You are invited to my home and farm for a two-day Flower Farming Workshop! We will be covering all aspects of flower farming: building good soil, crop planning, seed starting, transplanting, harvesting, making bouquets, marketing, selling, and time management. We’ll also be touring all eight of our gardens, which total half an acre. It will be a beautiful and robust two days of learning, growing, dreaming, and connecting in an intimate setting.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided both days.
When: Friday, January 15 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday, January 16, 2026 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: San Diego, California – a few miles east of downtown/San Diego Airport
Cost: $800 (transferable but non-refundable); sales tax will be refunded following purchase
Agenda:
Friday, January 15
10 a.m. Brunch & Introductions in Rachel’s Living Room
11 a.m. Tour of Neighborhood Gardens
1 p.m. Lunch & Soil Management
2 p.m. Crop Planning & Seed Starting Demonstration
3 p.m. Footprint Farm Tour
5 p.m. Close for the day
Saturday, January 16
10:00 a.m. Brunch and Q&A in Rachel’s Living Room
11:00 a.m. Executing a Flower CSA & Wrapped Bouquet Demonstration
Noon Harvest & Post-Harvest Handling of Cut Flowers
1 p.m. Lunch & Time Management, Running a Farm Business
2 p.m. Marketing and Selling Your Flowers
3 p.m. Farm Tour at Lemon Grove Site
5 p.m. Conclude Workshop
Attendees will receive written materials, including:
Sample CSA emails for replication
Sample crop plan
Seasonal bouquet recipes with seeding dates
Dollar value per square foot for every flower crop we’ve grown
A list of my favorite flowers/cultivars for a cut-flower business
Detailed growing instructions for main flower crops like sweet peas, dahlias, ranunculuses
Sample Flower Availability for florists
And much, much more!
Participants are responsible for overnight accommodations and transportation to and from the farm each day. If you have any questions about the workshop, feel free to email Rachel at Psalterfarmflowers@gmail.com. We can also set up a phone call if you’d like to discuss the workshop investment further.
Rachel Nafis is an urban flower farmer and the owner of Psalter Farm Flowers, an innovative flower farm she founded in 2019. Based in San Diego, Rachel grows seasonal, sustainably cultivated flowers for local flower shops, a 70-member bouquet subscription, and professional floral artists. What sets Psalter Farm Flowers apart is its distinctive growing model: flowers are cultivated in the yards of neighboring homes, transforming underutilized urban spaces into productive, community-centered growing sites.
Rachel has been gardening in San Diego since 2010, steadily developing a deep knowledge of San Diego's unique growing conditions and sustainable agricultural practices. Her work and unconventional approach to urban farming have been featured in the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post.
Before transitioning to farming full-time, Rachel spent twelve years working as an emergency room nurse. She officially retired from nursing in September 2021 to focus entirely on farming.
Rachel lives with her husband and their three children. Outside of gardening, she enjoys running, reading, and camping with her family.
You are invited to my home and farm for a two-day Flower Farming Workshop! We will be covering all aspects of flower farming: building good soil, crop planning, seed starting, transplanting, harvesting, making bouquets, marketing, selling, and time management. We’ll also be touring all eight of our gardens, which total half an acre. It will be a beautiful and robust two days of learning, growing, dreaming, and connecting in an intimate setting.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided both days.
When: Friday, January 15 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday, January 16, 2026 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: San Diego, California – a few miles east of downtown/San Diego Airport
Cost: $800 (transferable but non-refundable); sales tax will be refunded following purchase
Agenda:
Friday, January 15
10 a.m. Brunch & Introductions in Rachel’s Living Room
11 a.m. Tour of Neighborhood Gardens
1 p.m. Lunch & Soil Management
2 p.m. Crop Planning & Seed Starting Demonstration
3 p.m. Footprint Farm Tour
5 p.m. Close for the day
Saturday, January 16
10:00 a.m. Brunch and Q&A in Rachel’s Living Room
11:00 a.m. Executing a Flower CSA & Wrapped Bouquet Demonstration
Noon Harvest & Post-Harvest Handling of Cut Flowers
1 p.m. Lunch & Time Management, Running a Farm Business
2 p.m. Marketing and Selling Your Flowers
3 p.m. Farm Tour at Lemon Grove Site
5 p.m. Conclude Workshop
Attendees will receive written materials, including:
Sample CSA emails for replication
Sample crop plan
Seasonal bouquet recipes with seeding dates
Dollar value per square foot for every flower crop we’ve grown
A list of my favorite flowers/cultivars for a cut-flower business
Detailed growing instructions for main flower crops like sweet peas, dahlias, ranunculuses
Sample Flower Availability for florists
And much, much more!
Participants are responsible for overnight accommodations and transportation to and from the farm each day. If you have any questions about the workshop, feel free to email Rachel at Psalterfarmflowers@gmail.com. We can also set up a phone call if you’d like to discuss the workshop investment further.
Rachel Nafis is an urban flower farmer and the owner of Psalter Farm Flowers, an innovative flower farm she founded in 2019. Based in San Diego, Rachel grows seasonal, sustainably cultivated flowers for local flower shops, a 70-member bouquet subscription, and professional floral artists. What sets Psalter Farm Flowers apart is its distinctive growing model: flowers are cultivated in the yards of neighboring homes, transforming underutilized urban spaces into productive, community-centered growing sites.
Rachel has been gardening in San Diego since 2010, steadily developing a deep knowledge of San Diego's unique growing conditions and sustainable agricultural practices. Her work and unconventional approach to urban farming have been featured in the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post.
Before transitioning to farming full-time, Rachel spent twelve years working as an emergency room nurse. She officially retired from nursing in September 2021 to focus entirely on farming.
Rachel lives with her husband and their three children. Outside of gardening, she enjoys running, reading, and camping with her family.
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