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We are so excited about our panel tonight . We are excited to discuss how local florists and farmers are working together to create something meaningful.

We had such a great time at our Winter Member Event. Thank you to everyone who came out and met with us at Snuck Farm. And a huge thank you to Jen of Simply Kinship for speaking with us. Jen has wealth of knowledge and we are so grateful to her for sharing with us. It was such an enriching night and we loved connecting with you in the beautiful setting of Snuck Farm.

We are so excited to see everyone at our upcoming Winter Member Event . We are so looking forward to spending an evening with you at the beautiful setting of Snuck Farm. When you get to Snuck Farm please enter the farm on the east, tree-lined lane. Drive to the back of the farm near the greenhouses and park in the courtyard. The meeting will be held in the Barn Kitchen on the west side of the barn. It is going to be a wonderful night and we are so ready to connect with you and to make new friends. Tonight we are hosting a Facebook Live at 8pm in our Member-Only Facebook group . We will be talking about soil blocking and how to successfully start your seeds indoors. We will be hosting Facebook Lives once a month covering a range of topics on running a flower business and farm. Be sure to join our Member-Only Facebook group today so you don’t miss out!

As we walk across the farm, through the frost-kissed (errr killed) plants, we find ourselves embracing the end of the season. This helps us step back and reflect on 2019. Two events jump out right away. The first is the success of the peony study. Gee, that feels good to say when much was uphill. We’re working with ‘Coral Charm’, an early variety that blooms around Memorial Day. Our goal is to force bloom for Mother’s Day and we successfully pushed bloom four weeks early this year. As we’re gaining a handle on optimizing production, we met with Dr. Ruby Ward, a USU economist, to learn about enterprise budgets. These track expenses, income, and areas where we are less efficient. First, we had to get everything we ever put into the peonies on paper, such as: how many hours did it take to plant, maintain, and harvest the peonies each year? How much fertilizer, water, and floral preservative do we use? How many hours and miles did it take to sell? The list goes on.

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