In 2017, congress passed a resolution designating July as American Grown Flowers Month in celebration of the impact America’s flower (and foliage) farms have on the floral industry, both economically and culturally. Why July? Because its the month when flowers are being harvested on farms in all 50 states, everywhere from Alaska to Florida. Here at PFG …
We are pleased to represent the flower collective model in an upcoming industry webinar hosted by Sustainabloom on June 24th at 1PM. Tune in to learn how sustainability in the floral industry can be about more than just conserving resources and reducing waste (although that is certainly important!). Sustainability is also a powerful way to …
Sustainabloom Webinar: Creative Ways to Build Community Around Sustainability Read More »
Ah, January. The month where you can’t quite place what day of the week it is. Every. Single. Day. Is it Saturday? Nope, it’s Wednesday. This post-New Year’s black hole in the calendar can be a bit jarring for people like us. Our bodies and minds are used to the relentless grind of running a …
This past Tuesday evening we hosted our first Sustainable Mechanics Meet-Up. Thirteen floral designers got together to swap ideas for making their work more sustainable. And to share their passion for local flowers! It was so much fun, this will definitely be an annual tradition! For those that couldn’t make the meet-up, we wanted to …
PFG does more than just sell flowers. Also incorporated into our mission is building community as well as inspiring and restoring a passion for flowers. To that end, we host a summer series of mini creative retreats for PFG wholesale customers. Each event brings together our community in a relaxing environment where you’ll get to chat …
We had a “tote-ally” good time hosting another mini creative retreat for our wholesale florist customers last week. Typically florists have to handle flowers with great care. But at this workshop we pounded the pulp out of them with hammers, transferring the natural pigments in leaves and petals onto a cotton canvas tote. So much …
Tataki Zome Totes Fun at Philadelphia Floral Guild Read More »
March 29th! The 2023 locally-grown flower season is here! Our online ordering is once again LIVE each week on Rooted Farmers. We’re delighted to be back after a winter of rest and planning and increasing our capacity to serve our floral community even more in the year to come! Some helpful tips for ordering with …
PFG does more than just sell flowers. Also incorporated into our mission is building community as well as inspiring and restoring creativity and a passion for flowers. We’ve put together a series of mini creative retreats for PFG wholesale customers. Each event will bring together our community in a relaxing environment where you’ll get to …
As we edge ever closer to spring, we have been getting more inquiries about when PFG will be back open for the season. As with everything in the world of flower farming and buying local flowers, we try to anticipate a plan but then it will be up to Mother Nature when the magic happens. …
