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Felicia Alvarez

Today we’re visiting with Felicia Alvarez, owner of Menagerie Farm &amp; Flower in the Sacramento Valley of California. Felicia returned to the prune farm she grew up on to raise her own children there —and decided to add a rose farm and nursery to the property. She's a committed advocate for fellow flower farmers. Join us as we talk with Felicia about:  Breaking into rose farming Staffing for the ebb and flow of flower farming Scheduling and hiring for efficiency Learning the logistics and challenges of shipping a perishable product Advocating for American flower farms Growing a business while growing a family Navigating the pandemic as a flower farmer &amp; nursery owner The importance of labeling flower shipments with the country of origin  LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 103:  FloraFresh Inc Gather Flora California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA  FOLLOW &amp; LEARN FROM MENAGERIE FARM &amp; FLOWER:   WEBSITE INSTAGRAM THE MENAGERIE ACADEMY WORKSHOPS &amp; EVENTS FACEBOOK PINTEREST TODAY’S EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MADRID FLOWER SCHOOL Want to study floral design in Europe? Madrid Flower School offers contemporary and traditional styles and techniques with 10 instructors. Check out the professional program which also includes photography, styling, and business essentials. Offered in both Spanish and English. Host: Amy McGee (Botanical Brouhaha + Bloom Trust Co.) BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Grayson McGee Music Written &amp; Performed by: Landon McGee

Today we’re visiting with Felicia Alvarez, owner of <a href="https://menagerieflower.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Menagerie Farm &amp; Flower</a> in the Sacramento Valley of California. Felicia returned to the prune farm she grew up on to raise her own children there —and decided to add a rose farm and nursery to the property. She's a committed advocate for fellow flower farmers. Join us as we talk with Felicia about: <ul> <li>Breaking into rose farming</li> <li>Staffing for the ebb and flow of flower farming</li> <li>Scheduling and hiring for efficiency</li> <li>Learning the logistics and challenges of shipping a perishable product</li> <li>Advocating for American flower farms</li> <li>Growing a business while growing a family</li> <li>Navigating the pandemic as a flower farmer &amp; nursery owner</li> <li>The importance of labeling flower shipments with the country of origin</li> </ul> LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 103: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.florafreshinc.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">FloraFresh Inc</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gatherflora.com/home" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Gather Flora</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.calpoly.edu/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">California Polytechnic State University</a> San Luis Obispo, CA</li> </ul> FOLLOW &amp; LEARN FROM MENAGERIE FARM &amp; FLOWER: <a href="https://menagerieflower.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">WEBSITE</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/menagerieflower/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a> <a href="https://menagerieflower.com/pages/academy" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">THE MENAGERIE ACADEMY</a> <a href="https://menagerieflower.com/pages/workshops-events" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">WORKSHOPS &amp; EVENTS</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/menagerieflower" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">FACEBOOK</a> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/menagerieflower/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PINTEREST</a> TODAY’S EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: <a href="https://madridflowerschool.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">MADRID FLOWER SCHOOL</a> Want to study floral design in Europe? Madrid Flower School offers contemporary and traditional styles and techniques with 10 instructors. Check out the professional program which also includes photography, styling, and business essentials. Offered in both Spanish and <a href="https://madridflowerschool.com/articulo/105-english-professional-program" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">English</a>. Host: Amy McGee (<a href="https://www.botanicalbrouhaha.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Botanical Brouhaha</a> + <a href="https://bloomtrustco.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Bloom Trust Co.</a>) BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Grayson McGee Music Written &amp; Performed by: Landon McGee

Ep. 103: Felicia Alvarez (Menagerie Farm & Flower)

In our season 5 finale, we chat to Felicia Alvarez of Menagerie Farm. Felicia is a third generation farmer with 100 acres farming beautiful garden roses as well as other specialty flowers, French prunes and rice. Felicia’s favourite childhood memories include farming fragrant garden roses with her grandmother and years later in 2014 she accidentally became a rose farmer! In this episode you can hear more about Felicia’s journey to rose farming, some of her top tips and favourite varieties, plus all about how you can learn more about growing your own wonderful roses with her.

Growing wonderful roses with Felicia Alvarez of Menagerie Farm

Today's guest is Felicia Alvarez of Menagerie Farm + Flower (c) Jill Carmel PhotographyJune was a super-busy and invigorating month and I have lots to share with you! I'm recording the intro to today's episode on July 5th. Yesterday, my husband and I arrived back in Seattle after driving home from the SF Bay Area, my car filled with Slow Flowers Summit supplies; my heart filled with love for our amazing community of members, supporters, sponsors, partners -- and especially the small but mighty Slow Flowers team of creatives who work with me. Oh, and my mind spinning with ideas and inspiration from last week's Slow Flowers Summit, our fourth and best one to date.Our fabulous Slow Flowers Summit 2021 speaker lineup included (from left): Susan McLeary, Max Gill, founder Debra Prinzing, Pilar Zuniga (with her adorable daughter, Paloma), Jennifer Jewell, Abra Lee, Molly Oliver, Kelee Matsushita-Tseng, Emily Saeger and Lorene Edwards Forkner (c) Missy Palacol photographyYou'll hear much more in the coming weeks as I share recaps and resources from the Slow Flowers Summit 2021. Suffice it to say, the timing worked out wonderfully for an all-outdoor conference as we safely gathered at Filoli Historic House &amp; Residence in Woodside, California.To arrive there, I departed Seattle on Wednesday, June 23rd, giving myself two days to make the drive south. It was a good time to be alone with my thoughts, and to schedule a few stops along the way. One stop was in Live Oak, California, located halfway between Chico and Sacramento. I was lured to Menagerie Flower + Farm, where Felicia Alvarez lives with her family in the beautiful Sacramento Valley. The farm raises field grown garden roses, specialty flowers, French prunes, assorted stone fruits, nuts and rice.Menagerie Farm + Flower's beautiful roses, including (left) Scarlett &amp; Grace's arrangement (c) Kelly Marie Photography and (right) Felicia's montage of just-harvested garden roses If you followed our 50 States of Slow Flowers podcast series in 2019, you heard a short interview with Felicia when I featured California, but honestly, I knew that 15 minutes could never cover all that she could tell us about her diversified family farm and especially about her roses.Now, I had a very important reason to see Menagerie Farm + Flower in person! BLOOM Imprint, our book venture, is publishing Felicia's first book this fall. We are so excited about Growing Wonder, which the book is called. You'll hear all about this new project in our conversation -- and learn how you can pre-order your own copy.Here's a bit more about Felicia Alvarez before we get started: On her website, she writes:  "I've been farming for over two decades and every day I fall in love with the simplicity &amp; nostalgia of life on the farm. My mission is simple - to grow exceptional flowers &amp; foods with distinctive quality. As a third generation farmer, my favorite memories as a child were tending to my grandmother's farm garden filled with fragrant garden roses. Her love of flowers made me an avid gardener and now accidental flower farmer. Today I farm French prunes, garden roses and specialty cut flowers with the help of my husband and two little sons in tow."Felicia Alvarez on "Growing Wonder" (c) Jill Carmichael PhotographyAfter more than a year of recording most of our episodes over Zoom, it was such a joy to sit at a picnic table next to Felicia's barn and record live and in person. The ambient farm sounds only help to underscore that feeling of immediacy. I hope you enjoy this conversation, so let's jump right in and get started!Pre-Order GROWING WONDER!Thanks so much for joining us today! What a lovely preview of Growing Wonder! You can pre-order your copy of Felicia's book via a link to BLOOM Imprint - we'll mail it to you in September after publication. In the meantime, there are a lot of resources available to you at Felicia's website -- check out links b...

Today's guest is Felicia Alvarez of Menagerie Farm + Flower (c) Jill Carmel Photography June was a super-busy and invigorating month and I have lots to share with you! I'm recording the intro to today's episode on July 5th. Yesterday, my husband and I arrived back in Seattle after driving home from the SF Bay Area, my car filled with Slow Flowers Summit supplies; my heart filled with love for our amazing community of members, supporters, sponsors, partners -- and especially the small but mighty Slow Flowers team of creatives who work with me. Oh, and my mind spinning with ideas and inspiration from last week's Slow Flowers Summit, our fourth and best one to date. Our fabulous Slow Flowers Summit 2021 speaker lineup included (from left): Susan McLeary, Max Gill, founder Debra Prinzing, Pilar Zuniga (with her adorable daughter, Paloma), Jennifer Jewell, Abra Lee, Molly Oliver, Kelee Matsushita-Tseng, Emily Saeger and Lorene Edwards Forkner (c) Missy Palacol photography You'll hear much more in the coming weeks as I share recaps and resources from the Slow Flowers Summit 2021. Suffice it to say, the timing worked out wonderfully for an all-outdoor conference as we safely gathered at Filoli Historic House &amp; Residence in Woodside, California. To arrive there, I departed Seattle on Wednesday, June 23rd, giving myself two days to make the drive south. It was a good time to be alone with my thoughts, and to schedule a few stops along the way. One stop was in Live Oak, California, located halfway between Chico and Sacramento. I was lured to Menagerie Flower + Farm, where Felicia Alvarez lives with her family in the beautiful Sacramento Valley. The farm raises field grown garden roses, specialty flowers, French prunes, assorted stone fruits, nuts and rice. Menagerie Farm + Flower's beautiful roses, including (left) Scarlett &amp; Grace's arrangement (c) Kelly Marie Photography and (right) Felicia's montage of just-harvested garden roses If you followed our 50 States of Slow Flowers podcast series in 2019, you heard a short interview with Felicia when I featured California, but honestly, I knew that 15 minutes could never cover all that she could tell us about her diversified family farm and especially about her roses. Now, I had a very important reason to see Menagerie Farm + Flower in person! BLOOM Imprint, our book venture, is publishing Felicia's first book this fall. We are so excited about Growing Wonder, which the book is called. You'll hear all about this new project in our conversation -- and learn how you can pre-order your own copy. Here's a bit more about Felicia Alvarez before we get started: On her website, she writes:  "I've been farming for over two decades and every day I fall in love with the simplicity &amp; nostalgia of life on the farm. My mission is simple - to grow exceptional flowers &amp; foods with distinctive quality. As a third generation farmer, my favorite memories as a child were tending to my grandmother's farm garden filled with fragrant garden roses. Her love of flowers made me an avid gardener and now accidental flower farmer. Today I farm French prunes, garden roses and specialty cut flowers with the help of my husband and two little sons in tow." Felicia Alvarez on "Growing Wonder" (c) Jill Carmichael Photography After more than a year of recording most of our episodes over Zoom, it was such a joy to sit at a picnic table next to Felicia's barn and record live and in person. The ambient farm sounds only help to underscore that feeling of immediacy. I hope you enjoy this conversation, so let's jump right in and get started! Pre-Order GROWING WONDER! Thanks so much for joining us today! What a lovely preview of Growing Wonder! You can pre-order your copy of Felicia's book via a link to BLOOM Imprint - we'll mail it to you in September after publication. In the meantime, there are a lot of resources available to you at Felicia's website -- check out links b...