Lisa’s School Content
Class 1 – Starting and Sustaining a Business
Session 1 – Clearing Time to Start and Run a Business
Session 2 – The Business
Session 3 – Money Matters
Session 4 – Getting Legal & Professional
Session 5 – Taking Stock of What You Have
Session 6 – Getting Organized
Session 7 – Life Balance
Session 8 – Business Stumpers
Bonus Content
Class 2 – Building and Managing the Working Garden
Session 1 – Working Garden Design
Session 2 – Soil Building and Management
Session 3 – Making Beds
Session 4 – Flower Farming Tools
Session 5 – Cover Cropping
Session 6 – Weed & Pest Concerns
Bonus Content
Class 3 – Selling What you Grow
Session 1 – Potential Customers
Session 2 – Deep Dive on Specific Customer Types
Session 3 – Customer Service
Session 4 – Marketing
Session 5 – Making Bouquets
Bonus Content
Class 4 – What to Grow
Session 1 – Seasonal Growing Outdoors
Session 2 – Producing Consistently
Session 3 – Growing Warm-Season Annuals
Session 4 – Growing Cool-Season Annuals
Session 5 – The Supportive Landscape
Session 6A – My Top Warm-Season Annuals
Session 6B – My Top Cool-Season Annuals
Session 7 – Other Crops
Bonus Content
Class 5 – Starting Seeds
Session 1 – Do I Start Seeds or Purchase Plants?
Session 2A – How to Start and Grow Transplants Indoors
Session 2B – Soil Blocking
Session 3 – How to Plant Seeds in the Garden
Session 4 – Rules of Commercial Seed Starting
Session 5 – Making a Germination Chamber
Session 6 – The Seed Starting Calendar
Bonus Content
Class 6 – Harvesting and Conditioning Cut Flowers
Session 1 – The Commercial Harvesters Toolbox
Session 2 – Harvesting Practices
Session 3 – Conditioning Steps and Products
Session 4a – Where to Make the Cut
Session 4b – Harvest Tips Tender Annuals
Session 4c – Harvest Tips Hardy Annuals
Bonus Content
Renee McNerhany –
This course offers a comprehensive guide to setting up your flower business, when and what types of flowers to grow, how to sell the flowers when they come flooding, farm business recording keeping and a whole lot more! A veritable check list for starting and growing a cut flower farm business!
Mary Cervantes –
Your course provided me with the framework for how to make this dream come to life. More importantly, your delivery and experience gave me the confidence to jump in (smartly) and get growing.
Kelli Testa –
As a former teacher I recognize the gift of good teaching in Lisa because she provides the tools a new learner needs, encouragement and repetition through the class library. I hear Lisa’s voice in my mind when I’m in my flower beds following her directions. It’s like having a friend and a teacher accompanying me during all stages of the planting, growing and harvesting processes. Taking her class is the best investment for farming success.
Tamara Coffman – Fetching Flowers –
I loved Lisa’s Flower Farming Course! I learned so much valuable information about starting up the business, and how to plant, harvest and condition crops to get the most from each harvest. I love that I could complete the course when it was convenient for me, and that I am able to rewatch the courses when I need a refresher. This course and Dave’s course were well worth the money. I feel more confident going into my second year of flower farming with all of the knowledge that I have gained.