In the fateful Fall of two-thousand and ten Zac Singer (right) and I (left) paddled the entire 540-mile length of the Chattahoochee River, whose waters cut through the ancient landscape of our upbringing. During our 28-day voyage from North Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico (the Chattahoochee joins the Flint to become the Apalachicola River in Florida, eventually flowing into Apalachicola Bay), we christened our trusty canoe the Chattahoochee Queen, harkening back to an era when steamboats, flatboats and canoes were a common sight along this bygone aquatic thoroughfare.

On October 7, 2010 the Chattahoochee Queen spilled safely into the Gulf of Mexico. After eating oysters, exploring some nearby islands and camping out for a few days we got picked up by some friends with a car, strapped the canoe to the roof, and relocated to Sarasota, FL, for a time. A year and a half later, it was back on the road as myself and three others disembarked by bicycle from Sarasota and pedaled northward, then westward toward the mighty Pacific Ocean. After 69 days of oftentimes brutal and always epic summer cycling (including 31 days in Texas) we arrived at Ocean Beach, San Diego. Following some rest and recuperation, I bid farewell to my cycling companions and ventured further up the coast to meet a friend at Green Oaks Creek, an organic farm in Pescadero, CA. In addition to a diversified vegetable crop, we harvested and arranged mixed flower bouquets to bring to markets in the Bay Area. I was charmed by the flowers we grew (Sweet William, Snapdragon, Statice, Love-in-a-Mist and Strawflower to name a few), and after moving back to Atlanta 2013, began cultivating these lovely flowers in my hometown.

I grow specialty cut flowers using sustainable methods on a small scale in an urban environment. I focus my efforts on building soil quality, utilizing space efficiently, and choosing what I consider to be the most captivating, durable flower varieties. I sell weekly at the Grant Park Farmer’s Market, and in addition host the occasional Thursday on-farm pickup.