Suds in the Bucket (Live at Woodland Hill)
Recorded on June 5, 2011 using a Flip Video camera.
GRIZZLY BEAR CUB IN A BUCKET
Bump a cute little Bear cub trying to get in a bucket
Woodland flower business celebrates 40 years
If you want to know how the economy's doing, stop and smell the flowers.
That's the approach Dean Labadie takes. And in October, he celebrated the Strelitzia Flower Company's 40th anniversary.
In that time he's learned that as a luxury item, flower sales are among the first to shrink and first to bloom, he said.
"They're the first thing to go," Labadie said.
Despite that, he's outlasted four decades of continuous competition in both Woodland and Davis. The secret, he said, is to offer a fresh, quality product -- even though these days it means weekly trips to Santa Cruz in search of better prices and better flowers.
Long trips are a tradition for Labadie, something that dates back to his first sales in October 1971, when he positioned himself to capitalize on the still-strong spirit of the 60s.
Woodland Bucket LARGE News
|
Woodland flower business celebrates 40 years Spying a gap in the market, Labadie set out to sell single, fresh-cut flowers in Davis -- something he describes as the "European bucket style." to vendors in the pre-dawn hours before the city's farmers markets opened. Working out of a handcart, ... |
|
Activism News & Action Opportunities Round-Up (10 Stories) More from the Dogwood Alliance: “Colonel Sanders and various woodland creatures made appearances at over 150 KFC restaurants across the country and various locations in Europe to deliver a message, 'Stop destroying Southern forests for your throwaway ... |
|
Autumn Travel Sees a Surge in Exotic Trips, According to ALTOUR Agent Bobbie Plotkin, of ALTOUR's Woodland Hills, CA location, agrees noting: "Many are more upscale clients looking for something different, after traveling to the traditional spots." River cruises cater to the more adventurous traveler and visit more ... |
|
Pocono cranberry crop: Take your pick In no time at all, my bucket was full of red berries — more than enough to make the finest cranberry sauce, just in time for Thanksgiving. There was enough to share with family and friends. Undoubtedly, these tart, miniature apples from the Poconos ... |
ALTOUR: Autumn travel sees a surge in exotic trips
Agent Bobbie Plotkin, of ALTOUR's Woodland Hills, CA location, agrees noting: “Many are more upscale clients looking for something different, after traveling to the traditional spots.” River cruises cater to the more adventurous traveler and visit more ...
|
