Selling Cut Flowers Through a Flower Subscription: Is It Worth It?

After seeing your guys’ reaction to last week's video where I shared how we sell flowers from our farm stand, it’s clear to me that you all enjoy content where we share our experience selling cut flowers.
In fact, last month when I shared about our experience selling flowers at a local market- that video too, it gained traction rather quickly.
And so, if hearing about our experience selling flowers- if it helps you to sell more flowers yourself, I’m more than happy to share all that we’ve learned these past few years!
That’s why today, I thought I’d share more about our CSA Flower Subscription that we offer to our customers.
#flowerfarm #FlowerCSA #sellingflowers
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Helping you celebrate the magic of every season! XO, Britney + Emily
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[@MsWendyFinch]

Yes to all the business stuff! How you sell, what you sell, and any pro tips to starting and operating a flower farm. Thanks for all your transparency and sharing your experience.

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Will definitely share more business stuff 💛 Thanks for taking the time to watch our videos!

[@melissarogers5790]

Thank you for posting your videos! I am really enjoying all the details that each video provides. I would love to hear more about the U-pick and the pros & cons you’ve experience with it. Thank you!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Awe, thank you for watching! I'm thrilled that you find them helpful! And yes, content on how we run our u-pick coming soon! :)

[@melissarogers5790]

Awesome! Can’t wait! 💐❤️

[@eleigh1312]

Would really love to hear more about selling to florists & doing a you-pick flower farm, especially more about the legal requirements (insurance, etc.) that you would need for a you-pick/wholesale seller

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Yes, for sure will be creating content around this! I will say the legal requirements vary so much from area to area that it's hard to give advice other than to talk to professionals near you. With U-Pick you're going to want to look into insurance so you're not liable with people on your property. There's really not too many 'legal' requirements with wholesale- for me, the biggest change was filling out the right tax forms since I wasn't collecting sales tax from those customers.

[@sheelaghomalley5459]

Would love to see more about how you sell to florists. I have a new wedding florist and am a total newbie

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Absolutely! I'll definitely add it to my content calendar now that I know that there's interest! :)

[@LouElisabeth]

I’d love to hear about the process of selling to florists!

[@TVyVan]

You always have such organized videos. I don’t have a flower farm, but I definitely enjoy watching your videos and seeing your beautifully wrapped bouquets. Thank you! ☺️

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

That is so kind of you to say! I'm glad you're 'here' enjoying our videos- we certainly enjoy having you 'hang out' with us ;)

[@carolhendley760]

I love this video! I want to do subscriptions in the future. I’ve been worried about the pressure of prepaid bouquets b/c what if I misjudge the amount of flowers I will have and I’m unable to fulfill the subscriptions?!? I’ve been selling on consignment to our local farmer’s market with good response. I may dip my toe in CSA’s next summer. Thank you for your videos. They give me more courage.

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

You got this, Carol! You have a very valid concern but there's always other alternatives if your flower crop doesn't turn out like you need it to in order to fill your CSA orders. There's lots of flower farmers in my area + there's always someone willing to help out if need be. Earlier this year, when a fellow flower farmer needed daffodils for her spring CSA- I was able to sell them to her so she could fill her orders. And last fall when my dahlias didn't make it quite long enough, a friend of mine had plenty that he was willing to share. Plus, I keep an account with my local flower wholesaler- as a plan b if I need it. Wishing you the best of luck with whatever you decide to do!

[@carolhendley760]

@@twosistersflowerfarm Thank you! There is another flower farmer nearby! That is a great idea!

[@melissaschroeder2687]

Really enjoying your videos. Just learning but planning on starting a farm this year. Interested in how the u cut and selling experiences you share. Thank you for sharing. So thrilling to watch two sisters succeed!!

[@kathrynburgess8987]

Yes to all the above questions. Just getting started and need as much help as possible. Thank you, this was very informative. ♥️🌻🌻

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

So glad you found it helpful! Will definitely add more videos on the topic! Hope the Garden Planning Workbook has been a help! 💛

[@k.millen4046]

This is amazing information! Thank you so much for sharing your sales avenues. It is 100 percent helpful. I would definitely watch any videos with the sale channels that you provide. I’d love to know too which is your top sales avenue that you offer. Awesome video! 😊🌻💐

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Oh it makes my heart so happy to hear that this information was helpful! And yes, I will for sure be sharing more information about our other sales channels in the near future :) I'll likely break down the stats about our success with each sales channel in a more detailed video- but a quick response about our top sales channel- this year, it's been our CSA :)

[@gillianmccarty1803]

I love your videos, could you do one on what you do after you harvest before you create the bouquets? How do you get the bugs out?

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Great suggestion! And I can certainly add that to our content calendar:) The best thing we do is leave our flowers in a cool, dark place for a bit of time and any bugs tend to fly away. If you have more severe bugs, a gentle shake of your flowers at the time of harvest can help or even a gentle rinse with some water- just be careful, you don't want to get the blooms too wet! Hope this helps!

[@shelleyrobinson933]

Thanks!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

You bet! Glad it was helpful ✨🧡

[@jeannet9592]

Very useful and thorough information! Thank you!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

You are so welcome!

[@teresabrewster5744]

Thank you! Just starting out. We all ready see that CSA is a must for at least 6 weeks from mid-June thru July….small town and lots of blooms and not a lot of need during that time. Perfect time for a CSA!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

That’s awesome! Best of luck to you! 💛

[@dynamitefarm]

Great video and information

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Thank you!

[@nancyschwartz5665]

Your videos are amazing. You are clear, you don't ramble on just to get more watch time and you are willing to be transparent. Question about the CSA model: Are the subscriptions all paid for in advance? Is there only one price point? Thank you.

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Thank you so much for the kind words- that's always the goal, to be clear + to the point :) Yes, the subscriptions are paid in advance and to keep things simple, I prefer one price point. Best of luck!

[@juliahelland6488]

Thanks for sharing ❣️ I would love videos about selling wholesale to florists and pick your own. 💯❣️

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Thanks for watching! And yes, those videos are coming soon 💛💛💛

[@jaquelinestrickland2573]

Great video!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jeannet9592]

I would love to see any instructional videos you want to share!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Noted! Thanks for always tuning in and cheering us on 💛💛

[@madamedennis6726]

Great video, as always! Question, did you charge friends and family for CSA's when just starting or are they more the practice bunch like you said, to work ou kinks and such?

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Many of my friends were huge supporters of my business-especially when I was just getting started so yes they did pay (though my subscription was priced significantly lower than it is now) and my family- while they would willingly have paid, I often gave them bouquets in exchange for the work they helped me with throughout the season 🧡

[@madamedennis6726]

So funny! Just seeing this. 😊

[@melissajessup8169]

Thank you for sharing information about your CSA experience. I am nowhere near ready for that. Do you carry liability for the you pick program?

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Thanks for tuning in! As for your question- yes, we do. While we've never had issues- better safe than sorry ;) I'll definitely share more in a video soon 💛

[@nikimumpower1769]

How do you approach sales taxes with your bouquets and CSA subscriptions? Are you selling $20 bouquets and charging the sales tax on top or including it within your $20 cost?

[@adelebueno3683]

I love your videos! Can you have one in to U pick? Please

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Awe thanks! And you bet!

[@Littlebitesofjoy]

Those zinnias were gorgeous - which varieties do you grow? Thank you for the video too, it was really helpful!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

Glad it was helpful! I believe most of the zinnias in this video were from the Benary’s Giant series. We also grow a lot of the Queen Lime series as well 💛

[@Littlebitesofjoy]

@@twosistersflowerfarm I grew the same, but mine didn't look like yours! We sadly had a lot of bug damage, and not sure why the heads weren't as big as yours in the video. Thank you!

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

@@Littlebitesofjoy Mine are small initially, but after that initial cut the heads seem to be that nice large size that I love. Keep cutting and see what it does!

[@sarafranklin3500]

I’m interested in more info on selling wholesale.

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

For sure! I'm working on filming that content and hope to have it up on our channel soon :)

[@desertedenblooms]

Iwant to hear more about you pick. It seems like it might involve problems with people walking over rows, picking too many? thank you be blessed

[@twosistersflowerfarm]

I plan on sharing more info on the u-pick soon! Your concerns were all concerns that I had- but I was pleasantly surprised by just how respectful of our garden people were :) We will likely continue offering u--picks in future seasons as it's worked out so well for us this year :)

[@desertedenblooms]

@@twosistersflowerfarm THank you...love your videos, they are very focused on the subject matter and I appreciate so much of what you say are all the things Im going through and over think! plus a major draught...Be Blesse!

[@lilacDaisy111]

I wonder what CFA stands for.

[@lilacDaisy111]

CSA*

[@kenselayre]

Community Supported Agriculture, I believe 😍