Debra Prinzing , founder and originative theatre director of Slow Flowers LLC , announce the programme details , venue partners , and speaker batting order for the fifth Slow Flowers Summit , coinciding with the 8th anniversary of American Flowers Week .
Prinzing , producer of the Summit and laminitis of the Slow Flowers Movement : " The Summit invite flower lovers , artists , gardeners , growers , wholesalers , and retail merchant to get along together in this event that highlight domestic bloom agriculture and responsible invention practices . " Xenia D’Ambrosi , possessor of Sweet Earth Co. , based in Pound Ridge , New York , will serve as cobalt - boniface of the Summit .
During the Slow Flowers Summit ’s scuttle Clarence Shepard Day Jr. on Sunday , June 26 , 2022 , attendee will be hosted by The Red Barn at Maple Grove Farm nearby Bedford , New York , a secret venue owned by local philanthropist George Bianco . As the kickoff venue for the Summit , Maple Grove Farm ’s iconic loss barn will host floral demonstrations , hired hand - on floral creative thinking , and the welcome response .
On Monday , June 27 , 2022 , and Tuesday , June 28 , 2022 , the Slow Flowers Summit program will move to Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture in Pocantico Hills , New York , located about 30 miles north of Manhattan . " We could n’t be more aroused to enjoy two full days at Stone Barns Center , " Prinzing tell . " Our guests will have exceptional entree to learn from Stone Barn Center ’s James Leonard Farmer , journeyman , and maker , as well as enjoy seasonal , farm - to - board menu from the kitchen at Blue Hill , the on - land site eatery . "
Above : Stone Barns Center ( c ) Lori Berkowitz
Stone Barns Center ’s executive theatre director Rick Parnell say the Slow Flowers Summit provide the Center to shine a Light Within on its quislingism with chef , land stewards , creative person , and graphic designer , take root in ecological nutrient culture . " The Slow Flowers crusade , like the sustainable agriculture crusade at great , research growing practice that support the realm , producer , and artisans . "
Prinzing says she develop the Slow Flowers Summit as an interactive " live " component to the virtual American Flowers Week run ( June 28 - July 4 ) . AFW give one week each twelvemonth to regional events and social media platform that promote domestic flowers , raise consumer knowingness , and unite America ’s efflorescence Fannie Merritt Farmer with the U.S. floral marketplace .
Top row , from left : Nicole Cordier , Xenia D’Ambrosi , and TJ McGrathMiddle row , from left : Philippe Gouze and Shannon AlgiereBottom run-in , from left field : Ronni Nicole Robinson , Frances Palmer , and Debra Prinzing
Speakers : The Slow Flowers Summit ’s speaker lineup includes striking floral intriguer , flower farmers , and artists whose craft is breathe in by the flower they spring up , such as Shannon Algiere , Stone Barns Center , Nicole Cordier , Cordier Botanical Art , Xenia D’Ambrosi , Sweet Earth Co. , Philippe Gouze , Blue Hill at Stone Barns , TJ McGrath , TJ McGrath Design , Frances Palmer , Frances Palmer Pottery , and Ronnie Nicole Robinson , Ron Nicole Studio .
Registration viawww.slowflowerssummit.com .
