The Farmer Bailey Blog
Scoop Contest Winner: Jenny DeRevere
The results are in for the #FarmerBaileyScoopContest!
WATCH: You, Me, and the ASCFG
Val and Bailey dive into the many reasons why all flower farmers should join the ASCFG, whose mission is education and connection.
You, Me, and the ASCFG
ASCFG board president Val Schirmer joins Bailey on Instagram Live to talk about the benefits of membership, the search for a new Executive Director, and more.
Available Now: Craspedia & Pycnanthemum
Today's Available Now offering, which will post at Noon ET/ 11am CT / 9am PT, features ready-to-ship trays of brand-new Craspedia and Pycnanthemum
Help Vermont Farmers Recover from Flooding
Even if you only have $5 or $10 to give, every donation to the following vetted fundraisers will be tremendously helpful to affected Vermonters.
WATCH: Fight Burnout by Finding Fun in Flower Farming
We're pursuing pleasure while planting posies.
Finding the Fun in Flower Farming
Gardening for pleasure fights mid-season burnout and reconnects us to the joy of flower farming.
Order Now for Fall Shipping
Your favorite cool season flower plugs are now restocked at farmerbailey.com.
Happy PRIDE from Farmer Bailey
We hope that your month was filled with joy, laughter, and love.
Bailey's Bookshelf: Post Harvest Handling of Cut Flowers and Greens
This practical, essential guide teaches you how to get the most out of your cut flowers with proper postharvest handling.
Meet Thomas, Farmer Bailey's Director of Operations
Director of Operations Thomas McCurdy oversees day-to-day activities of the business–and then creates Bailey's Instagram Live cocktail.
WATCH: Fall Planting for Spring Flowers
Farmer Bailey Hale teaches how to grow the most popular fall-planted cut flower crops from plugs in this one-hour talk.
Fall Planting for Spring Blooms
Wondering when to plant your Snapdragons, Campanula, Digitalis, Poppies, and Delphinium in the fall? Tune in on Wednesday!
Show Us Your Scoop Scabiosa and Win!
Enter to win a free tray of Scoop Scabiosa in the #FarmerBaileyScoopContest, now through July 31, 2023.
WATCH: Growing Scoop Scabiosa, Veronica, Gypsophila & More
Scoop Scabiosa, Focal Scoop and Bon Bon Scoop have revolutionized the use of Scabiosa as a cut flower.
Growing Scoop Scabiosa, Live
Scoop Scabiosa, Focal Scoop and BonBon Scoop are fluffy, lush, dramatically larger than their predecessors, and almost too productive to keep up with harvesting!
Meet Felicia, your Director of Customer Experience
Think of the Farmer Bailey team as your friends with experience in flower farming, floral design, sales and entrepreneurship. We exist to help you succeed!
WATCH: Profitable Flower Farming
Learn how strategically narrowing your focus and calling in help from day one will grow your profits.
Available Now: Gerberas
This is your last chance to order top of the line cutting strains of Gerberas in 2023.
WATCH: Post Harvest Science and Secrets
This one-hour video recording is a crash course on getting the most out of your cut flower crops.
Post Harvest Science & Secrets
Join Farmer Bailey on Instagram Live this Wednesday, May 10 for a short class on the science and secrets of post harvest care.
WATCH: Takin' Care of Business for Flower Farmers
What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started out?
25% Off Vernalized Garden Perennials
Perennial "Big Burly" plugs are overwintered, putting on spring growth and ready to ship.
Bailey's Bookshelf: The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook
Drawing on his 30-plus years of experience operating Cate Farm in Vermont, Richard Wiswall breaks down how to manage finances, crops and staff–while turning a profit.