WHO IS CERTIFIED AMERICAN GROWN?
Certified American Grown (CAG) is a non-profit launched in 2021. As a national trade association, it represents a unified and diverse community of American flower and foliage farmers from the United States. Consumers spend almost $27 billion per year on floral products, and while the majority of consumers would prefer to buy locally grown flowers and foliage, only a small percentage sold in the United States are grown here. We hope to change that by further educating consumers and policy makers on the importance of supporting home grown industry.
Our vision is to have a healthy, sustainable, and prosperous American grown flower and foliage farming community. The iconic Certified American Grown seal communicates to the consumer the domestic origins of purchase, and affirms the high quality, freshness and standards involved with producing American Grown flowers, foliage and plants.
With a daily economic impact of almost $42 million, and supporting hundreds of farmers, thousands of small businesses, and tens of thousands of jobs in the United States, the flower and foliage sector is an important part of U.S. agriculture. Imagine the positive impact if more flowers and foliage sold were homegrown!
Why Buy American Grown?
Over the years, your flowers and foliage have slowly shifted from being locally grown to being primarily imported from foreign countries. In fact, only about 22 percent of the flowers and foliage sold in the United States are grown here.
What can you do? Choose American Grown for your bouquets, bunches and decor.
Your choice helps support family farms who work hard every day – investing their time, energy and passion into producing the freshest, highest quality and most beautiful products so you and your family have home grown flowers, foliage and plants to enjoy.
Certified American Grown is here to ensure our farmers’ viability now and in the future so American grown can be part of your everyday life and special events.
Join the Movement – Become A Member Today!
Certified American Grown represents flower and foliage farmers of all types and sizes from across the United States. With a goal of increasing sales and market share for domestic floral farmers of every scale, our members benefit from a national awareness campaign including use of our iconic seal, features in social media & email marketing, participation in our award winning special events programs, year round federal advocacy and more.
As the only organization focused on the importance of American grown flowers and foliage, we are powered by the collaborative and unified voice of all farms. Strength comes when all farms speak together – click here to join Certified American Grown today!
THE CERTIFIED AMERICAN GROWN BOARD
Consisting of American flower, foliage and plant farmers and one industry advisor, the Board of Directors are committed to unified promotional, marketing & advocacy efforts. All working together, they support the mission to ensure the survival and thriving future of American cut flower, foliage and potted plants farmers.
District 1: Alaska & Hawaii
District 2: West Coast
District 3: Northwest
District 4: South Central
District 5: Midwest
District 6: Northeast
District 7: Southeast
Potted Plants
Industry Advisor
ALASKA & HAWAII
Rita Jo Shoultz
Alaska Perfect Peonies – Chairwoman
CALIFORNIA
Rene Van Wingerden
Ocean Breeze Farms – Treasurer
Michael A. Mellano
Mellano & Co. – Vice Chair
Lane DeVries
Sun Valley Floral Farms
Felicia Alvarez
Menagerie Farm and Flower
Carlos Cardoza
Camflor, Inc.
OREGON, WASHINGTON, MONTANA, IDAHO, WYOMING
FJ Trzuskowski
Continental Floral Greens
NEVADA, UTAH, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, TEXAS, OKLAHOMA
Frank Arnosky
Texas Specialty Cut Flowers – Government Committee Chair
NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, KANSAS, MINNESOTA, IOWA, MISSOURI, WISCONSIN, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, OHIO, KENTUCKY
Sue Dykstra
Creekside Growers
VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, DELAWARE, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT, MASSACHUSETTS, VERMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, MAINE
Chelsea Belle Graves
Bee’s Wing Farm
ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, TENNESSEE, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, FLORIDA
David Register
Fern Trust Inc.
Erik Hagstrom
Albin Hagstrom & Son Inc.
Jake DeBruyn
Mountain View Nursery
Ko Klaver
Botanical Trading Company – Secretary
GET TO KNOW OUR FARMS
Connect with our farmers and vendor partners in the filterable directory below.
Alaska Beauty Peony Cooperative
41893 Birch Lane A
Homer, AK 99603
907-299-6964
alaskabeautypeony.com/
alaskabeautypeony@gmail.com
Alaska Perfect Peony
55640 East End Road
Homer, AK 99603
(907)235-8116
www.alaskaperfectpeony.com/
ritajo@alaskaperfectpeony.com
Alyeska Flower Farm and Gardens
39895 Fernwood Dr
Homer, Alaska 99603
9072996866
alyeskaflowergardens.com
alyeskaflowergardens@gmail.com
Bee’s Wing Farm
34427 Hollow Oak Road
Bluemont, VA 20135
Bluegreen Gardens LLC
60 Hamburg Rd SW
Lancaster, OH 43130
740-777-3977
www.bluegreengardensflowers.com
info@bluegreengardensflowers.com
CamFlor Inc.
2364 Riverside Road
Watsonville, CA 95076
Chatham Flower Farm
31094 Boggs Rd
Painter, VA 23420
508-524-5405
www.chathamfarm1770.com
chathamfarm1770@outlook.com
Clarissa’s Homestead
(585) 356-9659
www.instagram.com/clarissas_homestead/?hl=en
clarissashomestead@gmail.com
Continental Floral Greens
NE 25491 State Route 3
Belfair, WA 98258
Creekside Growers
10197 Garbow Road
Middleville, MI 49333
2697957674
www.creeksidegrowers.com/
creeksidegrowers@gmail.com
Danish Daughter Farm
65375 Diamond Ridge Road
Homer, Alaska 99603
(907) 351-5496
www.withinthewild.com
kirsten@WITHINTHEWILD.COM
Delaware Valley Floral Group
520 Mantua Blvd.
Sewell, NJ 08080
Diamond Ridge Peonies
40885 Knott Circle
Homer, AK 99603
(907) 399-1556
www.diamondridgepeonies.com/
diamondridgepeonies@gmail.com