#394: Bringing Joy Through Flowers - Meet Tricia of The Simple Sunflower (Encore)

About this episode

Tricia from The Simple Sunflower shares how her organization repurposes flowers to bring joy to those in need.

Today we're thrilled to share an inspiring story! Meet Tricia from The Simple Sunflower, an organization that’s making a big difference in our community by repurposing flowers for those in need. In this interview, you'll learn what they do, how they do it, and ways to apply this in your own community as well. Together, we can bring a little more joy into the world, one bouquet at a time! MENTIONS The Simple Sunflower: Website , Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop the TGW Online Store for all your seeds and supplies!⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to receive our weekly Farm News!⁠⁠⁠⁠ The ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Field and Garden Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ is produced by Lisa Mason Ziegler, award-winning author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Cut Flower Handbook, Vegetables Love Flowers, and Cool Flowers ⁠⁠⁠⁠ , owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Gardener’s Workshop,⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Flower Farming School Online,⁠⁠⁠⁠ and the publisher of ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Farmer-Florist School Online⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Florist School Online.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Lisa’s Story⁠⁠⁠⁠ and connect with Lisa on social media!

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Mason Ziegler

Guest: Tricia

Topics covered

• flowers
• community service
• nonprofit
• interview
• joy
• repurposing

Keywords

• flowers
• community
• nonprofit
• joy
• interview
• The Simple Sunflower
• Lisa Mason Ziegler

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Simple Sunflower, The Gardener’s Workshop

Books & works: The Cut Flower Handbook, Vegetables Love Flowers, Cool Flowers

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