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Dish the Dirt

Rebecca Noble

Leisure

Frequency: 1 episode/645d. Total Eps: 93

We go in search of flower farmers, to share their knowledge, passion and insights into the flower industry. Having fun along the way! It's going to be blooming fabulous. Season 2026 coming soon.

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https://www.ascfg.org
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https://melbflowershow.com.au/
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https://www.instagram.com/dishthedirt_podcast
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https://www.instagram.com/larkspur.flowers
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https://www.instagram.com/qcflowerfarm
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Wallingford Flowers

Season 3 · Episode 6

jeudi 25 mars 2021 • Duration 40:29

Lisa grows, creates and teaches on her flower farm in Echuca Yorta Yorta Land

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Cosmos and Kale

Season 3 · Episode 1

mercredi 3 février 2021 • Duration 46:01

Ally and her family grow as many flowers as possible on their acre of land south of Hobart, Tasmania. Originally from NSW, Ally never believed flowers were an important part of daily life until living in Europe and Tasmania changed her mind. With techniques learned from regenerative market gardeners, cool and warm season annuals are grown alongside hardy perennials that can withstand Tasmania’s famously fickle weather and the sandy soil. Ally and the family also grow dahlias, roses and lots of edible plants. The flowers are harvested and arranged in mixed bouquets for their stall at Hobart’s iconic Sunday farmers’ market, The Farm Gate Market. Ally loves talking to customers about flower miles, sustainable flower farming and the local flower movement.

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Bloom into You Bonus Episode

Season 1 · Episode 16

vendredi 9 octobre 2020 • Duration 55:22

Hayden and Tash seed and grow their flowers with a strong intent for building climate resilience through combined regenerative agricultural practices. Their focus is healthy soil biology & building humus. Humus sequesters (stores) carbon, helping the natural cooling effect of the planet. How amazing!!!

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Noble Flower Farm

Season 4 · Episode 9

vendredi 3 septembre 2021 • Duration 56:57

In May 2020 Moroni and Phaedra started a flower farm in North East Victoria, on their property they share with their three children. Moroni, utilising his Agricultural Engineering degree and generational farming history from Mexico, Phaedra utilising her drive for business, marketing, visual marketing and creativity. They now run their flower farm and floral business as a full time income. Starting during a pandemic has been tricky, but has forced them to think outside the square and make things happen.

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Growing Your Own Way — with Mardi from Quite Contrary Flower Farm

mardi 27 mai 2025 • Duration 58:57

🌸 Episode Summary:
In this episode of Dish the Dirt, we're thrilled to welcome back Mardi from Quite Contrary Flower Farm in Gippsland, Victoria. From lawyer to full-time flower farmer, Mardi’s journey is anything but conventional—and that’s exactly what makes it so inspiring.

We dive into what’s changed since she last joined us: refining her business model, narrowing in on specialty crops like dahlias, David Austin roses, and bearded irises, and what it really means to grow your way. Mardi speaks candidly about burnout, quality control, the pitfalls of trend-chasing, and the realities of running a flower farm that’s both sustainable and soulful.

Whether you’re a seasoned grower, a budding florist, or someone who just loves local flowers, this episode is packed with wisdom, humour, and deeply honest insights from someone living and breathing the field every day.

🌿 What We Cover:

How Mardi went from corporate lawyer to full-time flower farmer
The evolution of her crop focus and what she’s learned along the way
Why she doubled down on dahlias, David Austins, and bearded irises
Selling at the farm gate vs. wholesale vs. retail
The business realities of flower farming (yes, spreadsheets matter!)
What makes local flowers so f*#%ing great
Lessons from the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show
Advice for anyone thinking about diving into flower farming

🌸 Guest:
Mardi – @qcflowerfarm
Founder of Quite Contrary Flower Farm, Gippsland VIC
Specialising in specialty cut flowers grown with heart and intention.

🌼 Links & Resources:

Quite Contrary Flower Farm on Instagram
American Specialty Cut Flower Growers Association (for those nerdy vase-life studies!)

💬 Let’s Keep Digging:
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Acre of Roses

Season 1 · Episode 10

vendredi 11 septembre 2020 • Duration 54:43

As a young girl, Sandy would visit her grandmother in the garden city of Christchurch, New Zealand, on holidays. It was during those special visits that she developed her deep love of flowers. With the middle name Rose, Sandy has always been drawn toward these special flowers that bloom so abundantly.In 2009, Sandy left her corporate career in marketing to pursue her passion for flowers. After being mentored by a retired florist, she opened her own floral studio specializing in events and weddings.A few years into owning her floral design business, Sandy had the opportunity to purchase rose bushes from a nursery that decided to focus exclusively on trees. She bought all 1,000 plants.“I knew we had good conditions to grow them, and given that we are over an hour away from the local wholesale flower market, I thought it was a good way to end the 2 a.m. jaunts to buy roses,” Sandy says. “At that point I had just finished reading Amy Stewart’s book, Flower Confidential, and was mortified about the global flower industry and its environmental and human health impacts.”As other florists in the area eagerly snapped up her fragrant organically grown roses, they started asking, “What else can you source and provide?” This simple question started her quest to find other local flower growers who could provide seasonal blooms beyond those she could grow. Meeting and connecting with other growers who were equally as passionate about seasonal blooms led to the creation of Consortium Botanicus. Recently she was appointed to the board of newly created Flowers Industry Australia which will provide advocacy for issues affecting flower growers and florists across Australia

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Mount Vincent Flower Farm

Season 5 · Episode 8

vendredi 11 février 2022 • Duration 28:29

Mount vincent flower farm is a Micro Flower Farm located in mulbring in the Hunter Valley, nsw. Following organic practices to grow chemical free, bee friendly, frog friendly flowers to sell to the local community.

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Wild Violet Farm

Season 1 · Episode 11

vendredi 18 septembre 2020 • Duration 36:38

Sam Webb is well known for her beautiful home garden where she produces all of her families fruit and vegetables. However the love of flowers got her and she was offered a piece of land at Wandin North where she started her Wild Violet flower farm journey. Listen to Sam share her journey and the realities of growing such beautiful blooms.

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Little Lyndoch Flower Farm

Season 4 · Episode 3

vendredi 23 juillet 2021 • Duration 35:04

Katie and Rob ~ Building our dream boutique flower farm in the Barossa Valley. After moving to our property Rob fell in love with growing and caring for 6 dahlia plants. Im a florist and together we run an event business so the idea of growing our own flowers and using them in our work and being able to offer our clients fresh locally grown blooms was our inspiration. Our little farm and first season was our lockdown project which has turned into a growing business thanks to the support of our community and has given us both purpose. We have found our true passion and cant wait to learn more and now offer our industry friends beautiful blooms.

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Bonus Episode: Flos Botanical

Season 2 · Episode 5

mercredi 11 novembre 2020 • Duration 29:45

A Melbourne based floral art studio that celebrates the delicate, the unexpected and the brave. Lead by Founder and Creative Director Vivien Hollingsworth they are an experienced team of passionate floral artists that focus on locally grown, artisanal blooms and honouring the abundance of seasons.

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