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Ep. 64: Laura Langford & Dawson Hamilton (Roam Flora)

Ep. 64: Laura Langford & Dawson Hamilton (Roam Flora)

FromBotanical Brouhaha Podcast


Ep. 64: Laura Langford & Dawson Hamilton (Roam Flora)

FromBotanical Brouhaha Podcast

ratings:
Length:
74 minutes
Released:
Jul 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today we’re visiting with Laura Langford and Dawson Hamilton, owners of Roam Flora located in Ottawa, Canada to discuss: the birth and progress of their solar-powered flower farm where they’ve found the resources they need to build a growing business how their work and educational backgrounds have impacted their flower farm business model the layout and terrain of Roam Flora Farm their tendency to be “chronic entrepreneurs” the challenges of farming their particular piece of land the flower varieties they grow their crew “dealing with the alligator closest to the boat” how they altered their previous plans when the pandemic hit their area The Flower Hut (see below) the options they offer their customers the day their delivery van was stolen with all the wedding flowers in it! how Laura moved from “The Occasional Florist” to a full-time flower farmer Laura’s warning about naming a business dollhouse flowers, micro arrangements, and tiny amaranth popcorn the day the cows spent time in the dahlia field their dreams for the future of Roam Flora LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 62: Canadian Tire Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers Floret Online Workshop | Grow, Harvest and Sell Flowers on a Small Scale The Billy Goat Realtor.ca The Green Cone Holly Chapple's Mother's Day Installation Coolbot (Get $20 off a CoolBot or Coolbot Pro - Click Here) Shopify Nova Scotia College of Art & Design Dalhousie University Sheridan College Shepherd's Hut Tree dahlia Amaranth popcorn Mexican Popped Amaranth Candy Hunte's Gardens Barbados Ottawa Flower Market Rosalind's Garden Blooms Ditch Witch Trencher Escape to the Country SEE MORE OF ROAM FLORA HERE:  Website | Instagram | Facebook Co-Hosts: Amy McGee (Botanical Brouhaha) + Maggie Bailey (Bramble & Bee) BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Landon McGee
Released:
Jul 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Do you own a flower business or dream of starting one? Are you looking for practical floral design tips? Ever wonder how other florists run their businesses? Or maybe you’re a farmer florist building a flower farm and floral design business at the same time? You’ve landed in the right place! At the BB Podcast, we serve floral designers, farmer florists, flower shop owners, and aspiring florists by diving into practical tips and insider information from real working florists, floral educators, flower growers, and floral industry vendors to help you find the tools you need to start, run, and grow your flower business. We like to mix it up! Do you prefer hearing real-life stories or diving into specific flower business topics? Either way, we’ve got you covered with: 1. Storytelling episodes featuring floral professionals like Susan McLeary, Kiana Underwood, Jennie Love, and Max Gill sharing the details of starting and running their flower businesses. So many stories just waiting for you to dig in and learn from those who are doing what you want to do! 2. Topic-specific interviews called BB+ episodes. Here, you can expect everything from conversations on marketing, staffing, and floral software to pain points like finding your mojo or listening to your intuition in business. Amy McGee, Botanical Brouhaha founder, brings years of relationship building with floral designers, farmer florists, and floral professionals to the table and invites you to pull up a chair for the conversations where you’ll learn and be inspired by the nitty gritty transparency of the questions she asks. The BB Podcast is co-hosted by Maggie Bailey, owner of Bramble & Bee.