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I started Far Bungalow Farm in 2020 when I moved to Loudoun County to do just that.  After working for five years in various flower shops in both New York City and Portland, Oregon, It dawned on me that in addition to designing with flowers- I wanted to grow.   I moved to Rockland Farm (a historic property held by my family for seven generations) and moved into a little tennant house - The Far Bungalow- nestled between a corn field, and the woods.  

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After five years (not too many, but enough) in the floral industry, the goal in starting Far Bungalow Farm was to satiate my longing to be more fully immersed in the moments of fleeting natural beauty that inspire me, (and share it with others,) while also translating an understanding that if we want to keep that beauty alive and available, we must change what has become foundational to the floral industry.

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Imported, chemically dyed and painted flowers, floral foam and single use plastics, rule conventional floriculture- a greenwashing of an industry that predates the term greenwashing, and may possibly be the most successful example of it. Because flowers are blindingly beautiful.  They are even more beautiful though, when we humans slow down our consumption of them.  Giving "stop and smell the roses" even deeper meaning.  (Roses grown in factory farms actually don't smell at all- the smell has been bred out of them in exchange for long, rigid stems.)

 

All industries are inevitably moving toward more ecologically sound solutions as we face climate crisis.  The floral industry has a relatively easy job of transitioning to a greener future, as it's origin is green.  Humanity's stubbornness to work against nature is our biggest hurdle.  Far Bungalow Farm is committed to jumping this hurdle.  We are dedicated to growing flowers sustainably, sourcing flowers locally, minimizing waste in our design, and inspiring our community to embrace nature's beauty as it is. Join us!

 

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