The Floral Industry's Dirty Secrets – Fontana Candle Co

By A Mystery Man Writer

Guest Post by: Jenelle Kauffman, Owner of Olivia’s Flower Truck Where do flowers come from? What has happened to those flowers prior to getting here? Have those who grow the flowers been paid fair wages or treated well? Are the flowers you purchase toxic? If you have not stopped to consider these questions the las
Where do flowers come from? What has happened to those flowers prior to getting here? Have those who grow the flowers been paid fair wages or treated well? Are the flowers you purchase toxic? If you have not stopped to consider these questions the last time you purchased flowers, please do! As a flower farmer and a florist, I have been educating myself about the flowers I purchase during my “off season.” While I heard other fellow flower farmers complaining about imported flowers, I often felt like it was simply a marketing ploy.