A LOCAL MARKETPLACE FOR MAINE FLOWERS

The Maine Flower Collective is a member-owned cooperative that provides Maine flower growers and wholesale buyers with a centralized sales network and product delivery system. We strive to cultivate a collaborative and sustainable floriculture industry of local flower growers and professionals interested in selling and purchasing seasonal blooms as a reliable alternative to wholesale imported flowers.

For specialty cut flower farms, this translates to more time spent farming with less time dedicated to marketing, invoicing, and delivering. For florists, it means you can enjoy increased geographic access to floriculture products while simultaneously reducing the carbon footprint and transmit time of orders.

We are a Multi-stakeholder Cooperative

• Member-owned and member-run. Our Board of Directors runs the Maine Flower Collective with the help of our volunteer working groups and employees.

• Flower growers and floral buyers can apply to become Annual Users or Member-Owners of the Collective. Find information about our different membership types here.

• One Member-Owner = one vote. All of our Member-Owners have equal say in decision-making! 

• Shared investment, responsibility, profit and risk.

2024 Ordering & Delivery Schedule

WEEK ONE - Availability & Ordering

• Monday: Growers submit availability for following week to Collective via Rooted Farmers Platform (not live yet to buyers).

• Tuesday: Ordering window for buyers opens.

• Friday: Ordering window closes.

WEEK TWO - Aggregation, Delivery & Market Days

• Monday: Growers harvest & fill orders for the week.

• Tuesday: Pick-up day! Northern & Southern pick-up routes aggregate flowers from growers at meeting points along major thoroughfares. Alternatively, growers may deliver directly to our hub in Brunswick.

• Wednesday & Thursday: Delivery, pick-up & in-person shopping days! Northern & Southern delivery routes deliver orders directly to buyers’ doors. Alternatively, buyers may pick up their orders at our hub in Brunswick and shop in-person for extra inventory from growers on our market floor.

Cost Structure for Annual Users

What are the costs for joining the Maine Flower Collective (MFC)? Find the cost structure for both buyers and growers below. Annual User eligibility requirements can be found here.

Grower Costs

• MFC Annual User Fee ($150)

• Rooted Farmers Account ($65 with MFC discount code provided upon acceptance to the Collective)

• 25% of each transaction

  • 3% goes to Stripe for credit card processing

  • 5% goes to Rooted Farmers

  • 17% goes to the Maine Flower Collective for operating costs (payroll, rent, insurance, supplies, gas, etc.)