Let's talk CSA / Flower Subscriptions! (as I make bouquets)

This year (2nd year of flower farming), I decided to launch a small scale CSA. I talk details about:
**Description/ how I marketed the CSA
**How I found customers
**Logistics
**Pricing
My CSA will continue to evolve and there are so many ways to structure a CSA, so this is just my personal experience!

[@firehorsewoman414]

Still binge watching your videos. Got to thinking about how many times I have spent $100+ on delivery of a single arrangement from a florist for a special occasion (only for that person to get cheaper substitutions from what I requested and paid for). If there was a floral subscription service available nearby, that same recipient, for just a bit more would received 6 specialty flower bouquets over a much longer period that weren’t just daisies and carnation filler. Bet everyone’s mom would love that gift!

[@bareflowerfarm]

So true! I do find that alot of my subscribers are everyday folks who just in enjoy flowers in their homes. They're not aware of the difference in specialty flowers that we're growing vs what they'd get at the florist, so definitely a bit of educating on my part that I do there!

[@clairegill7891]

Great way to describe subscriptions to your customers 😍 I’d love to be able to sell my flowers one day 🌺🌼🌸🤞🏻 it’s a little dream of mine 🥰 I’m learning loads from you so thank you ☺️ ❤

[@ambethk77]

So helpful, as always! By the way that nine bark behind you makes a great filler! 😂

[@bareflowerfarm]

Yess!! Omg, Eric wanted to rip it out and I looked at him like he had 10 heads LOL!!

[@clairegill7891]

@@bareflowerfarmnooo 😅😂

[@user-pp6zv3ht2e]

Beautiful- I learned a ton from my early spring subscription.

[@AHomesteadingHustle]

I was in the middle of watching one of your other videos when this notification popped up! Ironic!

[@AHomesteadingHustle]

Is cat mint the same as cat nip?

[@AHomesteadingHustle]

Love the finished bouquets!!! I'm feeling excited and inspired for my first cut flower garden this year!

[@bareflowerfarm]

They're both in the mint family but not the same!

[@bareflowerfarm]

Good luck!! it's so exciting to have the first blooms ready to cut!

[@floralcottage]

First year farmer here in zone 8b SC. I have learned so much for your videos! Love that you bring in the numbers and really get transparent and granular. Thanks for all,you do (with a baby!)

[@bareflowerfarm]

Thank you :)

[@user-di2lm3kp6w]

Learning so much from you…in my first year and you’ve totally answered all the scary questions! Appreciate it!🌻

[@bareflowerfarm]

Best of luck to you!

[@laurac4572]

Can you do a video that goes in depth regarding your use of square space? How you set up your site, the different pages, payment/shopping cart etc.

[@fionavietje2430]

Gorgeous bouquets! Can you also share how many stems go into one bouquet?

[@bareflowerfarm]

These were pretty loaded! There were around 20 stems with the majority of them being sweet william. About 3-4 foxglove in each and 3 snaps/verbascum

[@rockyschannel6816]

I am also in zone 6b northeast pa. I tried 3 varieties stick baker creek waiting for blooms. How did you get verbascum to bloom so early what varsity is that?

[@bareflowerfarm]

That’s southern charm. It was overwintered which is why it bloomed already

[@spiritranger9202]

Those bouquets are VERY pretty! Do you ask for payment for the full season (6 bouquets) at he beginning of the season or do you have them pay the $25 weekly?

[@bareflowerfarm]

Yes! Payment is taken online for the full season (including taxes). This gives the customer more "skin in the game" but also keeps the spirit of a CSA, which is fronting up cash to help you pay for seeds, equipment, etc. In a true CSA, it is a risk/cost sharing program. So if you have an amazing season, you reward the member with more blooms. And if you have a horrific natural disaster, the customer bears the burden by not getting anything.

[@cherylbolivar10]

What do you use to wrap your bouquets? Are they premade bouquet wrap sleeves or do you wrap them yourself using kraft paper?

[@bareflowerfarm]

These are premade sleeves from Aroo. For year 1, I made my own sleeves but transitioned to these after I was doing 20 bouquets at a given time. They are definitely worth it in my view for the time saved and for the fact that they are coated in a thin liner so that if water hits the paper, it doesn't disintegrate!

[@cherylbolivar10]

@@bareflowerfarm thanks.

[@blommfleuriste]

15:17 I swear I heard "if you have really dumb children" 🤣

[@ambethk77]

😂😂

[@bareflowerfarm]

LOL!!