Built on Six Generations. Grown for the Next One. 🐝

 

Dr. Liz Fiedler Mergen

 

 

 

Dr. Liz Fiedler Mergen is a speaker, flower farmer, entrepreneur, remarried widow, wife, and mother who turned her most difficult chapter into a thriving business and community destination.

When her husband died unexpectedly, Liz was left with a 40-acre family farm that had been in his family since 1888. What many saw as a sentimental asset, she saw as a challenge. The farm was not generating enough income to support her family, yet walking away from it was never an option.

With a doctorate in nursing as her background and plenty of skeptics who did not consider flower farming "real farming," Liz transformed the property into Sunny Mary Meadow, a successful flower farm, floral design business, agritourism destination, event venue, and retail experience. What began as a way to save a family farm for her daughters became a business that now supports employees, serves customers across the region, and contributes to the local rural economy.

Today, Liz speaks candidly about entrepreneurship, innovation in agriculture, agritourism, rural economic development, resilience, and building something meaningful from the unexpected. Her story resonates with farmers, business owners, rural leaders, and anyone navigating change while trying to create a life and business that works.

What started as a 40-acre hobby farm became a thriving agritourism destination, proving that agriculture does not have to look the way it always has to create real economic impact.

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Keynote Speaking Topics for Agriculture and RuralđŸŽ€

60 minutes

Flowers Bloom Anyway

How to move through fear, embrace change, and keep growing even after life’s hardest seasons.  

 

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60 minutes

Before it Matters

How to prepare today so your family has peace, protection, and practical support when life changes unexpectedly. 

 

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60 minutes

Fertilizer Framework

How to grow a sustainable business where every offer supports the next instead of competing for your time. 

 

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USDA Regional Food Business Center Keynote

"Liz, provided such a strong keynote presentation at the North Central Regional Food Business Center Summit. Her high-energy presentation brought tears to the crowd, as she shared her personal story of trials and triumphs in starting her own business, Sunny Mary Meadow. She shared the unique challenges she faced, the resilience she endured, and help she had along the way, to becoming a successful business entrepreneur."

Amanda McClean | Farm Management Specialist, North Dakota Farmers Union 

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