Flower Truck Friends

In this episode Missy talks to Kelsie Jensen from Lincoln, NE. Kelsie began her flower truck journey 4 years ago after getting a family truck out of the shed after many years of being stored. The truck, a 1954 Ford, is named Hattie and shares so many smiles and stories at all of her events. While learning a little about growing flowers, Kelsie sets out to spread joy to many at all the different ty...

In this episode, Missy talks to Angelica Garcia from Bloombox Flowers in Montclair, NJ.  You’ll hear how she started with a flower bike and grew her business from there.  Angelica spent many years in the music industry and wanted to incorporate her love for music in the name of her business.  With a creative play on words, she chose Bloombox. Whether you visit her cozy shop or catch her 1964 flowe...

In this episode, Missy talks to Maeve, owner and operator of The Flower Mama a boutique cut flower florist company and since May of 2023, the Philadelphia regions only flower truck owner! She has been married 12 years and has 3 little ones who also love to be involved in all things gardening. It’s an all hands on deck family affair for this flower biz! In this episode, hear how the whole family pi...

Royal Lily Paper Co. (based in Farmington, MO) bloomed from a remarkably selective high school program called, INCubatoredu, in which students are divided into teams and create a startup business through guided instruction and real life circumstances. The Royal Lily Team consists of four young women: Ella, Jessica, Lillian, and Finnly, who developed the idea to sell earth-friendly cards and statio...

This episode is in loving memory of our flower friend, Krista Shaw, from Flowers From Judith. ⁠⁠@flowersfromjudith⁠⁠ May we all spread sunshine like she did. Missy Rolfe is the owner of ⁠⁠Honeybee Flower Boutique⁠⁠  & her 1967 Ford flower truck, Rosalee.  She is the creator of the online  ⁠⁠Flower Truck 101 course⁠⁠ . She’s also the author of ⁠⁠ Lena's Zinnias ⁠⁠ , a children's book. Y...

Sarah Brunner was born in the city, raised in the suburbs, and is currently living her best life in the country. Together with her husband Matt, and their two kids, Sarah runs Brunner Family Farm where they produce flowers, food, and fiber on 10 rural acres in Humboldt County, California. Brunner Family Farm started growing cut flowers 10 years ago and recently added “Penny” the flower truck to th...

In this episode Missy talks to Lauren Simmons from Brownings Homestead.  Lauren and her husband, Drew, live in a log cabin on just over 100 acres in Cynthiana, Kentucky. They have a flower truck and flower trailer and work together building their homestead which includes growing their own herbs and vegetables, milking their goats and cows, baking sourdough bread, raising pastured pork, riding hors...

In this episode Missy talks to Dana Dimitroff about her pretty in pink flower truck, Andie, flower farming and more.  You’ll hear how it all started for Dana and how it’s going now.  Dana is the owner of Spill the Dirt Flower Truck. She’s located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada and began her flower truck business 3 years ago during the height of the pandemic. Since then, she has grown and expanded...

In this episode Missy gets an update from Krista Shaw from Flowers From Judith. Krista has added to her fleet! Krista started FFJ in August 2021.  Judith carries sunflowers that are homegrown and never imported.  In January 2024, Krista added a second truck named Jude.  Jude is a VW single cab and carries sunflowers and much more! Rounding out the fleet is Abigail, a vintage Chevy Apache that is u...

*This episode was recorded on Feb 4, 2024. In this short episode our host, Missy, shares some random thoughts, life and podcast updates, and exciting news about the format of her online course, Flower Truck 101 . Missy Rolfe is the owner of Honeybee Flower Boutique  & her 1967 Ford flower truck, Rosalee.  She is the creator of the online  Flower Truck 101 course .  She’s also the author of Len...

Kara Jamison began her journey with growing cut flowers in 2018 at her farm in Tennessee. She has become a well respected voice in teaching others how to grow cut flowers for both personal enjoyment and flower farming. Her farm and work with cut flowers has been featured in multiple media outlets such as Talk of the Town Nashville, Volunteer Gardener, and Bloom TV Network. She has spoken at multip...

Kristina Lux is a San Francisco Bay Area native. She’s been married for 32 years to her best friend. They have four grown children and one grandson.  Her flower truck business has been such a wonderful addition to this season of life.  She got her VW in October 2020 and had her first Pop-Up on Valentine's Day 2021.  Over 190 pop-ups and 36 private events later, Kristina is loving her flowery a...

Listen in as Missy talks to fellow Missouri (known as the Show Me state) native, Meg Dudenhoeffer, a 3rd year flower farmer based right outside of Jefferson City, MO. Hear how Meg got started gardening veggies, then flowers and then became a full fledged flower farmer. She grows everything from sunflowers to lisianthus to dahlias. Meg loves to share her love of growing by providing fresh, locally...

In this episode, Missy talks to her daughter, Sydney, about the process of producing Lena’s Zinnias , the children’s book she wrote, and Sydney illustrated.  There were several interesting twists and turns throughout the process and Sydney had a lot on her plate at the time.  But, this labor of love, in honor of Missy’s grandma/Sydney’s great grandma was worth it all. Sydney is a Mixed Media Artis...

In this episode (recorded in Sept), Missy talks to Heather Heuman to hear her top 8 social media tips for flower truck owners and small business owners.  Social media strategist, international keynote speaker and author of The Golden Rules of Social Media Marketing , Heather Heuman has 23 years experience in sales, social media and business. Identified as a 2019 Top Business Influencer, Heather ha...

In this episode, Missy chats with Heather, a student from her Flower Truck 101 course.  You’ll hear all about the online course and what all is included.  Plus, Heather shares her favorite things about the course and how it helped her with her own flower truck business.  And speaking of her business, you’ll hear how Heather got started in the flower truck world and about her flower truck, Daezmae....

In this episode, Missy chats with her good friend, Trish, about all the things she’s learned by helping Missy with her flower truck events.  And by the way, what’s a flower truck anyway?  Tune in to hear how flower trucks work and lots of great tips for taking care of your cut flowers and making them last as long as possible. Download our Cut Flower Care Tips . Missy Rolfe is the owner of Honeybee...

Krista started Flowers From Judith in August 2021.  She had this idea for many years after her mom passed.  From Jan, 2021 to Aug, 2021 she quietly created FFJ.  She kept it a secret from everyone until she was ready to launch.  FFJ is a pop up flower truck at local coffee shops and private events.  The flowers are homegrown and never imported.  Listen in to hear what makes FFJ so unique in the fl...

In this episode, Missy talks to Jessica Maloy, owner of Palmyra Greenhouse in Palmyra, PA, as well as her flower truck, Rosie.  Hear how Jessica got started in the flower truck world, about her new children’s book releasing soon and in what sport she holds a world record. Jessica Maloy, is a mom, wife, lover of Jesus, animals and flowers.  She’s a florist, an author and world record holder in powe...

Welcome to the first episode of the Flower Truck Friends Podcast!  In this episode, we “flip the script” a bit and our host, Missy Rolfe, is interviewed by author and speaker, Jill Savage, about how she got started with her flower truck business.  And, you’ll hear what you can expect to be blooming in future episodes. Jill Savage is an author, speaker, and coach who is passionate about relationshi...