Sustainable Flowers

I wanted to send my sister flowers and she is even more into making sure everything is sustainable and fair to workers and environmentally friendly than I am, so I did some research and I thought I would post it here in case anyone else wanted possibilities for sustainable flower sending. In case you wonder if regular flowers are all that problematic, you can go here to read about it. I’m not trying to be alarmist and make everything into “an issue” but just trying to be more aware of ways I can be more gentle on the earth and its people, while also keeping in mind that everyone doesn’t have the economic or time resources to be super-vigilant. It raises questions for me about how we can make sustainable practices not just something UUs or well-off do-gooding upper middle class people can do, but change systems so that a range of people can be aware of and do these things.  Just some thoughts. Onto the companies.

Organic Bouquet http://www.organicbouquet.com/Index.aspx

California Organic Flowers http://californiaorganicflowers.com/

Diamond Organics http://www.diamondorganics.com/prod_detail_list/84#524

Well, I thought there would be more, but that is it for online stuff. It, of course, goes without saying that buying local is best and local farms/farmer’s markets often have a good selection.

p.s. Another link about buying traditional flowers http://www.coopamerica.org/pubs/realmoney/articles/flowers.cfm

 http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-05-04-organic-flowers_x.htm

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5 Responses to “Sustainable Flowers”

  1. chappie Says:
    August 20, 2007 at 7:38 pm

    hello there!
    i just stumbled across your blog in doing pseudo-research for a workshop i’m meant to be preparing on queer theology. i’m very interested in lots of the stuff you talk about here! my honours thesis (that i’m working on now) is on catholic nuns & sexuality in australia from the 1960s to today. do you think there’s a strong connection between the celibate religious life and protestant abstinence stuff? i guess they may be both underpinned by similar fears about sexuality, women, etc. some of the nuns today have a pretty nuanced and interesting approach to celibacy though - have you come across anything like that yourself?
    anyway i look forward to reading more from you (the above on flowers is great! i never thought about that before)
    chappie (also known as bronislava)

  2. marie Says:
    September 11, 2007 at 10:32 pm

    Great blog!

    There’s a search function on localharvest.org to find local flower growers by zip code. I love the flower CSA near me in Rhode Island! I don’t love vegetable CSAs when you can’t choose exactly what you’re going to get, but with flowers, it’s a lovely surprise.

  3. Elizabeth Says:
    September 13, 2007 at 8:26 am

    Thanks for the tip, Marie. :)

  4. Teresa Says:
    March 11, 2008 at 6:01 pm

    Hello there! I just stumbled upon this entry and I wanted to let you know about myself and what I do–
    I’m a florist, and I grow approx. 90% of my flowers, and herbs in a sustainable manner. Look at my web site when shopping for floral gifts. I ship our Bonny Doon Posies nationwide- they are truly beautiful gifts usings the historic language of flowers to create sentiments of all kinds. And the best part is- they’re organic, and/or sustainably grown!

  5. Elizabeth Says:
    March 12, 2008 at 12:10 pm

    Thanks for the heads up. Next time I need flowers, I know where to go :)

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