Brief intro’s to our members and what makes them unique.
Alpha Fern was established in 1975 by Joe Strickland along with Joe and Ralph Wheeler. They started with 3 and 1/3rd acres and have now grown to over 250 acres and sell 78 different varieties of greens on any given day. Jennifer and her sister, Buffy are poised to take over the business from Joe …
Rusty Hopkins started working these ferneries when he was just 10 years old. His love for farming comes through in the beautiful foliage that his ferneries produce. Rusty rides around with his yellow lab right beside him while he takes care of all the inner workings of a thriving fern farm, including freeze protecting, pest …
JR Newbold is the owner and operator of this old family business. Located in Crescent City, JR’s family used to ship fern north on a paddlewheeler right from the dock featured in his Spotlight Video below. JR takes great pride in innovation and the quality of the product he produces. JR is our only grower …
Rusty Harper is a 6th Generation Fern Farmer. His family-run fernery is based in Pierson, Florida and focuses on growing a variety of greens. Rusty’s Great, Great Grandfather started this business back in 1919. That makes 2019 their 100th year in operation. Isn’t that something!!! After starting off growing Leatherleaf, Rusty has diversified his crop …
Shaw Lake Farms is a family owned and managed fernery in Pierson, Florida. Mike and his daughter, Heather team up to run this successful fernery. Mike has been in business for a long time and started when he was a young boy. Mike and the Shaw Lake team grow a lot of different varieties of …
Ed Davis owns and runs this family founded fernery out of Orange City, Florida. He grows all the staple foliage you’ve come to love and takes care of the entire operation. From freeze protection to packing, Ed does it all! Ed’s been a member of the FGFF Coop from the beginning, since 2016. Thanks for …
Floral Greens Coop Based in Pierson, Florida. The fern capital of the world! We pride ourselves in quality foliage that florists and designers love.
