The sustainable flower industry is blossoming in the face of climate change
Climate change is a thorn in the side of the European cut flower industry, but sustainability uptake is growing. View on ...
Why 'low carbon' roses are flown around the world
As you read this, planes full of roses are heading from east Africa and South America to almost every corner of the world. If ...
French group issues Valentine's Day warning that cut flowers have a variety of pesticides
The group bought 15 bouquets of flowers. In each one, between seven and up to 46 different pesticide residues were identified, of which an average of almost 12 were deemed hazardous because they are ...
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The 4,000 mile flower delivery
told through eight everyday products. For more than 200 years, the heart of the global trade in cut flowers has been the Netherlands. The world’s largest global auction for flowers began ...
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This Tiny Country Feeds the World
The Netherlands has become an agricultural giant by showing what the future of farming could look like ... the efficiency of bees buzzing from flower to flower, gathering nectar to nourish ...