> 00:38:23,967 Yeah. Wow. 1038 00:38:24,686 --> 00:38:26,851 Well, I'm... So happy I got to stop 1039 00:38:26,851 --> 00:38:29,156 by. I would not have gotten your otherwise. 1040 00:38:30,269 --> 00:38:32,415 Thanks having being in bam, which is the... 1041 00:38:32,574 --> 00:38:34,934 It's, like, still 4 hours. Right. I'm 1042 00:38:35,374 --> 00:38:37,212 really, I invited myself. So thank you for 1043 00:38:37,212 --> 00:38:40,429 saying Yes. Off. The view is breathtaking 1044 00:38:41,287 --> 00:38:42,805 when people come, they probably don't wanna leave. 1045 00:38:43,045 --> 00:38:43,205 No. 1046 00:38:44,894 --> 00:38:46,250 Am I say you're all night. That's fine. 1047 00:38:46,489 --> 00:38:48,323 Oh I love. Yeah. Anything else you wanna 1048 00:38:48,323 --> 00:38:49,041 mention before we wrap? 1049 00:38:52,564 --> 00:38:54,389 Something things. So I just... Yeah. Like... 1050 00:38:55,183 --> 00:38:56,770 Are you are making an impact in your 1051 00:38:56,770 --> 00:38:59,707 community think that's for. And just the education 1052 00:38:59,707 --> 00:39:02,440 of sustainability, like, it's so important. And, like, 1053 00:39:02,519 --> 00:39:03,480 we do no till. 1054 00:39:04,039 --> 00:39:05,480 We, you know, really try to take care 1055 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:06,920 of the soil as much as we can. 1056 00:39:07,079 --> 00:39:09,400 And are constantly learning new ways to do 1057 00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:10,474 that, and 1058 00:39:11,808 --> 00:39:13,483 just... I'm I'm so thankful to be a 1059 00:39:13,483 --> 00:39:14,621 part of this community. 1060 00:39:15,796 --> 00:39:18,508 And to be surrounded by growers and women 1061 00:39:18,508 --> 00:39:20,758 who also cares so much about sustainability. Yeah. 1062 00:39:20,918 --> 00:39:22,996 And so that's... It's such an amazing. Yeah. 1063 00:39:23,235 --> 00:39:26,112 Thank you. Thank you very much. And, I 1064 00:39:26,112 --> 00:39:28,610 will just say that you are a dynamic 1065 00:39:28,670 --> 00:39:31,960 of member of the Alberta flower farming community. 1066 00:39:32,599 --> 00:39:34,436 I met you... I came through Becky Fa 1067 00:39:34,436 --> 00:39:34,596 me. 1068 00:39:35,315 --> 00:39:35,769 But 1069 00:39:36,607 --> 00:39:38,839 a lot of it is through social media 1070 00:39:38,839 --> 00:39:41,151 because you are quite a distance away from 1071 00:39:41,311 --> 00:39:43,862 Yeah. The edmonton group and the Calgary. If 1072 00:39:43,862 --> 00:39:47,172 there's not... Very many southern Alberta. No folks. 1073 00:39:47,951 --> 00:39:49,548 Well, that could change. Hopefully. 1074 00:39:50,348 --> 00:39:52,186 Maybe someone could come a princess here yeah. 1075 00:39:53,637 --> 00:39:55,070 But it's... You're such a leader, and I 1076 00:39:55,070 --> 00:39:57,061 really... Am I'm I'm grateful for the what 1077 00:39:57,141 --> 00:39:58,677 I've witnessed and how you're 1078 00:39:59,371 --> 00:40:01,681 really bringing flowers to people who never... 1079 00:40:02,414 --> 00:40:04,492 Got a local tulip up before. Never got 1080 00:40:04,492 --> 00:40:07,288 a local candy before. Yeah. It... It's my 1081 00:40:07,288 --> 00:40:08,646 blowing for them. And it it is and 1082 00:40:08,646 --> 00:40:10,737 they're just, like, business the 2. Like they 1083 00:40:10,737 --> 00:40:13,048 have no idea that. Yeah. Anyway. So that's 1084 00:40:13,048 --> 00:40:15,201 wonderful. Okay. Krista, thank you so much. 1085 00:40:17,990 --> 00:40:18,045 I 1086 00:40:30,673 --> 00:40:32,663 Thanks so much for joining me today. 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