You know I love winter, but it was a very long and snowy one this year, and I've been waiting and waiting to see spring flowers. Today, I talk to a flower farmer!

Simegn Mengesha, the owner of King's Creek Blossoms, joins me to talk about her journey to become a flower farmer, as well as the challenges she confronts in order to offer her beautiful flowers to customers in the Ottawa area. You don't have to live here to admire her work. Please follow her on Instagram at King's Creek Blossoms.

And if you are local to Ottawa, please stop by and say hello to Simegn at the Parkdale Farmer's Market from May to October, on Wednesday evenings and every Saturday.

You can also order her flowers at the Ottawa Flower Market, and the Open Food Network.

As you listen today, think about your passions, and about how the act of growing plants is similar to growing your abilities in English. What challenges do you face? How do you confront them and keep growing? 

As always, thanks for listening!

Catherine 

P.S. The weather is always a challenge for farmers. What can ya do? We can listen to another song by Amos the Transparent, the band that provides my theme music. Here's one more of their songs, Sure as the Weather. Enjoy!