REMINDER: CCFC Dinner Tuesday Night with Debra Prinzing

THIS TUESDAY!

Dinner with Debra

Did you notice and follow the locally grown media coverage for flowers for Mother's Day?

• CBS 10: “Florist Strives to keep spending local for Mother’s Day!”
• ABC 5: “Economists: Don’t get your Mothers Flowers for Mother’s Day!”
• AOL Finance: “WAR of the ROSES”!
• uBloom.com - Mother’s Day, Getting the Word out!
• 50milebouquet.com - Give your mom locally-grown flowers for Mother’s Day

Is the "slow flower movement" moving by you or are you recognizing the opportunity?

Learn how to identify and understand this trend for yourself. Join us for dinner on Tuesday May 15th at the Four Points Sheraton in Ventura and meet author and subject matter expert Debra Prinzing to hear how the "slow flower movement" is taking root in ways that could be benefiting your company.

The California Cut Flower Commission has asked Ms. Prinzing to come and speak to our farms and share what she has learned about the "slow flower movement" for flowers through her process and experience of gathering inspiring stories of domestic flower farmers and floral designers for her book, 'The 50 Mile Bouquet' (St. Lynn's Press), which she created with photographer David E. Perry.

She will also discuss her perspective on the cultural shift that is prompting floral designers and consumers alike to seek out seasonal, local and sustainably-grown blooms.

Please contact Janice Wills Curtis to RSVP at 916.441.1701 or jwills@ccfc.org.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 15, 2012

WHERE:
Four Points by Sheraton
1050 Schooner Drive
Ventura, CA 93001

TIME:
Reception 6:30 to 7:00pm
Dinner at 7pm

COST: $50/person

*Sponsor a table for your company for $45/person and receive a complimentary copy of 'The 50 Mile Bouquet!' Contact Janice for Details!

Author/Speaker Debra Prinzing: A friend of the California Flower Farmer

Ms. Prinzing is a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times Home section (print and online) and her articles have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, the Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Garden Design, Metropolitan Design, Fine Gardening, Cottage Living, Organic Gardening, Sunset, Better Homes & Gardens, Country Gardens, Alaska Airlines magazine, Seattle Homes & Lifestyles and 805 Living. She is the author of five previous book titles, including 'Stylish Sheds and Elegant Hideaways' (Clarkson-Potter/Random House, 2008) and 'The Abundant Garden' (Cool Springs Press, 2005) and she also produces a design blog at www.debraprinzing.com.

Ms. Prinzing was the author for the LA Times article that was written on the Commission's efforts to certify two "CA Grown" floats for the Rose Parade in 2012: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2011/12/rose-parade-floats-2012.html

She was also the author of the '5 Mile Bouquet' article in February's issue of Sunset Magazine: http://www.debraprinzing.com/articles.php?article_id=118

Featured in the NY Times in March: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/garden/debra-prinzing-on-local-sustainable-flowers.html?_r=1

Authored featured LA Times Blog article: Behind-the-scenes tours of Carpinteria flower farms: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2012/04/carpinteria-flower-farm-tours.html

Authored LA Times Blog article: The Rose lily: An Easter tradition gets a blush of color: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2012/04/easter-lily.html