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Casanova CSA features produce, flowers and beer - Fauquier Now

June, the CSA had sold all of its 44 produce shares. As of Wednesday, it had about 10 beer subscribers.The Powerses initially established the CSA on 11 acres they bought along Deborah Drive near New Baltimore.But a couple years ago, they began to think about moving to a place more compatible with their long-term vision.So last year, they bought 21 acres along Meetze Road west of Casanova.“We thought this was the best place to do the whole operation,” Mr. Powers explains. “We had always planned to open the brewery. This is a better location to do the farm, the hop yard, animals and the brewery, which are all part of the plan.”They also prefer the new farm because the Casanova area “feels a little bit more agricultural” than New Baltimore and because Meetze Road provides easier access for Warrenton customers and those from their Manassas market days.“This is sort of in between,” Mr. Powers says of the farm.Of the 21 acres, nine remain open, with about a half-acre devoted to more than 30 kinds of vegetables, fruits and flowers.The range of produce varies from week to week.“Whatever’s ready to be harvested, that’s what they get,” Mrs. Powers says. “I try to focus on as much diversity as I can.“Like a half share will get four to six different items a week. And probably half those items might be similar to what they got the previous week. I try to build on it, where they get at least one new item a week.”Among other things, members this week received heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, leeks, red potatoes, red beans, summer squash, cucumbers, kale, carrots and basil.Mrs. Powers has two pick-up places in Fauquier — the Old Town Athletic Club in Warrenton and Whiffletree Farm southwest of town — and a third in Manassas.Mr. Powers has set aside a half-acre for about 1,000 hop plants. The first-year crop should yield 100 to 200 pounds of fresh hops, which he will combine with dried ones grown on the farm and purchased from other farmers to make beer.Within four years, he expects to harvest 1,000 to 1,500 pounds of hops annually.“The process of fresh hopping is pretty unusual here,” Mr. Powers says. “Historically, for logistical reasons, 99.9 percent of hops were grown in the Pacific Northwest for several decades — more than that maybe.“When I first started moving out here, I would talk to some brewers who were having to overnight them from the Pacific Northwest. They had to be used basically within 24 hours.”Fresh hops give beer “a little fresher, slightly grassier flavor,” Mr. Powers says. “It’s the difference between a dried herb and a fresh herb. But, more than anything, it’s just a new way to use them that takes advantage of a hop in a slightly different way.”A 1,464-square-foot converted pole ba... http://www.fauquiernow.com/index.php/fauquier_news/article/fauquier-casanova-csa-features-produce-flowers-and-beer-2017

Community Spotlight - The Macomb Daily

Taxi rides are available. The market supports the Packard Motor Car Foundation with the restoration process. For more information, call 586-943-5785 or visit ShelbyFarmersMarket.com. Advertisement• New Baltimore Farmers Market, located next to the Recreation Center at 50976 Washington, New Baltimore. Market is open 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays June 4-Oct. 22 (except June 25). SNAP and DUFB accepted. For more information, visit newbaltimorefarmersmarket.com.Fly-Ins• Radio Control Club of Detroit is hosting Big Bird/Giant Scale Fly In July 8 at Wetzel State Park at the southern entrance where 27 Mile Road ends just west of Werderman Road. Open to all Academy of Aeronautics (AMA) members to fly aircraft of 1/4 scale or larger, or with a minimum wingspan of 80” for monoplanes and 60” for bi-planes. Pilot meeting at 9:45 a.m.; flying begins at 10 a.m.Airshow is free for those who want to watch. Landing fees $10 and pilots must fly to be eligible for prizes. Ample parking for all attendees. Barbecue and refreshment concessions available. For directions or more information, visit rccd.org. Michigan Recreation Pass required for park access.• EAA Chapter 13 hosting annual Pancake Breakfast Fly-In/Drive In from 7:30-11:30 a.m. July 15 at Ray Community Airport, 59819 Indian Trail, Ray Township. Cost is $7 adults; $4 kids. Also WWII aircraft on static display, Detroit Radio Control Club Airplane display and classic car display. Fundraising events• A geocaching event will take place July 15, starting at 5 p.m. at the Arthur Murray Sterling Heights Studio, 35836 Van Dyke Ave., Sterling Heights. Cost is $20 per person for the race and the dance that follows. Register by July 7 by callling 586-977-2121. Prize money will be available, based on a share of the total entry fees collected. Remaining funds benefit Turning Point Macomb, a non profit that provides shelter and aid to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. • Tigerlily Cat Rescue is hosting a fundraiser from 7-9 p.m. July 19 at Painting With A Twist, 50336 Schoenherr Road, Shelby Township. Tickets are $40. Proceeds to benefit spaying/neutering of homeless cats. For more information, email tigerlilyrescue@aol.com or visit tigerlilyrescue.com.• Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers host Community Cares Gala at 6:15 p.m. July 20 at Andiamo Italia, 7096 E. 14 Mile Road, Warren. Tickets are $60 each or $540 for a table of ten. Event includes strolling dinner, cash bar, silent auction, 50/50 raffle and activity stations. For tickets or more information, call 586-757-5551 or email events@ivcinfo.org.Garden Club events • Shelby Gardeners Club Bi-annual Flower Show July 13-15 at the Shelby Township Public Library, 51680 Van Dyke, Shelby Township, during library hours. Admission is free and the public is welcome. • Warren Garden Club hosting 18th Community Garden Walk 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 15 rain or shine. In addition to beautiful flowers and plants, gar... http://www.macombdaily.com/article/MD/20170629/NEWS/170629592

Midlands Business Owners Concerned About Second Lockdown - Midlands103

August 7th, 2020 3:38pm One florist lost ten weddings when they were forced to close for two months.  Locking down Kildare, Laois and Offaly will have a devastating impact on businesses that are trying to get back on their feet. That's the message from Kildare Chamber of Commerce, which is calling on the government not to lock down the three counties. Hotels and bed and breakfasts have already started to get cancellations due to threat of a localised lockdown. Chamber chief executive Allen Shine wants the focus to be on community testing instead: Violet's Florist in Kildare Town lost commercial contracts and ten weddings when they were forced to close for two months. Owner Elisha Devine says if a strict lockdown is announced today, €3,000 euro worth of fresh flowers will go in the bin: ... https://www.midlands103.com/news/midlands-news/midlands-business-owners-concerned-about-second-lockdown/

A Floral Designer Who Forages in the Hills of Malibu - The New York Times

Indeed, Moreno-Bunge is part of a new wave of designers — among them the Berlin-based studio Mary Lennox and the New York-based Joshua Werber — for whom the term florist seems too narrow a definition; they’re artists who not only confirm the obvious appeal of blooms but also reveal the magnificence of their landscapes’ less flamboyant elements: leaves, vegetables, seedpods, weeds and humble grasses.The florist creates a wild, sculptural arrangement of plants including golden rain tree, oats, artichoke flowers and green persimmons.CreditCredit...Scott J. RossThis approach has made Isa Isa — Moreno-Bunge’s five-year-old floral design business, which creates effervescent, naturalistic arrangements and installations — the studio of choice for many of L.A.’s most interesting brands. Visitors to the Chinatown store of the clothing label Eckhaus Latta in 2018 might have noticed a single, ethereal white Iceland poppy emerging from a dense green cluster of beadlike dates, slatted areca palm leaves and the drooping, fist-size fruit of the silk floss tree, arranged by Moreno-Bunge in a pitcher on a table of accessories. More recently, she displayed three green tromboncino squash, coiled like snakes, alongside bouquets of black tomatoes, olive branches and unripened persimmons and lemons, at the women’s clothing boutique Shaina Mote in Highland Park. And Isa Isa’s florals add depth to every console and corner of the Kelly Wearstler-designed Proper Hotel in Santa Monica: spilling out from the narrow opening ... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/t-magazine/sophia-moreno-bunge-floral-design.html

Hannah's Flowers relocates, expands business - Midland Daily News

Back to Gallery As a fourth-generation florist, Hannah Tiffin has a deep appreciation and passion for working with flowers – whether it’s making bouquet arrangements, pressing and drying flowers, or even painting them on canvas. Growing up as the daughter of a Naval man and amidst a family of successful entrepreneurs, the Midland native has lived elsewhere and explored other careers. However, she eventually decided to carry out what she calls her legacy as a florist here locally. “It’s in my blood; It’s what I’m supposed to be doing; It’s what I’ve always done,” she said. “Even as a little girl, I used to play florist.” Last year in January, Tiffin opened Hannah’s Flowers on Grove Street, offering floral services for weddings, events and daily occasions. Her client-base quickly grew. !-- e hearst/ads/m... https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Hannah-rsquo-s-Flowers-relocates-expands-business-14941666.php

The Flower Bucket in Yarmouth County nurtures joy with flowers - TheChronicleHerald.ca

Benzakein. Fordham was inspired by the fact that someone was making a living from a flower farm and says she was hooked.“I started really loving arranging the flowers and creating designs. I’m not a florist but I just practiced and practiced. I started growing things that are good for cut flower production. Some flowers are better than others, they have longer vase lives than others.”She likes letting flowers do what they naturally want to do in a vase, instead of trying to control them. She says her mother was like that too. Fordham is also in her element when it comes to arranging material that’s in season locally.“If it’s in bloom and it looks beautiful and it’s going to last in a vase, then I’ll cut it. I’ll cut anything!” she laughs.“I drive around with snippers in my car (for wild material or cultivated, and cut with permission.) You never know what you’re going to see.”Each morning she visits the flowers on their property, cutting those that have reached perfection. These are placed in buckets of water for the day’s arrangements.She custom designs each bouquet according to the price point supplied by each customer, sometimes including plants like basil and mint for their fragrance.Last Christmas season she held a highly successful wreath making workshop. It’s something she plans on doing in other seasons, when she has time.“Everyone made their own and every creation was beautiful and original. There was Christmas music playing, hot cider, it was so much fun.”Fordham says this is The Flower Bucket’s first serious year as a business.She’s learning to accept failures along with success, when it comes to growing specific flowers.“I’m so new to all this and learning as I go. Maybe I won’t grow that flower there next time, or maybe I didn’t start it early enough. I’ve learned to focus on things that need my attention the most.”Once a week she walks her gardens and makes herself a bouquet for the week. “It’s my favourite thing to do on Sundays,” she says.The practice of giving flowers is a wonderful one, she adds, especially because of their finite lifespan.“We all have too much stuff. That’s why I love flowers. You can give flowers to somebody and they get to experience it for a couple of weeks and then it’s done. They don’t have to put it on their shelf somewhere and feel bad if they ever throw it away. It’s like eating food. You eat it and enjoy it and then it’s done.”How to contact The Flower BucketContact The Flower Bucket through FacebookOr InstagramOr by email... https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/business/local-business/the-flower-bucket-in-yarmouth-county-nurtures-joy-with-flowers-482841/

Ham Lake couple trust God as they grow family flower farm business - The Catholic Spirit

The Carlstroms were thinking produce and chickens when, in the winter of 2019, Kristen came across a book titled “The Cut Flower Garden” by Erin Benzakein, a florist farmer in Washington.“Basically, I just fell in love with it,” Kristen said. “It was kind of out of the blue for me.”She had always kept a small flower garden with sunflowers and zinnias, but nothing large-scale. But once she began to think about flowers, she became convinced that was the direction she wanted to move.“I knew we were going to take on something really big,” she said. “It was really important for me to be really passionate about it. And so, this was something that just really took a hold of me. And I had so much energy with thinking of doing really hard stuff to make it happen.”She and Jonah took Benzakein’s online course on flower farming, and dove into researching what would grow well in Minnesota’s climate. “Before we knew it, we’re like, we’re really doing it,” she said.Jonah gives Kristen all the credit for the flower focus. “I never thought I would be a flower farmer — I don’t think many men do think of that,” Jonah said, sitting near the field. He agreed to the online course, “and I was just sort of open with the Lord; ‘Wherever you lead us.’”“Ever since leaving school, I wanted to do something in nature. I love working outside. I’ve been praying along the way” for God’s guidance, he said. “Basically, I want to come home and I want to work from home.”The Carlstroms don’t know any other young farmers, but they’re not alone among Catholic millennials. Jim Ennis, executive director of St. Paul-based Catholic Rural Life, said there are like-minded young Catholics across the United States who are exploring and adopting a rural lifestyle, including small-scale farming. Many are drawn to a slower, family-focused pace of life away from the demands of city living and corporate work.Like the Carlstroms, many don’t have farming backgrounds, Ennis said, and it’s hard work without the guarantee of financial sustainability. But it’s rewarding, he said. Farming is creative work, where people can work in nature, with their hands, alongside family members, for the benefit of their own tables and their community. And even young children can see, understand and participate in their parents’ work, he said.“There’s something very innate in many people’s DNA to connect with God’s creation in a closer way,” he said, “and I think that’s very Catholic and very Christian.”Kristen admits that sometimes she’s thought the idea of turning stay-at-home mom to cut-flower florist is “crazy.” But, “there was a lot of discouragement that came whenever I tried to let it (the idea) go, and a lot of joy that was there when we kept pursuing it,” she said, so they forged ahead.The field is easily accessible from the Carlstroms’ house through a path in the woods. Kristen spends patches of time throughout the day tending its 20, 100-foot rows as she learns to orchestrate timing their harvesting with flowers’ longevity onc... https://thecatholicspirit.com/news/local-news/ham-lake-couple-trust-god-as-they-grow-family-flower-farm-business/

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