At Hickory Hills Flower Farm, we use sustainable methods to grow specialty cut flowers to supply our community and its floral designers with fresh, top-quality blooms. In our 6th year, we know what florists require from their floral products, and we aim to deliver at the highest standards.

Jessica grew up planting blooms with her mom every year - especially Zinnias! While travel nursing in Alaska, local peony farms inspired her to Google "flower farming" and soon Iron Meadows Flower Farm was born. Now a full-time farmer & florist, Jessica strives to respect her land & community by using socially responsible growing practices.

Becki grew up in Northwest Indiana and has always been connected to farming, 4H and horses. While studying chemistry, she took a horticulture elective and has had a farmer’s tan ever since! After graduating from Purdue with a BS in horticulture she had many jobs in the green industry. Becki and her family grow on three acres and specialize in dahlias, unusual cuts and the challenge of growing in zone 5b. Her team is maniacal about starting seeds, this year over 500 varieties!

Maru, a certified horticulturist and passionate gardener, founded Monarch Beauty Farm in Chicago's Northside to create a supportive environment for local bees and pollinators. She transformed her parkway into a farmette with raised beds for cut flowers. Today, she tends several residential gardens using regenerative practices, native plants and integrated pest management. Maru is committed to using no synthetic fertilizers or sprays in her gardens.

The Roof Crop is a design-focused, urban agriculture initiative that promotes sustainability, ecology, and community engagement. TRC was conceived as a project to market farmable green roof systems in 2013 and has since grown into a green roof growing media, landscape, and urban farm company with deep ties to their growing communities. TRC grows flowers, produce, grains, and natural dyes in any farmable growing media on roofs and on-grade. Their greatest sources of inspiration come from developing thoughtful products that are good for people and the environment. 

For many years, Kayla loved growing flowers and sharing bouquets with loved ones.  Once she learned growing and selling flowers on a small scale could be a career, she seized an opportunity to convert ordinary farm ground into rows of beauty! Fence Post Florals was born! Kayla, along with her family, now grow a large variety of perennial and annual flowers for Chicago florists.

Our mission is to provide a reliable wholesale source for local florists. We know that sourcing locally grown flowers can be a challenge, especially when it comes to quantity and logistics, particularly in this part of the world. We're building a farm that prioritizes quality and sustainability—for the planet and for the people who grow and work with these beautiful blooms.

A former graphic designer, Carrie started her farm in 2021 as a to make something both beautiful and sustainable. Carrie and her team currently mainly grow annuals with a heavy emphasis on dahlias, and are expanding their perennial and native selections. Carrie's farm prioritizes organic practices, strives to reduce plastic use, and create symbiotic relationships in their garden ecosystems.

Ruth Ann appreciates the simple and yet complicated parts of each unique flower, hearing her children play while gardening, watching the sun rise and set, and understanding the seasons. As her family grew, she left her job as a nurse in the US Air Force and wanted to connect with her children, neighbors and friends in a creative way. Now as an established grower, she enjoys selling wholesale and educating her community through her blog and online resources.

Fieldsview Farm was born of a love for flowers and a desire to bring those flowers to the Southwest Michigan community without the heavy environmental impact of imported flowers. All their blooms are grown using sustainable farming practices. Derek & Amy grew up in the South Haven area and appreciate the natural beauty of the area.  They live on their farm with their daughter, two dogs, rabbits, many chickens, and their farm assistant cats, Stripe, Snowball, and Ginger.

Creekside Growers started in 2000 by Sue after she was encouraged and supported by her family to start a wholesale perennial and annual farm. Eventually, a garden center was added to the property so Sue can share her flowers and knowledge with the community. After 21 years of growing, that small half acre cutting garden has turned into three plus acres of flowers, shrubs, grasses and more with intentions of growing the “local flower” movement in West Michigan.

The Sister Sprig trio met at Windy City Harvest during their farm apprenticeships and began an incubator farm together. They sell a variety of fresh vegetables, herbs and flowers and are developing natural products using their produce. Accessibility is at the center of their work and they prioritize using sustainable growing practices.

​For Lois, the garden has always been a place of peace, perseverance and nurture. Her pediatric patients call her “Dr. Lello”. After studying the effects of a well-gardened mind on health, she decided to combine her passion for gardening with her pediatrician work. Enter, LifeBooms, a space of trauma-informed care and healing for children to experience the restorative effects of engaging the soil and helping live things flourish.