Today’s Week 7! What shall we do?? Give a plant or local in-season flowers instead of roses. #opttoact
Today’s Week 7! What’s a big holiday that’s coming up this week? Valentine’s Day! Instead of giving roses to others or to yourself, consider giving a plant or local in-season flowers! Yes, that bouquet seems romantic. But in reality, the cut flower industry relies heavily on imported flowers—in 2017 alone, the U.S. imported more than 4 billion roses from Colombia. Those imported flowers also are often treated with pesticides and packaged with tough-to-recycle materials like cellophane. So this year, think local: Purchase a plant from your local nursery for a loved one or yourself, or support a local grower from a flower farm in your area.
