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Calling All American Grown🇺🇸 Supporters - Join Us for a Collective Social Media Campaign! Get ready! July and American Grown Month are almost here! Let's unite together and use social media to highlight the beauty and importance of American Grown flowers and foliage and over the next four weeks share stories, showcase stunning blooms, and educate consumers on the benefits of supporting local farms. By uniting our efforts, we can amplify our voices and reach a wider audience, cultivating the American Grown Movement, elevating awareness, and celebrating the dedication behind our homegrown floral industry. Join us and inspire an appreciation for American Grown flowers and foliage AND don't forget to tag us – @americangrownflowers so we can share! Here's the schedule 📅👇 WEEK 1 - VARIETIES Shine the spotlight on the American Grown varieties you sell. WEEK 2 - YOUR STORY Showcase the journey of your farm or shop. WEEK 3 - FACTS & STATS Educate your audience on America's floriculture industry. WEEK 4 - UNIFIED MESSAGE Post the provided message in the toolkit with a captivating picture! Need IDEAS - We got you covered! Check out our American Grown Flowers & Foliage Month TOOLKIT for fact sheets, more tips, graphics, details and ideas on what to post for each week. #AmericanGrown #SupportLocal #FlowerPower #AmericanGrownFlowersandFoliageMonth #AmericanGrownMonth #AmericanGrownFlowers #AmericanGrownFoliage #SupportOurFarms #LocalFlowers

Three years ago, I embarked on a mission to breathe life back into the 60+ year-old #grapevines on my parent’s property, after a second tree had perished within the original six. For three decades, these vines endured neglect and improper care, while family members strolled past the arbor, oblivious to their potential. The grapes I once knew from my childhood had withered into inedible, rotten mush for the last 15 years. The sight of overgrown, tangled vines infested with spotted lanternflies struggling to bear fruit tugged at my heartstrings. They deserved a second chance. It took nearly a year for me to muster the courage to initiate the pruning process after extensive #research, supported by my previous work experience at Beneduce Vineyards and the education vineyard event hosted by Northeast Organic Farming Association of NJ. I approached this endeavor with cautious optimism, fearing the possibility of harming them, especially since the vines were now shrouded in shade, trapped between built up home development. Nonetheless, here we are, only after approximately a season and a half of dedicated care. I worked tirelessly, disregarding my father's well-intentioned yet inaccurate advice, focusing on extensive pruning, deep composting, and straightening crooked trunks. The result? A bountiful #harvest of sweet, juicy grapes once more. As I continue on this #journey, striving to bring the energy back to the hollowed trunks, I look forward to exploring various propagation methods. I'm posting this not only out of pride for my accomplishments thus far but also to encourage others to embark on their own learning journeys or start those long-delayed personal projects. I assure you, the satisfaction is immeasurable. I have a deep passion for food, but even more so for the process of learning how to create it. Embark on a journey of discovery! #Gardening #Learning #Transformation

#Growinggreens with companion #marigolds having super powers to keep pests in check is a worthy path to abundant lettuce crop in your home garden. How to Grow Lettuce and Microgreens | Gardener’s Path https://bit.ly/3UAm1s8

#Growinggreens with companion #marigolds having super powers to keep pests in check is a worthy path to abundant lettuce crop in your home garden. How to Grow Lettuce and Microgreens | Gardener’s Path https://bit.ly/3UAm1s8

A Great Garden Begins with YOU! 💚Gardening is about more than just plants Growing food can be simple and deeply rewarding for your body and revitalizing for your spirit. While there is a lot of benefit to having garden knowledge and learning the tricks and tips, all those garden techniques are useless—and overwhelming—without getting clear on what YOU want from YOUR garden. And keep in mind that your garden personality may change from year to year or even season to season. To be successful with each garden, you need to understand YOU and YOUR NEEDS for that specific time. Your First Step to Grow ORGANIC Vegetables eGuide To tune in to what type of gardener you are. And bonus, there are cute vegetable characters to go along with each personality! 💚 I Want to Know My Garden Personality! 💚 Get a copy of Your First Step to Grow ORGANIC Vegetables eGuide Go to: https://lnkd.in/giHeXb6f With that you'll get an invite to the Joyful Gardener 8 part Docuseries happening Feb. 20 - 27 Geared to helping you overcome any obstacles standing in the way of growing an abundance of fresh vegetables and herbs for your dinner table AND maintain the JOY of gardening, too! #gardening #organicfood #organicgardening

When’s the best time to plant a seed? If you’re an avid gardener I’m sure you’ve been out in the garden already to start planting, battling the elements to get seeds in pots and bulbs in the ground! I’m kicking myself as I missed planting my garlic back in October and I only just got the bulbs in a few weeks ago. I’m hoping I haven’t missed the boat for a good harvest in July. As I was out in the garden wondering about the garlic, it struck me that we can tie ourselves in knots in business worrying about timing. The fact is: it’s always worth planting the seed. It’s always worth having that conversation, connecting with that person, sending that proposal, fleshing out that idea. Even if you harvest later than you’d planned, you’ll be glad you chose to plant it rather than not taking action at all. Have you been out in the garden yet? What have you planted? #BusinessOwners #TalkToJim #BusinessGrowth

This episode I’m speaking with author and expert gardener Maggie Stuckey about growing food in containers. We talk about growing a container garden of vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers and the inspirational history of wartime Victory Gardens and their legacy for today’s gardeners. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Painted Lady Butterflies What We Talk About Victory gardens Growing food in containers With container space at a premium, how can you choose what to grow? Essential equipment Cool season and warm season plants Maggie’s neat trick for planting garlic cloves Root vegetables in containers Should you try to focus on one type of plant or can you grow a mixture of things? Succession planting https://zurl.co/bA5g

This episode I’m speaking with author and expert gardener Maggie Stuckey about growing food in containers. We talk about growing a container garden of vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers and the inspirational history of wartime Victory Gardens and their legacy for today’s gardeners. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Painted Lady Butterflies What We Talk About Victory gardens Growing food in containers With container space at a premium, how can you choose what to grow? Essential equipment Cool season and warm season plants Maggie’s neat trick for planting garlic cloves Root vegetables in containers Should you try to focus on one type of plant or can you grow a mixture of things? Succession planting https://zurl.co/bA5g

This episode I’m speaking with author and expert gardener Maggie Stuckey about growing food in containers. We talk about growing a container garden of vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers and the inspirational history of wartime Victory Gardens and their legacy for today’s gardeners. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Painted Lady Butterflies What We Talk About Victory gardens Growing food in containers With container space at a premium, how can you choose what to grow? Essential equipment Cool season and warm season plants Maggie’s neat trick for planting garlic cloves Root vegetables in containers Should you try to focus on one type of plant or can you grow a mixture of things? Succession planting https://zurl.co/bA5g