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Flower deliveries on Mother's Day are hardly novel, but honoring Mother Nature while shipping bouquets is a relatively new idea. It was only about 10 years ago that consumers and companies began looking at the environmental impact that goes along with growing and shipping refrigerated flowers around the world.
The ecological offenses that can come with conventional floral delivery are many: Flower farms might use massive amounts of water and pesticides, workers can be paid poorly and the packaging can be excessive. Many flowers spend days in planes, trucks and coolers, then, adding insult to injury, arrive looking less than fresh.
But today's consumers want flowers that are not only beautiful, but that also have a provenance they can feel proud of. That's why these flower delivery services are rethinking the business model and working with sustainable farms who pay their workers a living wage. In many cases the farms are local. Organizations including
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