The domestic U.S. flower farming market was largely stamped out by cheap import competition in the 1970s and 1980s when flying roses from Ecuador became cheaper than producing them in the States. More ...

First it was farm-to-fork. Now, farm-to-tablescape is the next frontier as flower farms answer the call for locally grown bouquets. Molly Gaeckle started her flower farm sowing just a few rows in the ...

COUNTY TO SHOW US SNOW IS STILL BLANKETING THE FIELDS AT 11 MILE FARM. BUT INSIDE, THIS LOCAL FLOWER FARMER HAS BEEN BUSY ALL WINTER, FORCING SPRING TO COME A LITTLE EARLY. 11 MILE FARM IS A PRIVATE ...

This is a First Person column by Ariana Salvo, a P.E.I.-based writer and photographer. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ. A wave of local flower farms is ...