Agriculture Magazine, June 2020 - Page 5
photo Courtesy bleeding heart flower farm
Confessions of a middle-aged beginner flower farmer Cindy Smith-Putnam Bleeding Heart Flower Farm
Start with a pandemic. Add a financial meltdown. Subtract access to capital. Divide by thin crop margins.
Most people would not do the math of 2020, then happily announce to their spouse of 38 years, “Hey, love. Let’s start a flower farm!” Possibly, most people are smarter than me. Exhibit A: Bleeding Heart Flower Farm, a small-
