Local Slow-Flower Farms That Are Blossoming

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Where to buy sustainably-sourced blooms as the “slow flowers” movement grows around Minnesota.

by Madison Bloomquist

When Christine Hoffman opened her floral studio, Foxglove, in 2013, she made it her mission to sell sustainably sourced blooms.

“I didn’t even know if local, chemical-free flowers were a thing here,” she says. The “slow flowers” movement had hit the coasts, but hadn’t quite made it to Minnesota—so she brought it here.

“I found two chemical-free farms in Minnesota, and one in Wisconsin,” she says. “Then I just started asking produce farms if they would grow flowers for me. Most said no, but a few said yes.”

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