Flower plug and propagation trends with Bailey Hale of Farmer Bailey plug and plant brokers

Podcast: Growing For Market Podcast · Andrew Mefferd, Katie Kulla, April Parms Jones

Opublikowano: 2026-06-30

When he was running Ardelia Farm in Vermont, Bailey Hale found that many trending flower varieties were not available in quantities market farmers could use, or available at all, which led him to start brokering orders with other growers. In this interview, we hear about how that business grew until Farmer Bailey plant brokerage became the full-time business and moved to Portugal. Bailey tells us how his background as a floral designer and farmer helps him spot new varieties that will become important for flower growers. Bailey and host Rebecca Kutzer-Rice of Moonshot Farm discuss why growers a...