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Tracking the plant shopper’s journey

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Dr. Bridget Behe, horticultural marketing expert, answers questions about her can’t-miss Farwest Show seminars on the art and science of selling plants. Dr. Bridget Behe is a marketing professional who has taught marketing and management to horticulture undergraduates at Michigan State University since 1997. She maintains an active consumer research program to investigate how and […]

Farwest Show to celebrate 50th anniversary in 2023

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The biggest nursery industry trade show in the West, the Farwest Show, will celebrate its 50th anniversary this coming August, producers the Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN) have announced.

The trade show and conference will take place August 23–25, 2023 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. It will include special festivities celebrating five decades of making nursery industry connections. Booths are available now, registration will open April 10, and organizers have planned a full slate of seminars and social events. Highlights of the 50th anniversary celebration will include a band, food carts, expanded educational opportunities, and creative ways of recognizing the history of the show and the industry it represents.

Nursery professionals connect at Farwest

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The 2022 Farwest Show, held August 24–26 in Portland, Oregon, helped nursery professionals connect with each other, whether as exhibitors or attendees. “This year’s Farwest Show was upbeat,” said Allan Niemi, events director for the Oregon Association of Nurseries, which produces the show. “People told us they had positive conversations on the floor, met new people, learned at the seminars and had a good time.”

These 12 products had buyers buzzing at Farwest

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As part of the Retailers’ Choice Awards™, a jury of volunteer garden retailers roamed the floor and highlighted 12 different products that particularly piqued their interest at the 2022 Farwest Show in Portland, Oregon.  The awards as chosen by the judges were presented Thursday afternoon (August 25) at the show, in a presentation emceed by […]

Hopper Bros. booth snares top prize at Farwest

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Farwest Show exhibitors are known for pushing limits to promote the green industry, and for the 2022 edition of the show, that certainly didn’t change. Judges walked the floor to find the best of the best, recognizing several winners with the Ted Van Veen Best in Show booth awards. The show runs through Friday, August 26, at the Oregon Convention Center in downtown Portland, Oregon. “The exhibitors at Farwest this […]

Tailored to today’s customers

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Retail expert Anne Obarski explains how to fine tune your business for success The seminars at Farwest this year will feature industry experts from across the globe sharing knowledge with attendees on a wide range of topics. We are thrilled to have Anne Obarski, a long-time favorite professional speaker, join us this year to share […]

Little Prince repeats as Best in Show booth winner

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Farwest Show exhibitors are known for their creativity, and for the 2021 edition of the show, that didn’t change. The show’s judging panel of green industry professionals walked the floor to find the best of the best, recognizing several winners with the Ted Van Veen Best in Show booth awards. “Our Farwest exhibitors always take […]