BECOME A GROWER
We are passionate about connecting CNY's best flower professionals with growers who we trust to provide the best locally grown flowers. ​Here's what you need to know about growing with us!
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Benefits of Growing with Us
Joining the Flower Collective provides an opportunity to:
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Expand your sales network to our existing group of 25+ florists and have your crops delivered outside the regular radius from your farm.
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Share the workload so you aren't solely responsible for marketing, selling, and distributing your crops - because that's a full time job in itself!
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Develop a community. We are stronger together, and our hive mind of 10+ farms with rich, diverse experience levels can provide help with crop planning and troubleshooting.
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Access the Rooted Farmers platform at a $100 discount.
About Our Grower Pass
$200 Annual Investment
​The Grower Pass offers one fiscal year of access to both buyer and seller privileges, including full access to our marketing services, product distribution, and professional development.
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Eligibility
You must:
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have an existing business within 50 miles of Syracuse, New York
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three years of professional flower growing experience
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preferred: at least one year of wholesale selling experience
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grow cut flowers at a commercial scale, such as:
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50-100+ stems per cultivar of a crop weekly
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200 stems/week for at least 26 weeks/year​
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500 stems of a high-volume seasonal specialty (i.e. peony)
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Selling & Purchasing
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Before the season, the Collective will provide you with the hardgoods you will need to package your wholesale products.
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Our 9-Day Rhythm:
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Growers submit inventory via Rooted Farmers by Wednesday morning. Florists can shop Wednesday through Sunday.
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You will receive a cut sheet via Rooted Farmers the following Sunday evening after the ordering window closes.
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You will harvest on Monday and/or Tuesday, then drop products at the Flower Collective on Tuesday evening.
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Our delivery driver will pick up the orders from the Flower Collective on Wednesday and run the route. Buyers who opt to pick up will be able to do so in the afternoon/evening.
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Getting Paid
Growers receive their payments once a month.
For every sale less the Buyer's 5% handling fee, the Grower will receive 80% of the subtotal. This contribution goes towards our shared monthly expenses, including payroll employees, marketing and advertising fees, bookkeeping, facilities rental, our point of sale software and transaction fees, and all other hardgoods and overhead expenses.
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In especially abundant years, the Collective may also provide other financial benefits to its Growers such as end-of-year bonuses, research and development grants, and scholarships.
