Our Mission - Inspiring Joy One Stem At A Time

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Urban specialty cut flower farming is all about maximizing beauty in small spaces while keeping flowers local, sustainable, and accessible. Here’s what it means:

✅ High-Yield Growing – Producing the most blooms possible in small, urban spaces.
✅ Hyper-Local Flowers – Grown close to customers for fresher, longer-lasting blooms.
✅ Eco-Friendly Practices – Using fewer resources, sustainable methods, and avoiding harmful chemicals.
✅ Boosting the Local Economy – Small farms like Metrostems support local businesses and communities.
✅ Reducing Imports – Cutting back on flowers grown with harmful pesticides and unethical labor practices.
✅ Better Access for You! – More fresh, seasonal, and stunning flowers right where you live.

Urban flower farming isn’t just about growing flowers—it’s about growing a better, more sustainable future for flowers, farmers, and communities alike. 

Flower gardening is all about beauty and enjoyment—a way to brighten up your yard. But urban flower farming? That’s a whole different game. It’s about growing at scale in tiny spaces with the goal of selling every bloom. Efficiency is key, and every square foot counts!

By definition, a micro farm is anything 5 acres or less but let’s be real. Have you been to Bayonne, NJ?  Sure, New Jersey is the Garden State, but when you’ve got 7 feet between houses, running a flower farm sounds borderline insane. Yet, here we are—turning a postage-stamp-sized backyard into high-yield flower farm.

Buy local. Support small growers. Choose flowers that make a difference.

In 2024, the U.S. cut flower market was worth $8 billion, yet 95% of the flowers sold were imported. To meet regulations, these imported blooms must be sprayed with pesticides and herbicides before ever reaching your hands.

Just think about the massive resources used to get those flowers here—fuel for flights, cold storage, trucking, chemical treatments—all just to move them from overseas farms to U.S. wholesalers, florists, and retailers. It’s an environmental cost that adds up fast.

The "Locally Grown, Not Flown" movement exists because we care about the planet, our communities, and the quality of our flowers. By supporting MetroStems and other local flower farmers, you're choosing fresher, more sustainable blooms while reducing the impact of long-haul flower imports. 

Do we have a tractor? Nope.
A motorized tiller? Not a chance.
Surely a fancy seeder? Definitely not.

Urban micro flower farming isn’t about heavy machinery—it’s about efficiency, creativity, and hard work. The goal? Produce the highest quality flowers using the fewest resources possible.

At MetroStems, we grow over 9,000 stems per season in just a 20ft x 32ft space with 10 tightly packed raised beds. The walkways are only 12 inches wide, so trust me—there’s no room for a tractor. But what is here? Dedication, passion, and a whole lot of love for every single bloom.

Small space. Big impact.