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Hi friend, Are you still harvesting blooms? Or have you left the last few for the pollinators to build their winter stock? It's always bittersweet when the season comes to an end - but we're also looking forward to a bit more rest. As a board we would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Loretta Clayson of Journey Farm for serving as our Vice President over the last 2 and half years. Loretta is a wonderful friend, supportive team mate, and talented farmer. We will miss her wisdom and kindness on the board. As her resignation comes a little shy of our upcoming elections, the board has appointed Mollie Payne to fill the Vice President position until the results of our upcoming election. If you are interested in learning more about the election, please read this forum post and the attached file. We have some great learning opportunities coming up over the next couple of months. 🍬 October 16th – Treats & Troubleshooting: A unique Blooming Zoom experience. We will be tasting some treats and troubleshooting as a group the challenges of the 2025 farming season. Submit your questions and register by Thursday October 9th to receive your treats! Submit questions using this link. 🌹 November 20th – Blooming Zoom: Working with Local Florists with Biz Ence of High Mountain Floral ❄️ January - UCFFA Flower Conference - January 31st at the Utah Valley Convention Center featuring Ellen Frost, owner of Local Color Flowers and a brilliant floral educator. Registration will open November 15th. A complete schedule will be coming soon. Mark your calendars - we’d love to see you at these gatherings! They’re a chance to learn, connect, and recharge with your fellow flower farmers and florists. Sincerely, The UCFFA Team

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Hi friend, Creating the Utah Flower Day was one of the very first things we knew we wanted to do when the Utah Cut Flower Farm Association was founded. We couldn't wait to help people find their flower farmers. We pictured a room full of blooms and flower lovers and farmers making connections. Over the last few years we feel we've accomplished that at our last 3 Utah Flower Day events. As we've thought about the needs of our growing community, we decided the best thing we could do was make the Utah Flower Day more accessible for all of our farmers. Instead of hosting an in-person event in one city this year, we will be providing support for members of the association to celebrate Utah Flower Day in their own communities. We have found an amazing Utah artist, Alma Loveland, who has created a beautiful poster for us. This poster is intended to help educate the general public on just how awesome Utah flowers are. With key talking points, it's meant to start conversations about why people would purchase local flowers. We have also commissioned an adorable sticker and coloring page to further engage our communities. The Utah flower day will be on August 16th this year. We will be providing promotional materials for members to use in any creative way they see fit. You could display the poster at your farmers market booths, farm tour, u picks, or the local Fair. You could share the sticker with your subscribers or florists. You could create an arrangement and share that on social media to celebrate the day. You could create a flower installation in your city. You could also organize your own in-person event with ot her local flower farms or florists in your area. How to participate in the 2025 Utah Flower Day Reach out with any questions, we want to make this the best Utah Flower Day for you! Sincerely, The UCFFA Team

Hi friend, What a wild season it's been so far and it's only June! We hope you are keeping cool in this heat and that this season has been abundant and profitable for you. We want to invite you to join us tonight for our blooming zoom with Nick Volesky recently from USU Intergrated Pest Management team. We all know the bugs are coming (lots are already here). Come join us tonight to be better prepared for dealing with all the critters on our farms. We wanted to say thank you to those of you who attended the Farm Tour at Sego Lily Flower Farm last month. We are looking forward to another similar event as the season winds down in September. Thank you for being here, for being a member, and for working so diligently to bring high quality, ethically sourced flower to your community. Without you, we coudn't #makeutahbloom! Keep up the great work, friend . Sincerely, The UCFFA Team

Hi Flower Friend, Where is this month going?! Like you, we've been knee deep in harvesting, planting, marketing, and mud. It's safe to say that flower season is in full swing. There will be no Blooming Zoom this month, we will be holding a farm tour instead. If you've ever wanted to see a micro flower farm at peak peony season, this is your chance! More details below. Happy planting! Sincerely, The UCFFA Team P.S. We want to help promote your offers this spring! As you finalize dates on upcoming workshops, U-Pick events, CSA's, subscriptions, classes, etc. you're welcome to share that info with us and we will include it in our public newsletter.

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Hi Flower Friend, We have been busy here at UCFFA (and on our own farms) getting everything prepped and ready for spring! How are you feeling heading into this season? What can we do as an organization to support you? Our goal is to provide you with resources and information that is relevent and informative. Reply to this email with suggestions of things that would be helpful to you or questions that we can answer. We hope you are doing well and that your germination rates are high! Please make note of the dates below as we have some exciting events coming up that you won't want to miss. Sincerely, The UCFFA Team P.S. We want to help promote your offers this spring! As you finalize dates on upcoming workshops, U-Pick events, CSA's, subscriptions, classes, etc. you're welcome to share that info with us and we will include it in our public newsletter. We'd love to know about tuber and seed sales, Mother's Day bouquets, etc. as well.

We know you all have been documenting your gorgeous blooms throughout the year and we want to see your photos! You can enter up to 5 photos into the contest, and we will be picking two winners , who will each get a $100 gift card to Johnny’s! By entering, your photo and farm information may also be highlighted on the notebook for the 2025 Utah Flower Conference! Best of luck to you!

We are excited to announce that tickets are available for the 2024 Utah Flower Conference.

We are excited to share all the fun things we have planned for you! Summer is in full swing, the harvest is plentiful, and we have lots of member events coming up!