Melanie Rice of Blossom Ridge Flower Farm. 

Melanie Rice moved to Trimble County in the late Winter of 2023. She was originally from Oldham County, and they had just bought property here to build their dream home. Melanie knew she wanted to do something on the farm to make an income but wasn’t sure where to start. She attended a few gardening classes here in Trimble County Extension and learned more about growing more than vegetables. In late April of 2023, Regina Utz the ANR agent in Trimble went out for a farm visit and to help Melanie get her business started. Melanie started raising a cut flower garden. She grew multiple varieties to sell in bouquets or arrangements or just wholesale. There is a huge disconnect between farmer and florists in the United States and most of the flowers used in stores are flown in from another country. Melanie was able to help curve that number just a little bit more with her locally grown flowers. She is excited to be starting her second year in the business and even has her first on farm event scheduled for May!