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You may think that ordering a beautiful bouquet of roses for your sweetheart is the nicest, most romantic gesture on earth (and it IS!), but by the time those roses reach their destination, they have been sprayed, rinsed, dipped and stored in the most highly toxic chemicals imaginable!

Nearly 65% of all flowers sold in the United States are grown in Central and South America.  Studies have shown that 50% of the workers on these flower farms show symptoms of pesticide poisoning.  Not only that, but the toxic chemicals used in raising flowers pollutes the soil and groundwater and enters the foodchain through bugs, birds and rodents eating the sprayed plants.  Birds especially will spread these chemicals far beyond the fields where they are feeding.

Just like the food industry, flower growers look for ways to make their flowers last as long as possible through the long process of storage and shipping.  Imagine what must be done to a flower to make it look “fresh as a daisy” after the long trip from South America to Minnesota!  Chemicals, chemicals, chemicals.

Do yourself and the earth a favor and buy organic flowers!