Barnswallow Flowers
Meredith Nunnikhoven
Farmers
Iowa
State
Grant Year
Fall 2023
The Farm
Barnwallow Flowers is a fresh-cut, flower company in rural Oskaloosa, Iowa. Its regenerative model uses zero chemicals above and below ground while only selling what it grows. Farmer, Meredith Nunnikhoven, co-founded Barnswallow to diversify the small farm operation. Meredith’s development of the value-added, compostable vase line will contribute to a cleaner future in the floristy world.
The Project Funded
The For Farmer’s Grant will support Barnswallow’s on-going, legal and research fees for Meredith Nunnikhoven’s value added, invention of the compostable floral vase(s). The overall project budget includes drafting patent and trademark documents, research and development along with U.S. government patent and trademark filing fees.
The Project Impact
The grant supported the ongoing legal and research fees behind our invention, a compostable floral vase. Bringing a new product like this into the world takes patient, expensive work, and this support helped carry the development forward toward a floral industry with less waste.
