The Bite:
Love the blooms, but disheartened by the toxic chemicals used by conventional growers to keep those posies rosy? Buy organic roses for Valentine’s Day.
Green is the New Red: Organic Roses - Love Week
02.09.2006
Submitted by idealbite on Thu, 02/09/2006 - 6:00pm.
The Benefits:
- Eco-certification systems are now firmly in place for flowers, so lose the guilt for wanting a dozen classic beauties. If you live in Europe, you can even buy Fair Trade Certified flowers.
- Organic growing practices are now used by even some of the largest growers, protecting the land, the water and the workers. 70% of the cut flowers sold in the USA are from Ecuador and Colombia; give these countries some love by buying products that protect workers in these developing countries.
- Stuck in Peoria on business travel? (Apologies if you live in Peoria). Buying online is fast and efficient, which we find very romantic.
Personally Speaking:
Number of long-term relationships we (combined) have had? Eight. Number that have broken up in February? Seven. We share that not because we want any pity presents . . . no way, not us.
Wanna Try:
- Organic Bouquet and California Organic Flowers – get organic flowers shipped direct from the grower ($39.95 avg).
- Local Harvest – find and buy seasonal flowers from your local farmers’ market (okay, maybe only if you live in Australia, Florida or California).
- Veriflora - check their list for third-party certified suppliers and distributors.
- Network for Good – your organic flower purchases help support charity
Cocktail Fact
180 million stems of roses were produced for Valentine’s Day in 2005.
Bang For The Bite
A dozen organic roses cost about $5 more than their conventional counterparts at a leading online organic florist – aren’t your lover and the planet worth it?
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