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Hi, my name is Melanie Stock and I run USU Small Farms with my team of graduate and undergraduate students. I’m a soil scientist and my role at Utah State is to develop and run a research and extension program that supports smaller scale farmers. I quickly learned about the amazing development of cut flower farms across the state – and also the lack of (research-based) information for growing cut flowers in our area. It was an easy decision to focus my work on cut flower production. I got into farming in a roundabout way. I loved gardening with my Dad for as long as I can remember. We lived in the city, so I was pretty removed from farming, but I ended up snagging a sweet landscaping job in high school and college that allowed me to work with plants in a new way. Later on, I became a chemist, but my love for plants never went away. I realized being a soil scientist would be a perfect and practical way to combine my interests in plants and chemistry (and later physics). I felt like I met the rest of my professional life during my PhD though: I started studying agriculture (because of my advisor) and running a community garden on the side (because of my love of food and people). After these two experiences, I knew I wanted to stay in agriculture and work with smaller scale farmers. Now I have my dream job at USU and love conducting agricultural research with my students - in the name of cut flowers - and work with cut flower farmers across our region.USU Small FarmsMelanie StockUSU Small Farms features a cut flower program for research, teaching, and extension. Our research focuses on tailoring cut flower production to Utah growing conditions, as well as testing environmentally responsible farming practices. We teach our students through hands-on farm internships and host outreach events to share our findings across the Intermountain West. Our flowers are primarily sold to Utah florists, and we use these sales to support our students and study the local cut flower market. The USU Small Farms team consists of graduate students, undergraduate students, and me (Melanie Stock, USU faculty). Special acknowledgement goes to Maegen Lewis, my MS student with the biggest passion for cut flowers, and the person who deserves all the credit for managing the day-to-day needs at our farm, including undergraduate student training and sales. We specialized in peony, snapdragons, stock, lisianthus, dahlias, zinnias, celosia, foxglove, and delphinium. Our cut flower trials are established in North Logan at the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station – Greenville Farm, and we also collaborate on trials with growers across the Wasatch Front. Most of our flowers are sold through Florage Flower Farm Co-op.Please email Melanie Stock if you are interested in purchasing USU Flowers. < Back Edit My Profile USU Small Farms USU Small Farms features a cut flower program for research, teaching, and extension. Our research focuses on tailoring cut flower production to Utah growing conditions, as well as testing environmentally responsible farming practices. We teach our students through hands-on farm internships and host outreach events to share our findings across the Intermountain West. Our flowers are primarily sold to Utah florists, and we use these sales to support our students and study the local cut flower market. The USU Small Farms team consists of graduate students, undergraduate students, and me (Melanie Stock, USU faculty). Special acknowledgement goes to Maegen Lewis, my MS student with the biggest passion for cut flowers, and the person who deserves all the credit for managing the day-to-day needs at our farm, including undergraduate student training and sales. We specialized in peony, snapdragons, stock, lisianthus, dahlias, zinnias, celosia, foxglove, and delphinium. Our cut flower trials are established in North Logan at the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station – Greenville Farm, and we also collaborate on trials with growers across the Wasatch Front. Most of our flowers are sold through Florage Flower Farm Co-op. We Offer Flowers Through: Wholesale Please email Melanie Stock if you are interested in purchasing USU Flowers. Find us Online here: Instagram Website Email melanie.stock@usu.edu Melanie Stock Hi, my name is Melanie Stock and I run USU Small Farms with my team of graduate and undergraduate students. I’m a soil scientist and my role at Utah State is to develop and run a research and extension program that supports smaller scale farmers. I quickly learned about the amazing development of cut flower farms across the state – and also the lack of (research-based) information for growing cut flowers in our area. It was an easy decision to focus my work on cut flower production. I got into farming in a roundabout way. I loved gardening with my Dad for as long as I can remember. We lived in the city, so I was pretty removed from farming, but I ended up snagging a sweet landscaping job in high school and college that allowed me to work with plants in a new way. Later on, I became a chemist, but my love for plants never went away. I realized being a soil scientist would be a perfect and practical way to combine my interests in plants and chemistry (and later physics). I felt like I met the rest of my professional life during my PhD though: I started studying agriculture (because of my advisor) and running a community garden on the side (because of my love of food and people). After these two experiences, I knew I wanted to stay in agriculture and work with smaller scale farmers. Now I have my dream job at USU and love conducting agricultural research with my students - in the name of cut flowers - and work with cut flower farmers across our region. Previous Next

< Back Season Extension of Tulips using Pre-cooled Bulbs and a High Tunnel Julie Hall For this project I will order 600 tulips, 200 each of 3 types of pre-cooled tulips including early and mid blooming varieties. Tulips will be planted in soil in crates and kept at 40 degrees in my garage to initiate root development. Once roots are established they will be moved to a space where they can continue to chill and will be systematically moved into the high tunnel over a 4 week period. I will move 50 of each variety into the high tunnel each week and label each crate with a date. I will measure their bloom time, daily temperature, height, # of marketable stems, and number of stems sold. I will also track my labor and costs associated with growing the tulips to determine profitability. Download Report Blooming Zoom Previous Next

View our past events to see what all the fun is about. Multiple Dates Thu, Apr 16 Balancing Farm and Family with Florence Becot PhD of Agricultural Safety and Health / Zoom Details Apr 16, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MDT Zoom Join us to explore insights from a recent research project on how farm families navigate the demands of work and home. +7 more Sat, Jan 31 2026 Utah Flower Conference - Petals to Profit / Utah Valley Convention Center, 3rd Floor Details Jan 31, 2026, 8:50 AM – 5:00 PM MST Utah Valley Convention Center, 3rd Floor, 220 W Center St, Provo, UT 84601, USA Hear from experts in the flowering community on marketing, irrigation, pricing, systems, soil, and more, all while rubbing shoulders with other local Utah flower farmers. +147 more Sat, Jan 31 Floral Displays at the Utah Flower Conference / Utah Valley Convention Center, 3rd floor Details Jan 31, 2026, 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM Utah Valley Convention Center, 3rd floor, 220 W Center St, Provo, UT 84601, USA Showcase your floral designs and enter to win some fabulous prizes! +3 more Thu, Nov 20 November Blooming Zoom / Zoom Details Nov 20, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM MST Zoom Real reasons why a florist chooses farm flowers over wholesale flowers + Q&A +17 more Thu, Oct 16 Treats and Trouble Shooting - October Blooming Zoom / Zoom Details Oct 16, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM MDT Zoom Treats and Troubleshooting with Dr. Melanie Stock and the UCFFA Board +26 more Sat, Sep 20 Fall Farm Tour at La Finca Flower Farm / Pleasant Grove Details Sep 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pleasant Grove, 1140 E 900 S, Pleasant Grove, UT 84062, USA Come join us at Jenny Jolley's La Finca Flower Farm in Pleasant Grove, Utah. +12 more Sat, Aug 16 Utah Flower Day 2025 / Throughout Utah Details Aug 16, 2025, 12:00 AM Throughout Utah Find a farmer in your area and attend an event local to you! Details below. Sat, Aug 16 Utah Flower Day Member Marketing Materials / State Wide Event Details Aug 16, 2025, 12:00 AM – 11:59 PM State Wide Event Sign up to get materials for your own Utah Flower Day event! +129 more Thu, Jul 17 July Blooming Zoom: Research Update: Britin Van Brocklin and Melanie Stock / Zoom Details Jul 17, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Zoom Britin and Melanie will present findings from their Western SARE grant project, which explored the use of shade cloth in peony cultivation to reduce water consumption. +16 more Thu, Jun 19 June Blooming Zoom: Pest Management with Nick Volesky / Zoom Details Jun 19, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM MDT Zoom Nick is a program associate with Utah State University Extension's Integrated Pest Management Program. He will be sharing his expertise with us on pest management strategies for Utah cut flower farmers. +9 more Membership Offer Sat, May 31 Farm Tour at Sego Lily Flower Farm / South Jordan Details May 31, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM South Jordan, 9760 Chesapeake Dr, South Jordan, UT 84095, USA Join us for a tour at Sego Lily Flower Farm, a suburban micro farm in South Jordan, Utah. +30 more Thu, Apr 17 Blooming Zoom with Gretchen Langston of Blooms Colorado / Zoom Details Apr 17, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM MDT Zoom Analytics for Cut Flower Farmers +11 more Thu, Mar 20 Blooming Zoom / Zoom Details Mar 20, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM MDT Zoom Agrotourism with Jaems and Bryan of Petals and Pines Farm, Tremonton, UT. +21 more Thu, Feb 20 Blooming Zoom / Zoom Details Feb 20, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM MST Zoom February's Blooming Zoom guest speakers are Jenn and Adam O'Neal from Pepper Harrow. They will be sharing how you can level up your photography skills to take better photos, the pros and cons of hiring professional photography, and how to use the images you take to better market your business. +41 more Membership Offer Sat, Feb 01 2025 Utah Flower Conference - Bloom Together: Cultivating Connection and Elevating Standards / Utah Valley Convention Center, 3rd Floor Details Feb 01, 2025, 8:50 AM – 5:50 PM MST Utah Valley Convention Center, 3rd Floor, 220 W Center St, Provo, UT 84601, USA Hear from experts in the flowering community on floral harvest and post harvest care standards, disease identification and prevention, extending your season with high tunnels, and more, all while rubbing shoulders with other local Utah flower farmers. +147 more Thu, Nov 21 Growing Across Utah Climates, a panel discussion / https://www.wixevents.com/oc?join=JWS.eyJra Details Nov 21, 2024, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM https://www.wixevents.com/oc?join=JWS.eyJra Join us for a Blooming Zoom featuring a panel of Utah Flower Farmers! Discover the secrets to successful growing across diverse climates as our local experts share their insights and answer your burning questions. +21 more Thu, Oct 17 Finishing strong / https://www.wixevents.com/oc?join=JWS.eyJra Details Oct 17, 2024, 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM https://www.wixevents.com/oc?join=JWS.eyJra Fawn Rueckert, UCFFA president, will be discussing ways to finish the season strong. Other members will be sharing personal experiences as well. Join us to learn from Fawn and others about impactful changes for the future. +15 more Thu, Sep 19 Treats and troubleshooting / https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83355292346 Details Sep 19, 2024, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83355292346 +26 more Load More

Hi Flower Friend,   Let us start by saying a huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended the Utah Flower Conference this year! We had a great turnout and we received lots of feedback from you. We are already putting our heads together to make next year's event even more spectacular.   Busy season is just around the corner and we wanted to make sure you have enough time to get our upcoming events on your calendar. And while you're looking at your calendar, we would love to hear about your events too! Send us the details of your upcoming spring events and we will be sure to share the info far and wide.   Thanks for being a member of the UCFFA and please don't hesitate to reach out if there's anything we can do to support you.

Between the time change to daylight savings, the abundance of warmer than usual weather and the upcoming equinox, I think it is safe to wish you all a happy spring!  While I am enjoying the warm weather, I am secretly (ok, not so secretly) pining for quite a few more snowstorms.  The kind with big,fluffy flakes that cover everything in a magical blanket that seems to suspend time itself.  The kind that makes you feel like a kid again.  I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility given the weather patterns of the last decade.  Just know, if the snow does come, I'll be enjoying a cup of coffee on my couch while watching it snow and then I'll suit up and go to the high tunnel to experience the contemplative stillness that the snow brings to my little corner of the world.    I get it though....springtime is always so welcome and magical in its own right.  It is my favorite time of the year.  Birdsong, spring rains, the waking up of the trees and flowers, the bumbling bumblebees.  Oh, the sounds, sights and scents are fabulously decadent!    In the middle of all of this magic, Utah's flower farmers are starting the busiest part of their season.  Spring is an exhilarating challenge. There is so much that needs to be done pretty much all at the same time. Now is a great time to find your local flower farmer and connect with them.   Click here to use our handy locator map!     Farmers are currently selling CSA or bouquet subscriptions, advertising for on farm events and tuber sales. It's also a good time to inquire about flower availability for Easter, Mother's Day and graduations.  If you're interested in internships and employment, now is also the time to reach out.  Many farmers happily take volunteers and many hire seasonal help.     As we move into the business of the spring season, I hope that you all find time to enjoy the magic of it all.  The hope and the promise of springtime always fully delivers!   Thank you for being here and loving locally grown flowers as much as we do!  Warm Regards, Sara Asbridge Publicity Chair Utah Cut Flower Farm Association P.S. Check out the keynote speakers we have lined up for the Utah Flower Conference! We’re thrilled to share that the 2027 conference keynotes will include Briana of Blossom and Branch Farm  and Julio of The Flower Hat.  Mark your calendars for February 20, 2027- you won’t want to miss this one.

As we move into February and begin preparing for another growing season, I want to start by expressing my gratitude for this community. The strength of the Utah Cut Flower Farm Association comes from growers who are willing to share knowledge, support one another, and invest in the future of local flowers.