CONSULTING FOR GROWERS
HOURLY BY REQUEST, STARTING AT $100Consulting by growers,for growersAre you new to growing cut flowers, or looking to streamline or expand your operation? With the large amount of information available out there, it can be overwhelming to understand how it all relates to your particular goals on your farm. Growing cut flowers comes with a constant stream of hurdles, and we can help you troubleshoot issues or provide step-by-step instruction for methods that have been game changers on our farm. We now officially offer consulting at an affordable hourly rate to assist you in overcoming challenges or optimizing systems. We love to share our passion for growing and help fellow farmers achieve success. Reach out to us with your specific needs for a quote. Here are some examples of areas we can assist:
Farm planning and systems:
Sourcing plants, seeds and materials
Crop planning
Projecting sales/availability
Developing a wholesale program
Developing a farmers market program
Incorporating woodies and perennials
Designing interplanted cutting gardens
Cultivating habitat for birds and insects
Growing and harvesting:
Soil blocking, rooted cutting propagation
Harvesting and post-harvest handling
Growing Ranunculus and Anemones
Cool Season vs. Summer Annuals
Growing Lisianthus
Growing Heirloom Chysanthemums
Growing Dahlias
Dahlia tuber digging, division and storage
Farm construction and management:
Establishing growing areas
Minimal till techniques
Waterwise drip irrigation systems
Cover cropping and soil amendments
Integrated pest management
Cat tunnel construction
Hoop house construction
Navigating challenges for arid climates
Client testimonials“We loved consulting with Little Hollow Flowers! They listened to our particular situation and came with their years of experience to help answer everything. We would definitely recommend investing in this type of professional development for your own farm. It will save you so many headaches down the road!”
-Gather Mountain Blooms
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“We worked with Dustin at Little Hollow Flowers in year 2 of our flower farm. We had established some success with growing flowers and developing sales channels and so we were ready for the next step to extend our season. We had never grown in high tunnels and we had SO MANY questions. Everything from what to look for when purchasing one to installation, maintenance, and venting. We started with a tour of Dustin's farm where we could see how he had set up his own high tunnels. We took notes about how he utilized irrigation, building end walls and installing landscape fabric. He had prepared some very useful documents with all the specifications for his high tunnel and crop suggestions. I still reference it 2 years later! Dustin then came to our farm to do a site visit and help us think through our particular situation. He helped us determine a good location for the tunnels, spacing between the tunnels, and other considerations. We were also quite intimidated by getting irrigation to all of our tunnels. He came prepared with a model of the irrigation parts and how they all fit together to get water to the tunnels. It was invaluable!
We loved consulting with Little Hollow Flowers! They listened to our particular situation and came with their years of experience to help answer everything. We would definitely recommend investing in this type of professional development for your own farm. It will save you so many headaches down the road!
