We are excited to announce a new venture: The Palmetto Collective
The Palmetto Collective is a partnership between Fraylick Farm and Farmer Blue. Combining our output brings together the very best South Carolina Cut Flower farms. Like you, we are a premium brand and this Collective allows us to effectively showcase our product and distribute it efficiently.
This Collective works because the two farms share a few values that are also important to the floral design community. First, we only grow for y'all. We don't do Farmers' Markets, Subscriptions, CSAs, Pop-Ups, DIY buckets: none of that. You are our first thought, not our last. We will never try to sell flushes and then disappear until next year. We are not asking you to buy our crops because we are "local".
We are full-time professional growers bringing the highest quality blooms to you every week, that, with the highest confidence, you can include in all your designs. Together you get the benefit of 35+ years of growing experience which is guaranteed to bring you exceptional quality flowers.
David Blue, of Farmer Blue, brings consistency through his crops. His Low Country climate allows crops to be grown year round and also to be sown in succession so you can know what’s coming week after week.
Melissa Smith, of Fraylick Farm, brings her knowledge of perennials to add seasonal spice to your designs. Add in a few other specialties like dahlias and sweet peas and you’ll have access to the best of what South Carolina has to offer.
We will be using Rooted Farmers as our ordering hub. Ordering is now open. One of our goals is to allow you to order many weeks in advance. Some items will be available from now until the end of the season. Other items are a bit harder to predict and will be available 2 weeks out.
Buying "local" is an ethic. Thank you for supporting "local". You are also running a business that needs a consistent, high-quality product. That is The Palmetto Collective. We can do both things.
Melissa and David
