1.  What is your life’s motto and why?  Let your actions speak for themselves.  It’s not important what you say you’re going to do, it’s important what you actually do. 
2. Who inspired your work ethic and why?  My mom & dad.  I've seen how they both have progressed in life.  I’ve seen how their hard work has paid off.  They’ve gone from just getting by to doing well.  I remember when they were working on plans for their house and now the house and farm is really nice.  Every day we would come and do a little on it and then one we moved in.
3. What do you like about the farming lifestyle?  I like the open spaces, everything you do helps you progress towards a goal and is a meaningful task. Every task has a purpose and effect associated with it. 
4. What is your earliest memory on the farm?    I remember walking down pivot roads and the potato plants were taller than me.  I got to ride on the conveyor belt at harvest. 
5. What values do you feel you learned from your family?  I’ve learned perseverance. I think that having to do difficult tasks many days in a row even if it’s hard and looks bleak you’ll eventually have a good outcome.  I’ve also learned optimism from my family.  I've observed dad on the farm, he tries every year no matter what. I watched my mom start a little restaurant and grow it into a great success.  She had an optimism about its potential and she was right.  
6. What do you feel are your strength areas?  I am very meticulous and analytical if I need to be. I’m humble and loyal. I've helped do engineering jobs like the irrigation pipeline.  I’m good at taking each piece of something, analyzing performance and creating reports.
7. What work or projects do you do outside of Bloomstead Farms?   I am a Civil Engineer EIT.  This means I can help with the operation’s water infrastructure, as well as provide insight into water rights and the shifting landscape of the space in the SLV. 
8. What do you do on the flower farm?    I provide input as a board member.  I do my share of daily operations such as flower cultivation, planting and participate in decision making conversations.  I’m called upon to do special projects like our water pipeline.
9. What has been most surprising about what you like about working on the flower farm?  The rate that dahlias grow at (surprisingly fast) and how well they grow here.
10.  What is your favorite part about working on the flower farm?   I like belonging to something that all my family is a part of and that we can all share in the success of something together. 
11. What is one thing people would be surprised to learn about you? I’ve strongly considered purchasing a motorcycle. 
12. What is your favorite flower?  The Sam Hopkins dahlia is the best.

What is your vision for the flower farm?  A sea of endless flowers