I came to farming through vegetable gardening. It was the exposure to the art of bouquet making, and the overall power that flowers have in creating a diversified and ecologically sound farm system, that drew me to become a flower grower. Our first year in production, Kara, co-owner and co-operator of Vibrant Valley Farm, got married and we decided to try flower farming ourselves. We grew all of the flowers she needed for her big day and had so many more that we were able to