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SLOW FLOWERS Podcast: Local Color Flowers (Episode 106)

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

SLOW FLOWERS Podcast: Local Color Flowers (Episode 106)

Today’s interview will introduce you to Ellen Frost, a Baltimore-based floral designer who is committed to using only 100% locally-grown flowers in her work. I am so impressed with her business philosophy and her contagious enthusiasm for using flowers from farmers she knows and supports. 

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Vote for your favorite SLOW FLOWERS florist: Ellen Frost’s Local Color Flowers of Baltimore, Maryland

 

Our Mission

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Creative florist Ellen Frost, founder of Local Color Flowers in downtown Baltimore.

Local Color Flowers is a Baltimore-based floral design business. We create personalized arrangements and bouquets from fresh, seasonal, and sustainable flowers cultivated by local specialty growers. We are committed to responsible use of resources, supporting the local economy and promoting neighboring farms. We provide our clients an environmentally and socially conscious alternative when purchasing flowers.

Our Vision

Local Color Flowers seeks to create and support a sustainable community; where people choose local products and services; where flower farms and farm families are thriving; where there is a diverse, strong local economy; and where people are connected to the living world around them.

Our Passion

We love flowers. We love our clients, growers, and partners. We are social entrepeneurs motivated by our relationships and the connections we create. We want our clients to know where their flowers were grown. We want our growers to know how our clients appreciate their products. We want all of our partners to know how we’re green. We want to share our joy and values through our flowers.

IMPORTANT LINKS:

Local Color Flowers’ web site

Home page for Local Color Flowers' web site.

Home page for Local Color Flowers’ web site. Note the compelling “promise” shared with customers who visit Locoflo.com

 

Martha Stewart's 2013 American Made Campaign.

Martha Stewart’s 2013 American Made Campaign.

Vote here for LoCoFlo on Martha Stewart American Made contest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ellen at Work

Ellen at work, designing one of 100 weddings and events on her calendar this year.