11/14/2022
Today, commercial flower farms are heavily capitalized, mechanized, and automated. According to the Society of American Florists, 80 percent of cut flowers sold in the U.S. are grown internationally, mostly in Colombia and Ecuador. And of the 20 percent grown domestically, more than three-fourths come from California.
There hasn’t been a local flower movement like there was a local food movement. But some farmers, like Helen Skiba, Co-Owner of Artemis Flower Farm in Longmont, Colorado, have started practicing a different kind of flower farming–one that's an inherently sustainable and regenerative pursuit.
Read more about Helen's work and her story in "Bread for all, and roses too" by , featured in the new issue of the Mad Ag Journal. Link in bio to purchase your copy! photos by and .pina