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APPROVED 6/12/17 <br />1 Kara Brewer: So what we do is we, because we're locally grown flowers, we push local flowers that <br />2 are coming off of our farm. Now, obviously, if a bride wants something that we don't grow, like <br />3 roses, we don't grow roses, we would have to source that from other places. We would source that <br />4 from other local flower farms, which is part of the beauty of what we're doing, we get to promote <br />5 local, there's a wholesale flower movement. So that's also something that we tie in as well, but <br />6 yeah. <br />7 <br />8 LeAnn Brown: I think it could help me by answering the question I'm asking, I would appreciate it, <br />9 but what I am understanding is that it's fair to say that when you answer the question that I have <br />10 ask that you are actually assuming, as a recent article I read suggested, that you would be getting <br />11 flowers from other growers other than your farm in order to provide the wedding flowers. <br />12 <br />13 Kara Brewer: Of course, we don't grow every single flower in every single color. If we don't have it <br />14 on our farm then we'll source it locally. It's part of supporting the local community and supporting <br />15 other flower farmers as well. <br />16 <br />17 LeAnn Brown: So the answer to my question is; yes, we would source flowers from the other farm, <br />18 Is that correct? <br />19 <br />20 Kara Brewer: That is correct, yes; in addition to the flowers we produced on our own farm. <br />21 <br />22 LeAnn Brown: How many years experience do you have as a flower farmer? <br />23 <br />24 Kara Brewer: Well, what... we've been planting there for a year and a half, almost a year and a <br />25 half. <br />26 <br />27 LeAnn Brown: How many flowers did you grow last year? <br />28 <br />29 Kara Brewer: We did two test beds, so two 70 -foot by 4 -foot rows. <br />30 <br />31 LeAnn Brown: Alright, so you grew two flower beds last year and you've got a page, Exhibit 4, is a <br />32 page of resource of what you have consulted in order to become a flower farmer. Is that correct? <br />33 <br />34 Kara Brewer: Well that's just some resources, but correct. <br />35 <br />36 LeAnn Brown: Your Exhibit 5, which is a letter from Patrick Mallet, there's in fact a long email chain <br />37 back and forth with Patrick Mallet and you, is that correct? <br />38 <br />39 Kara Brewer: I mean I'd have to see, probably. <br />40 <br />41 LeAnn Brown: Do you have in your possession for introduction into evidence tonight the full chain <br />42 of communications between you and Patrick Mallett and other members of Orange Orange County <br />43 government that led to this particular email? <br />44 <br />45 Kara Brewer: No I do not. <br />46 <br />25 <br />