SEVENTEEN
SEVENTEEN ON OUR FRIDAY IN CARLSBAD IS ALL THE BLOOM. IT'S GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND
TO GET OUTSIDE AND HEAD TO THE
FLOWERS. YOU JUST GOT TO MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE A RESERVATION.
JOINING US THIS MORNING, FRED
CLARK AND WE'RE EXCITED TO TALK
ABOUT THE FLOWER FIELDS THAT HE
HAS JUST AROUND HIM RIGHT NOW.
GOOD MORNING, FRED. GOOD
MORNING, EVERYBODY. WELL,
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. WE
FIRST WANT TO KNOW WHAT PEOPLE
SHOULD KNOW. I KNOW THERE ARE
SOME CHANGES. I WAS JUST
LOOKING AT YOUR GUYS THIS
WEBSITE SOME CHANGES TO THE
CARLSBAD FLOWER FIELDS FOR THIS
YEAR GO THROUGH SOME OF THOSE
CHANGES WITH OIL. THE BIGGEST
CHANGE IS THAT WE NEED TO DO
ONLINE TICKET RESERVATIONS
BEFORE YOU COME TO THE FLOWER
FIELDS IN ORDER TO ADHERE TO
THE SAFE REOPENING STANDARDS.
WE'VE IMPLEMENTED A TIME SLOT
STYLE OF TICKET PURCHASE. SO
YOU GO ONLINE, YOU PURCHASED A
TICKET FOR THE TIME SLOT THAT
YOU'D LIKE TO COME AND THEN YOU
SHOW UP AND YEAH, WE HAVE A
HANDS FREE SYSTEM FOR COMING IN
AND IT'S IT'S JUST THAT EASY.
BUT WE WILL NOT BE SELLING
TICKETS AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE.
YOU GOT TO BUY YOUR TICKET IN
ADVANCE. OK, IMPORTANT TO KNOW
GO TO THAT WEBSITE AND GET
THOSE TICKETS IN ADVANCE FOR
PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER VISITED
THE FLOWER FIELDS, JUST TELL US
ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO
OFFER. WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S A
VERY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. IN FACT
,I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY ONE
OF A KIND KIND OF FLORAL
EXPERIENCE AND WE'RE RIGHT HERE
IN DOWNTOWN CARLSBAD WITH AN
OCEAN VIEW. THERE'S FIFTY FIVE
ACRES OF FLOWERS HERE. WE'VE
GOT JUST ABOUT TWENTY ONE ACRES
IN BLOOM RIGHT NOW. IT'S REALLY
SPECTACULAR. WEATHER IS JUST
FANTASTIC. I'M STANDING OUTSIDE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELDS AS
YOU CAN SEE AND YOU CAN SEE THE
COLOR OFF ONTO THE HORIZON.
IT'S JUST MAGNIFICENT. AND
WE'VE BEEN TAKING A LOOK AT
SOME OF THE AERIAL FOOTAGE THAT
LOOKS GREAT. SO THANK YOU FOR
SHOWING US WHAT YOU HAVE RIGHT
NOW WHERE YOU'RE STANDING. IT'S
INCREDIBLE TO SEE THOSE KIND
OF RAINBOW COLORS LIKE YOU
DESCRIBE ON THE WEBSITE. I WANT
YOU TO TELL US ARE YOU GUYS
STILL OFFERING THE BLUEBERRY
PICKING OR IS THAT GOING TO BE
PUT ON PAUSE? YEAH, YOU KNOW,
WE'VE HAD SUCH AN OVERWHELMING
RESPONSE THAT THE BLUEBERRIES
THAT WERE AVAILABLE HAVE BEEN
PICKED, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. BUT
WE'VE GOT LOTS OF IMMATURE
BERRIES. WE NEED TO TAKE A
LITTLE HIATUS FROM PICKING FOR
ABOUT FIVE OR SIX DAYS TO ALLOW
THE FRUIT TO CATCH UP IN
RIPENESS. OK, GOOD TO KNOW. SO
A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO WEIGH
ON THE BLUEBERRY PICKING BUT
STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO ENJOY
THOSE FLOWERS AND FRED, I WANT
YOU TO TELL US I MEAN THIS THIS
LAST YEAR OBVIOUSLY
UNPRECEDENTED FOR MANY, MANY
PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY AND
INCLUDING YOU YOU WERE FORCED
TO CLOSE EARLY LAST YEAR. TELL
US WHAT THAT IMPACT WAS LIKE ON
YOUR BUSINESS AND WHAT THE HOPE
IS GOING FORWARD. YEAH, YOU
KNOW, HAVING TO CLOSE EARLY IS
HEARTBREAKING FOR US. WE SPEND
MONTHS AND MONTHS GETTING READY
AND YOU KNOW THE FLOWER FIELDS
IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND
IT HAS SUCH A OVERWHELM AFFECT
ON YOUR EMOTIONS AND YOUR
FEELINGS TO SEE SO MUCH COLOR
NOT BEING ABLE TO SHARE THAT
WITH EVERYBODY WAS WAS PRETTY
HARD ON US. THE FACT IT WAS SO
HARD WE ENDED UP MOWING DOWN
ABOUT 20 ACRES OF FLOWERS IN
FULL BLOOM BECAUSE WE HAD
NOWHERE TO SELL THEM IN AND
NOWHERE TO SHOW THEM TO YOU. SO
THAT WAS PRETTY. YOU SHOULD SEE
THE VIDEO OF THAT. IT'S
HEARTBREAKING TO SEE COLOR JUST
DISAPPEAR INTO MULCH WITH THE
TRACTOR DRIVING OVER IT. BUT
YOU KNOW, WE'RE BACK NOW AND
WITH OUR SAFE REOPENING PLAN
AND THE CONDITIONS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA, THIS IS AN OUTDOOR
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY. THERE'S
LOTS OF ROOM AND SPACE AND
YOU'LL BE REALLY HAVE A GREAT
TIME. SO COME ON OUT. YEAH, IT
LOOKS BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE.
REMIND US OF YOUR LOCATION.
GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS AND THEN
WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO TO PURCHASE
THOSE TICKETS. YEAH, YOU CAN
BUY TICKETS AT W W W THE FLOWER
FIELDS DOT IT'S REALLY EASY TO
DO. WE'RE RIGHT IN CARLSBAD THE
ADDRESS IS FIFTY SEVEN OH FOUR
PASEO DEL NORTE. WE'RE RIGHT AT
THE CORNER OF PALOMAR AIRPORT
ROAD PUZZLED AND YOU CAN SEE US
FROM THE FREEWAY SO YOU KNOW
WHERE YOU'RE GETTING CLOSE WHEN
YOU SEE US. AND LAST QUESTION
FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE A
LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT COVID-19
I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE SOME
SAFETY CHECKS IN PLACE. PEOPLE
SHOULD BE WEARING MASKS,
CORRECT? THAT'S ABSOLUTELY
CORRECT. WE'RE COMPLETELY
COMPLIANT WITH THE REGULATIONS
YOU NEED TO WEAR A MASK WHILE
YOU'RE HERE. WE'RE ACTUALLY
GOING TO ASK YOU IF YOU AGREE
TO WEAR A MASK WHEN YOU ARRIVE
AND ABIDE BY THE SAFETY
STANDARDS THAT WE WILL SHARE
WITH YOU WHEN YOU GET HERE AND
AND EVERYBODY'S BEEN DOING A
GREAT JOB, I MUST SAY I HAVEN'T
HAD REALLY ANY ISSUES TO SPEAK
OF AND SO THAT'S GREAT TO SEE
AND IT'S JUST AMAZING THE COLOR
YOU CAN'T BELIEVE BUT WHEN YOU
COME OUT AND SEE THE COLOR IT'S
JUST GET OUT AND COME OUT HERE
AND GET OUTDOORS AND BREATHE
SOME FRESH AIR AND LOOK AT
THESE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AND
FRED, GO AHEAD AND FLIP THAT
CAMERA TOWARD YOU. WE WANT TO
SHOW YOUR FACE OFF SO THAT
PEOPLE KNOW IF THEY'RE COMING
AROUND TO THE FLOWER FIELDS WHO
THEY CAN LOOK OUT FOR AND SAY
HELLO TO. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE
IT'S A NICE SUNNY DAY OUT HERE
TODAY. FRED IS HERE. OH GREAT.
EVERYBODY CAN COME OUT THIS
WEEKEND. IT'S GOING TO BE
BEAUTIFUL AND THE FLOWERS JUST
GET BETTER AND BETTER OVER THE
NEXT THREE, FOUR WEEKS REALLY
GOING TO BE NICE AND OH ABOUT
TWO WEEKS IT'S GOING TO BE JUST
UNBELIEVABLE. ALL RIGHT. VERY
EXCITING. FRED CLARK, THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. WE
KNOW YOU'RE VERY BUSY AND WE'RE
ALSO REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR YOU
GUYS ARE BACK OPEN. WE KNOW
LAST YEAR WAS TOUGH SO WE'RE
HOPING YOU GET A LOT OF TICKETS
UP THIS YEAR AND SO PEOPLE CAN
GO OUT AND ENJOY THOSE FLOWER
FIELDS IN