WILD FLOWER IS A MULTI-VENDOR MARKETPLACE IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE.

WILDFLOWERS BEGAN AS A POPUP SHOP ORIGINALLY, AND THEN DEVELOPED OVER A FEW YEARS AND WE GREW INTO THE McCARTHY BUILDING IN LATE 2019.

A LOT OF FOLKS ARE SURPRISED WHEN THEY-- THEY'RE LIKE WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE IS MORE DOWNSTAIRS.

WE SEND THEM DOWN.

AMERICA AMERICA TILE IS THE SPACE.

THE SHOPS ARE IN THE AMERICA TILE WHICH HAPPENS TO BE BELOW WILDFLOWERS, THAT'S PART OF THE SUCCESS OF WILDFLOWERS IS AMERICA TILE AND VICE VERSA.

WE KIND OF BECAME THE CELEBRATION OF THE ANTI-ORDINARY.

REALLY STICKING TO OUR GUNS AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS HOMEGROWN AND HANDMADE AND JUST BEING A POSITIVE CAMPAIGN FOR WHAT CREATIVES COULD BE IN THE AREA.

>> IF I YOU COME TO OUR GALLERY, YOU KNOW YOU ARE PURCHASING MATERIALS THAT ARE HANDMADE, MADE MY ARTISTS WHO LIVE IN THE AREA.

CAZENOVIA ARTISANS IS AN ARTIST COOPERATIVE.

WE HAVE 21 MEMBERS.

WE ARE A COOPERATIVE GALLERY IN THAT EACH MEMBER IS A FULL CONTRIBUTOR.

WE EACH HAVE A MONTHLY ASSESSMENT.

IT HELPS STABILIZE OUR GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET.

IT CHANGES MAYBE, DEPENDING ON THE YEARLY BUDGET.

YOU START PAYING INTO THAT AS SOON AS YOU BECOME A MEMBER.

WE EACH WORK EVERY MONTH.

WE EACH CONTRIBUTE TO THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE GALLERY.

WE WORK AS A BUSINESS TEAM.

>> I'D SAY WILDFLOWERS BEGAN SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF $10,000 SPLIT ACROSS SEVEN FOLKS.

OUR SALES HAVE REMAINED MONTH TO MONTH, DATE TO DATE, YEAR TO YEAR, PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.

WE ARE VERY CLOSE CURRENTLY TO CROSSING THE $2 MILLION MARK OF SALES.

IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS.

THAT'S AN 80-20 SPLIT THAT GOES DIRECTLY INTO THE HANDS OF THE LOCAL ARTISTS THAT ARE PART OF THE SHOP.

SO APPROXIMATELY 160 SOME ODD ARTISTS SPLITTING NEARLY $2 MILLION.

>> WE BRING IN PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

THEY'RE COMING FROM BOSTON, FROM CALIFORNIA.

AND THEY SEE CAZENOVIA AS A REALLY CHARMING LITTLE VILLAGE.

>> WE ARE JUST HERE TO REALLY PROVIDE KIND OF LIKE A HOMETOWN GIFT SHOP TYPE OF VIBE.

AND THAT'S WHY WE KEEP THINGS FRESH BY ROTATING NEW ARTISTS IN EVERY FEW MONTHS.

AND WORKING TOGETHER.

>> I'M HOPING THAT CAZENOVIA ARTISANS WILL GROW IN THE FUTURE.

WE REALLY SEE OURSELVES AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY JUST THE VILLAGE OF CAZENOVIA, BUT ALL OF MADISON COUNTY.

WE ARE ALWAYS HERE AND WE ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP.

>> WE ARE SO MUCH DIFFERENT EVEN THOUGH WE ARE THE SAME AS CAZ ARTISANS, WE HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT APPROACH AND STRUCTURE AND THAT IS WE ARE HERE TO GIVE A POSITIVE INFLUENCE TO SYRACUSE PERIOD.