A Bit of Bio
Specializing in specialty cut flower crops grown using natural methods, Meguma Meadows was founded to provide high quality, local flowers to the Nova Scotian market.
Located in Conquerall Mills on the South Shore, we believe in doing what we love while promoting and collaborating with other small, community supported businesses.
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We aim to connect people with the beauty of the natural world and promote local floriculture while creating breathtaking designs.
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We believe the health benefits of both growing and enjoying plants and flowers to be limitless.
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We love what we do and cherish the plants we grow. We know this translates to the plants, the planet and ultimately to you.
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Laura Besaw, founder and owner of Meguma Meadows, inherited her green thumb though her Mother and Grandfather. Raised in Antigonish, NS in a family of five children she followed her youngest brother Stephen, of HoneyTree Farm and Orchard to the South Shore in 2016.
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Always interested in plants, she learned horticulture while working at Pleasant Valley Nurseries in Antigonish. She has learned from many mentors along her horticultural path.
Most recently she has had the honour of working with Barbara Jewell of Island Meadow Farms in York PEI where she apprenticed in 2019.
Why Meguma?
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Meguma is the term for the
geological make-up which forms the southern part of Nova Scotia where the farm is located.
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Originally part of Africa it collided into Avalon, the original land mass of North America.
Meet River!
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A resident of Cherry Hill, River joined our team in 2023. Their main roll is to keep all buckets and containers clean and shinning. A very important part of any floral biz.
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You may also catch them out on the road doing deliveries, setting up installations during busy event weeks, or harvesting and sorting flowers.
We welcome Andrea in 2022 as the face of our stangd at the Hubbards Farmer's Market. You'll find Andrea every Saturday from May until November at the Hubbards Barn from 8-12. You can always place an order on the website to pick up at Market.
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*Note - we are no longer servicing farmer's Markets but we loved this phase of our growth
Our team is growing!
From Autumn 2021, The faces behind the blooms are Allison (left), Laura (center) and Shelley (right)
