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On a mission for flower ANYTHING…
All Dahlia’d Up received a grant from the Alaska Division of Agriculture to attend the December 2018 Great Lakes Farm Expo; Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market in Grandrapids Michigan. The expo is very well known and attended frequently by fruit, vegetable and greenhouse growers but not so much for the cut flower grower. I figured since many farming practices can be universal I went with the attitude of “what will work for me”. Also since agrotourism, something we’re already implementing here on our farm, the expo had numerous Farm Marketing educational sessions to attend to as well. So although not completely a perfect fit I was pretty sure I would learn something useful.…
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Dahlia Season 2014 a Success
Season 2014 was the test to see if my dream of having my own small Dahlia flower farm was sustainable. And it was… to my surprise not only sustainable but a big hit. My Dahlia’s graced the Red Beet Bistro, Turkey Red, numerous friends and family and even a wedding! Which was crazy since I had a late start, was hit with almost every bug known to Dahlia’s, including testing a container type planting system that proved to be okay in a pinch but not sustainable for good Dahlia production. Although my first season was riddled with challenge. Being “with” my Dahlias fills a part of me I thought was forever damaged by…
