What is a Flower CSA Membership
Hey there friend! I apologize in advance because my brain gets very excited at little things, let alone flowers, and that often reflects in my writing. Whether you’re here because someone thinks you’re cool enough to be a member, you love us so much that you want to be us, or the universe just sent you stumbling in our direction, welcome! We accept all travelers here, especially if they love flowers.
Today we are going to get familiar with Community Supported Agriculture(CSA), or what we sometimes call our “Bouquet Subscriptions.” If you’re already familiar with CSA’s, I promise you won’t be getting 10lbs of kale from us. We aren’t even growing kale…yet.
A CSA is an agricultural business model that provides customers the opportunity to purchase a “share” of a farm's harvest before the growing even begins. This method benefits the farm by providing them with essential income during the “not growing” season and makes it easier for them to plan how they will need to grow during the “growing season”. We’ve learned there really is no off season for a farmer; there is always something to be done. For a farm like Colonel’s Daughter, this provides us the opportunity to purchase necessities before our growing season begins, such as seeds, bouquet wraps, and compost.
This model is great for customers too because it guarantees them the first and freshest picks of the farm’s harvests. What customer doesn’t love the fact that they are the first pick and getting the best the farm has to offer? I know I love that! Each of our subscription bouquets are filled with our farm's BEST flowers and created with you in mind.
I’m sure your biggest question is “How does it work?” and the answer is easy. You pay us in advance, and once we have flowers to harvest, usually the 2nd week of July, we give you flowers. Our 2023 Subscription is an eight week bi-weekly subscription. This means you will receive a bouquet every other week for eight bouquets. We are hoping to offer free pickup at pre-designated locations in the future, but for right now you’re subscription will delivered to you, but not for free because…gas. Lucky for you, it’ll be at a discounted rate AND will be included in your subscription price so you only have to pay it once and not every time we deliver. More details on delivery will be covered in your Member Welcome Booklet, which you will receive at the end of May.
“So what do I actually get?”
I know flowers is too broad of an answer here soo…you’ll be getting our Signature size bouquet! Since our subscriptions are full of flowers we grow on our farm, they will always contain a variety of blooms based on which flowers are at their peak. We grow a large variety of flowers including Sunflowers, Zinnias, Dahlias, Celosia, Scabiosa, Globe Amaranth and so many more. You’ll receive a wide array of flowers and colors in every bouquet. Did I mention our subscription also gets you a special member’s only rate on extra bouquets? We totally give you that too, because we’re awesome and love you. Those details are also found in the Member Welcome Booklet.
I hope this was helpful and you feel like you know what our Flower CSA Membership is all about. You can register for your 2023 subscription here. I’m obviously a little biased, but they make great gifts and are perfect for brightening up any office or work space. Registration is only open for a short period, so sign up soon to guarantee your 2023 membership.
Feel free to reach out to us with any questions you may have. We love chatting with you.
Peace, Love, & Flowers,
Lauren