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Read MoreGo Native: the Business of Native Plants
a new podcast for those curious about starting a career or business with native plants with host Mitzy Sosa About our podcast Go Native is the first podcast to focus exclusively on what it takes to make it in the native plant industry, what is involved in running a native plant business and the many…
Read MoreGO NATIVE: BRIGHTMAN LOGAN ON HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND FINDING WHAT WORKS FOR YOU
Podcast interview with Brightman Logan, pioneer of the native plant industry. ABOUT THIS EPISODE Host Mitzy Sosa interviews Brightman Logan with the assistance from Native Plant Horticultural Foundation Executive Director, Cammie Donaldson. Growing since 1981, Brightman reflects on the ecological specificity necessary for success and how specialization may be the future of native plant nurseries.…
Read MoreFNPS 43rd annual conference opportunity for emerging professionals
Under 35 and working in the Florida horticulture or landscape industry? We’re offering stipends to emerging professionals attending the 43rd annual Florida Native Plant Society Conference April 2-6, 2025, in Gainesville, Florida. See native plants in the wild, learn from scientists and conservation experts, and have loads of fun. We’re proud to sponsor the Florida…
Read MoreIn-Person Mentoring Opportunity
Talk to native plant industry professionals that can help you get started in your business or career In-person mentorship is available from 10:30am until 1:00pm on Wednesday and Thursday, October 30-31, 2024, at the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation table at the Central Florida Native Plant Seminar hosted by Florida Association of Native Nurseries (FANN) at…
Read MoreKiva Loan Success Story: Native & Uncommon Plants
Introduction Alfred and Leslie Romeu own Native & Uncommon Plants, a native plant nursery that focuses on cultivating pollinator-friendly, sustainable plants. The growing demand for native plants has shifted their goals from retailing to wholesale and focusing on growing more plants. Challenges in Traditional Funding Traditional funding sources proved difficult for Native & Uncommon Plants.…
Read MoreDavid Chiappini Education Fund
David’s friends and colleagues have established this fund to honor his memory and support young people interested in working with native plants. Donations provide travel assistance, pay registration fees and provide other educational support to students and young emerging professionals. David always had time to talk, share information about plants, and to encourage others. Honor…
Read MoreFlorida Kiva Loan Program
Can a small loan help your native plant nursery? Or a nursery you’d like to have in your community? The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn. Ralph Waldo Emerson The Native Plant Horticulture Foundation has been approved as a Trustee by Kiva, one of the world’s most popular and successful nonprofit microlending…
Read MoreDig Meadows? Educational Opportunity
Applications were due no later than Sept. 5, 2022, for registration sponsorship for students and emerging professionals for October educational event hosted by FANN in Florida Panhandle. THIS EVENT IS OVER Wild Meadow Magic – Fall 2022 Thanks in part to a retired native nurseryman, who wishes to honor the memory of his daughter, and…
Read MoreGO NATIVE: THE BEEMANS, NATIVE PLANT GROWERS & INNOVATORS
Podcast interview with Steve Beeman, owner of Beemats Floating Wetlands.
Read MoreGO NATIVE: JANE THOMPSON, NATIVE PLANT GROWER
Podcast interview with Jane Thompson, owner of Indian Trails Native Nursery in Lake Worth, Florida. ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jane Thompson is the owner and operator of Indian Trails Native Nursery, a one-stop shop for Florida native plants in Lake Worth, the western end of Palm Beach County in South Florida. Jane supplies wholesale plants to…
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