By Ingrid Howard
For a holiday gift that has a pop of color, the Wild Honey Flower Truck sells seasonal, international flowers by the stem. It makes stops around the Birmingham metro area to give people the opportunity to build a bouquet.
“Sharing it with people has been really exciting, just to see people’s reactions,” said Josh Sizemore, who launched the business with his wife, Kelsey. “It’s fun to see what the experience is like putting bouquets together. I think it’s something that a lot of people have never gotten to do. So, it’s fun to see people walk through that experience. I think people just really enjoy it.”
The couple started throwing around ideas for the business a few months after they got married last year. When they found a 1963 Ford Econoline truck for sale on Craigslist, they decided to move forward.
“Once we fell in love with the truck, we were like, ‘We’re going for this,’” Josh said.
After giving the truck a paint job and adding an awning, among other restorations, the popup flower truck was ready for business. And so far, Kelsey said, it’s been driving well.
“We haven’t had any issues yet,” she said.
Kelsey — who still works at Forge in Birmingham as a community manager — helps people pick out which flowers will look good in a bouquet. Josh — who is a co-owner at Breakout Games in Homewood — operates the card reader. As of now, the truck accepts only cards.
“We’re learning a lot about flowers and just how we want to run the business,” Kelsey said. “But it’s been really fun meeting new people and chatting with people who are really excited about getting flowers.”
Through the winter, Josh said, the truck will run mostly on the weekends. In the spring, he said he hopes to start operating the truck more days a week.
To find the truck, Josh said to follow Wild Honey Flower truck on social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram.
Laurel Day, who was at the truck Nov. 17, said she saw a post on Instagram announcing the truck would be at the Summit. Since she lives close by, she decided to give it a visit.
“I think it brings everyone together,” she said. “And flowers make people happy. You could be in the worst mood and just drive by and be like, “Oh my gosh! Flowers!’ It brings happiness and joy.”
