FARMING ON THE LOWER by Rachel Lord Alaska Stems PENINSULA January 9, 2019 Disclaimer! Personal Experience Only Ahead…. ALASKA STEMS

January 2019 * KPEDD Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 2 THE FLORAL INDUSTRY

www.npr.org Cut are an $18B industry in the

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January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 3 FOOD IN ALASKA

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January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 4 WHY LOCAL? business niche opportunity carbon footprint health worker safety quality food know your farmer/connection

January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 7 MARKETS 12%

11% “Can you make money grow 45% 8% growing ?” My answer Weddings was that you make Market 24% money selling cut flowers. - Dave Dowling, President ASCFG Subscription

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From the City of Homer Business Retention & Expansion Survey Results 2017

January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 6 HOMER FARMERS MARKET

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www.homerfarmersmarket.org

January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 7 ALASKA FOOD HUB www.alaskafoodhub.org

January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 8 SUBSCRIPTIONS & CSA

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January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 9 OTHER DIRECT Grocery Stores Farm Stand/On-Farm Pop-Up Shops Individual orders

January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 10 AG- & EVENTS www.americangrownflowers.com

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January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 11 HOMER WEDDINGS

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January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 12 WHOLESALE/EXPORT

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January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 13 www.alaskabeautypeony.com ALASKA BEAUTY PEONY CO-OP

January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 14 www.alaskabeautypeony.com ALASKA BEAUTY PEONY CO-OP

January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 15 www.alaskabeautypeony.com ALASKA BEAUTY PEONY CO-OP

January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 16 www.alaskabeautypeony.com ALASKA BEAUTY PEONY CO-OP

January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 17 www.alaskaperfectpeony.com ALASKA PERFECT PEONY

January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 18 www.scenicplacepeonies.com SCENIC PLACE PEONIES

January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 19 https://oceansidefarms.weebly.com/ OCEANSIDE FARMS

January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 20 www.twittercreekgardens.com TWITTER CREEK

January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 21 WILL GROW FARM

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Homer News

www.willgrowfarm.com

January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 22 SYNERGY GARDENS

www.synergygardens.net January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 23 www.homerhilltopfarm.wordpress.com HOMER HILLTOP FARM

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January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 24 www.slurpalaska.com JAKOLOF BAY OYSTER CO.

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January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 25 LOCAL RESOURCES

January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 26 COMING SOON TO HOMER

Alaska Peony Growers Association Conference January 24 – 27, 2019

January 2019 * KPEDD Industry Outlook Forum ALASKA STEMS FARM & FLORAL 27 THANK YOU!!

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