Pro School: Flower Farming

Name: Pro School: Flower Farming
Start: 2024-10-31
End: 2024-11-03

An intensive course to give you the fundamentals of flower growing for profit, with a mix of theory and practical. From marketing and sales, to caring for your soil, we’ll cover a wide range of topics. And yes, you’ll also get some hands on experience having fun with flowers! This is for those who are dreaming, planning, or have some experience but want to take their business to the next level.

Options available:

The full course! Days 1 to 4: The final day is an extension that includes a photography and floristry focus.

Days 1 to 3: For those who want to focus on the fundamentals of a flower growing business.

Days 1 to 2: For those that can only manage a couple of days away – we hear you so have made this option available.

PROGRAMME OUTLINE

The following will be covered in this intensive course. Please note Nourish Gardens specialises in growing annuals and short lived perennials in the field. Greenhouse/tunnelhouse growing will not be included.

Day One

Grow: Harvesting & post-harvest care. Soil & bed management. Irrigation

Sell: Sales channels – tips for success, pros & cons. Market & retail bouquets – efficient methods & design tips

Lead: Big picture planning – annual & seasonal tasks

Day Two

Grow: Propagation. Pest & disease management

Sell: Financial planning

Lead: ‘Lean’ flower farming; reducing waste & maximising value in your business

Day Three

Grow: Succession planning. Ongoing field maintenance

Sell: Pricing. Marketing

Lead: Developing a Business Plan

Day Four

Phone Photography – creating beautiful content for marketing. Tutored by Lavara O’Hanlon of Lavara Photography

Floristry – wedding/custom bouquets & centrepiece arrangements. Tutored by Vicki Roycroft of The Wildflower School

PRICING INCLUDES

Tutoring, all resource materials, morning tea and lunch each day.

Days 1-4: $1375 (or 4x payments of $344)**

Days 1-3: $890 (or 4x payments of $223)**

Days 1-2: $650 (or 4x payments of $163)**

*Please note – if you register online using this page, it will be for full 4 day option. To register for for the 2 or 3 day option (or a payment plan) please contact us via email: info@nourishgardens.com and let us know which option you would like enrol in.

**Payment plans: If needed, please email info@nourishgardens.com to request a payment plan option – timings will depend on how close your booking is to the course date.

TIMING

Thursday 31 October 9am-4pm

Friday 1 November 9am-4pm

Saturday 2 November 9am-3pm

Sunday 3 November 9am-3pm

TO BRING

-Clothes & closed shoes suitable for the weather conditions, and that you don’t mind getting a bit of soil on. If it’s wet we may well be heading outside regardless!

-Gardening gloves (if you have your own – we will lend otherwise).

Numbers are strictly limited in this workshop.

TUTOR INFO

Christy Ralphs

Christy owns Nourish Gardens, a small scale flower farm and education centre on Waiheke Island.

With a background in teaching, Christy likes nothing better than to share her knowledge to help others succeed in building their own dream flower filled sustainable businesses.

Christy is a founding member of Floral Collective Aotearoa, an Auckland based wholesale flower market, and co-creator of the ‘Floral Business Activator’ coaching and mentoring programme for small scale flower growers.

Cancellation Policy

Please note: Before you enrol in a workshop or event, please make sure you are comfortable with, and agree with, our cancellation policy.

More Info

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