Our story

In 2013, we were living in North Carolina, pursuing graduate degrees.  After two years residing in a series of cramped campus apartments, we moved into a beautiful historic home in what was once a mill worker's village. The house was on Brick Street, the lot was 1/3 acre, and a garden was already in place when we moved in. At the back of the lot was an old outbuilding that once served as the village's general store. It was perfect!

I worked a number of part time jobs during that season of life, including a stint as a nanny, a house cleaner, a tutor, and a waitress at a retirement center, before settling in to a role in an administrative office on campus. When a coworker asked me about my dream job, though, the answer was easy. My dream was to convert that little outbuilding into a florist's shop. I'd call it Brick Street Flowers. 

What's the difference between a farm and a garden? Traditionally, "size" is the easy answer to that question. However, the true distinction between the two, especially in an era of ever-increasing suburban sprawl, is that while a garden is grown for pleasure, a farm exists for the purpose of making a profit. Micro-farming capitalizes on the idea that less really can be more. A small space, intensively cultivated, can provide an abundant harvest. This is especially true with flowers, where a single plant can produce an incredibly high volume of blooms in a season. 

At Brick Street, we grow a wide selection of classic cut flowers in about 400 square feet of dedicated space. We use organic growing practices, and are committed to the idea of leaving a place better than it was when we found it. This is our first season of flower farming, so we are slowly adding beds, converting yard space, and scaling up our operation without losing sight of the fact that our kids still need room to play in this yard.