A cut above
Young Family Flower Farm offers spring bouquets designed from locally grown flowers
Story by AMY HENDERSON
When love is in bloom , you want the flowers to match the occasion and Young Family Flower Farm has branched out its flower-growing business to include creating arrangements for a bride ’ s special day .
Samantha Young said she has always been drawn to creativity and beauty , so it ’ s not surprising that when she and her husband , Matthew , got into farming that she would be drawn to growing flowers and selling them as cut flowers and as arrangements .
The couple first began growing vegetables on their Vinemont farm , selling them through a Community Supported Agriculture ( CSA ) group .
It was her husband who suggested adding flowers into the growing mix , said Samantha . “ Matt told me , ‘ why don ’ t you just throw in some flowers for your CSA to make the boxes look pretty ?’”
She grew sunflowers , zinnas and celosias to add color to the produce boxes , and discovered a new love . “ I fell in love with the flowers more than I did the food items ,” she said .
At the end of season , she and Matt had a debriefing and she told him she really wanted to concentrate on growing flowers , although the couple still grows fruits and vegetables .
Samantha found inspiration through a television show . Erin Benzakein , who is featured on Joanna and Chip Gaines ’ Magnolia Network , is a farmer-florist who showed Samantha a way to combine her love of growing with her creative side . “ I ’ m building my business as a farmerflorist , growing the flowers and then using them for weddings and events ,” said Samantha .
Cullman magazine | SPRING 2022
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