05. The Magic of Flowers with Onnalee Stewart

On today’s episode, we’re joined by Onnalee Stewart. She is the farmer-florist and co-owner of BeeWorthy Farms, a certified organic cut flower farm growing on 1-acre in Encinitas, CA. 

Throughout our conversation, we discuss Onnie’s perspective of the floral industry through the lens of sustainable agriculture. We talk about the exploitative nature of international flower exports, and how she carved out a unique path towards responsible stewardship of a flower farm. Onnie shares the competitive edge of being organic flower farmers, and how she makes her flowers “worthy of pollinators.” 

Tune in to learn about…

• Rewriting the script of the “struggling farmer” 

• Why the flowers grown locally differ so much from those shipped from abroad 

• How flowers transform our relationship to the spaces they inhabit 

• The beauty of their inherent seasonal and wild nature

• Increasing the biodiversity of her soil through quality inputs 

• Biodynamic planting approaches, and syncing growth cycles with the moon cycles 

• … And so much more! 

Connect with Onnalee: 

Visit her website: beeworthyfarms.com
Onnalee’s Instagram: @beeworthyfarms