A Bit of Bio
Specializing in cut flower crops grown using natural methods, Meguma Meadows was founded to provide high quality, local flowers to the Nova Scotian market.
Located in Conquerall Mills on the South Shore, we believe in doing what we love while promoting and collaborating with other community businesses.
We aim to connect people with the beauty of the natural world and promote local floriculture while creating breathtaking designs.
We believe the health benefits of both growing and enjoying plants to be limitless. We cherish the plants we grow and believe this translates to the plants, the planet and ultimately to you.
Laura Besaw, founder and owner of Meguma Meadows, inherited her green thumb though her Mother and Grandfather. Raised in Antigonish, NS in a family of five children she followed her youngest brother Stephen, of HoneyTree Farm and Orchard to the South Shore in 2016.
Always interested in plants, she learned horticulture while working at Pleasant Valley Nurseries in Antigonish. She gained experience studying under the many mentors along her path.
Most recently she has had mentorship of Barbara Jewell of Island Meadow Farms in York PEI where she apprenticed in 2019.
Why Meguma?
Meguma is the term for the
geological area of the southern part of Nova Scotia where the farm is located.
Originally part of Africa it collided into Avalon, the original land mass of North America.
Kathrynn joined the team in 2025 with the opening of the retail shop. Orginally from New Brunswick she and her partner Brie have built a happy life in downtown Bridgewater.
Kathrynn sells her crocheted works in the gift shop and helps with designing, shop duties and getting our orders safely deliveried.
A resident of Cherry Hill, River joined our team in 2023. They have since moved on to other endeavors but they kept all our buckets and containers clean and shinning for many seasons. A very important part of any floral biz.
They helped so much over the years doing deliveries, setting up installations during busy event weeks, and harvesting and sorting flowers.
Andrea was the the face of our stand at the Hubbards Farmer's Market in 2022.
From Autumn 2021, The faces behind the blooms are Allison (left), Laura (center) and Shelley (right)
