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 …
Barry Harper comes from a long line of Foliage farmers. He is a 6th Generation farmer and his family has been in the Pierson area for decades. A few years ago Barry saw an opportunity to diversify his product line. He made the bold move into Tree Farming as opposed to only growing fern and …
Lars Hagstrom is a 4th generation farmer located in Pierson, Florida. The Hagstrom’s are a large family and one of the oldest farming families in the Central Florida area. Lars supplies fern to other members in the FGFF Coop and works with Albin Hagstrom Inc too. Lars specializes in Green and Variegated Leyland, but he …
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 …
Mike McDonough is the proud owner of Mayo Holdings. A grower member of the FGFF Coop who grows a very unique plant which isn’t normally found in Florida. Through collaborating with University of Florida, Mike was able to determine that his Central Florida fernery would work well as an Olive Farm. Mayo Holdings grows three …
Floral Greens Coop Based in Pierson, Florida. The fern capital of the world! We pride ourselves in quality foliage that florists and designers love.
