The Utica Flower Company is a global collective of musical street urchins, reluctant writers, experimental artists, and quixodelic daydreamers.

In the aftermath of The Daydream Generation and with Quixodelic Records in their corner, they gathered in the basement of a flower shop to trade ideas and stick their collective finger up at the capitalisation of music and art. One such idea was to buy a big ship and sail around the world, and on the 1st of May 2009 they set sail from Jacksonville on board a brig called "The Mardi".

You can read about their adventures at http://theuticaflowercompany.wordpress.com

Visitors to the ship are always welcome, and there are still a handful of bunks for anyone who can't find a creative home anywhere else, and is up for generating some pyrothechnical grins.

Experience of sailing is not necessary. (read less)

The Utica Flower Company is a global collective of musical street urchins, reluctant writers, experimental artists, and quixodelic daydreamers.

In the aftermath of The Daydream Generation and with Quixodelic Records in their corner, they gathered in the basement of a flower shop to trade ideas and stick their collective finger up at the capitalisation of music and art. One such idea was to buy a big ship and sail around the world, and on the 1st of May 2009 they set sail from Jacksonville on... (read more)