{"id":15390,"date":"2025-11-07T13:59:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/?p=15390"},"modified":"2025-11-07T13:59:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:59:32","slug":"flower-farming-featured-at-umaine-extensions-next-commercial-horticulture-webinar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2025\/11\/07\/flower-farming-featured-at-umaine-extensions-next-commercial-horticulture-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"Flower farming featured at UMaine Extension\u2019s next commercial horticulture webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a webinar on starting and managing a successful flower farming operation from 6\u20137:15 p.m. on Monday, December 1.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cRight-Sizing Your Flower Farm: What I Learned from Three Different Setups\u201d will feature Julia Baecher, owner of East of Eden Flower Farm, who will share insights from more than a decade of experience growing her business, from a six-acre leased plot in 2012 to her current operation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Each stage of Baecher\u2019s journey brought new lessons in efficiency, investment and profitability. In this session, she will share what worked, what didn\u2019t and provide a practical framework to help new and aspiring flower farmers make informed decisions and build sustainable, right-sized operations from the start.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The webinar is part of UMaine Extension\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/ornamental-horticulture\/webinar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/ornamental-horticulture\/webinar\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1762547018553000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2tfFetkHQ24-3xCqNaXYj3\">Commercial Horticulture Webinar Series<\/a>, held on the first Monday of each month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Registration is required; sliding scale fee options are available. Register on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid=a1cUy0000043uOL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid%3Da1cUy0000043uOL&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1762547018553000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2xeXCnRQG3dOUtmUoX8VSL\">the event webpage&nbsp;<\/a>to attend live or receive the recording link. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Rebecca Gray at 207.356.1348 or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:extension.gardening@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extension.gardening@maine.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a webinar on starting and managing a successful flower farming operation from 6\u20137:15 p.m. on Monday, December 1. \u201cRight-Sizing Your Flower Farm: What I Learned from Three Different Setups\u201d will feature Julia Baecher, owner of East of Eden Flower Farm, who will share insights from more than a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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