Organic Flowers for V-Day
Posted by davidwfox on 04 Feb 2008 at 08:52 am | Tagged as: business, organics
I’m always pleased to report on mainstream coverage of the green economy. Sunday’s New York Times Fashion & Style section looks at ‘green flowers’.
To Pull a Thorn From the Side of the Planet
…as in other industries with increasing demand for green products, the floral industry is debating what is environmentally correct. Should flowers be organic — that is, grown without synthetic or toxic pesticides? Or should the emphasis be on fair trade, meaning that the workers who grow and cut them are safe and well paid? Or should consumers favor flowers grown locally, not flown or trucked over long distances? In other words, what, exactly, is a green flower? Full Article…
If you can’t find organic flowers locally or you need flowers delivered, try Organic Bouquet. (At last year’s LOHAS 11 Forum they announced their acquisition of the Organic Style brand from organic market pioneers Rodale. More on that story to follow.)
Update: MediaPost looks at fair trade implications…
::Photo: Organic Bouquet
I’ve been working in one of the leading European roses producer. Flowers sold on line and in shops are all of them grown in South America and Central East Africa, which means they’ve made thousands of km by air to be on your table or desk. Nothing but green !
Buy local flowers ! On top of this, they’smell good, while such long distance roses almost never have any fragrance.