Gardening for fun fights mid-season burnout and reconnects us to the joy of flower farming. Farmer Bailey's educational, twice-monthly Live broadcast on Instagram returns on Wednesday, July 12 at Noon ET / 9am PT / 5pm GMT with a talk on pursuing pleasure while planting posies.
Like all farmers, Bailey Hale has experienced crop failure, unpredictable weather events, and burnout. Can we build resilience to inevitable setbacks through enjoyment of our daily tasks, experimentation, and connection? In this lighthearted chat with viewer Q&A at the end, Bailey discusses:
- Experimentation with New Crops and Techniques
- Plant Hobbies
- Joining Plant Societies and Associations
- Making Flower Friends
- Forming Study Groups
- Parsing, Sharing, and Crediting Sources and Resources
- Rolling with the Punches: Recovering from Failure
- Stop the Blame Game
Tune in for the Live chat on July 12 by tapping on the Farmer Bailey Instagram profile photo. We always welcome your questions for Bailey! Leave questions or suggestions for future Live topics below as a Comment, or email us at info@farmerbailey.com. We are happy to keep you Anonymous if you prefer.
If tuning in Live on July 12 at Noon ET / 9am PT / 5pm GMT isn't convenient, visit the Farmer Bailey blog or YouTube channel for the video recording, and watch anytime you like.
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere with Farmer Bailey is an educational video series for flower farmers that broadcasts Live on Instagram every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at Noon ET / 9am PT / 5pm GMT. Watch the entire series on our YouTube Channel and let us know what other topics you'd like Bailey and expert guests to dig in to!