OrganicValentine'sDay by Liora Leah Blog entry

· Whenever you touch or inhale the scent of your non-organic flowers, you are likely touching or inhaling poisonous chemicals. When you buy organic flowers, you will not have to worry about chemicals on your flower bouquets being toxic to your children, other members of your family, or yourself.

· The main goal of organic agriculture is to farm in ways that do not harm the environment, while there is no such motive for most non-organic farms.

· Buying organic flowers helps support local organic farming communities and organizations, which often have charitable, philanthropic motives for selling their flowers.

· Organic flowers, according to many people, last longer than non-organic ones.

· On a spiritual, holistic level, organic flowers have been farmed in such ways that they retain the essence of flowers, as Mother Nature intended them to have.

· Organic flowers are a natural part of a healthy, natural lifestyle.

· Pesticides and other toxic chemicals used on flowers affect the health of farm workers and florists. The toxic chemicals spread onto the clothes and into the bodies of farm workers and their children. Florists who handle non-organic flowers have been known to develop dermatitis on their hands.

· According to an article on newdream.org, studies have shown that 50 % of workers in the Costa Rica flower industry have symptoms of pesticide poisoning. Areas surrounding flower farms there have higher miscarriage and birth defect rates than do other areas.

· The toxic chemicals used on flower farms poison groundwater and the soil. These chemicals also become part of the food chain, as animals such as birds will eat the sprayed plants. In the course of their seasonal migrations, these birds will spread these chemicals globally.

· Through evaporation, toxic pesticides and fertilizers that are sprayed on flower farms end up in the atmosphere. They then travel to other global areas to fall as rain or snow.

· Every flower counts: Increasing sales of certified organic flowers gives the market notice that more organic flowers need to be grown, which makes more flower farms convert to using organic agricultural methods.

About Organic Consumer's Association: http://www.organicconsumers.org/aboutus.htm

RESOURCES:

Organic Bouquet Inc.**

OrganicBouquet.com is an online source for socially and environmentally responsible gifts, offering fresh organic flowers, organic gift-packed fruits, organic gourmet gift baskets, and more.

http://www.OrganicBouquet.com

(888)899-2468
242 Redwood Hwy.
Mill Valley, CA 94941

**Order through this link and Organic Bouquet will donate 10 percent of your purchase to the Breast Cancer Fund: http://www.organicbouquet.com/Info.aspx?pid=158&msource=news0106&tr=y&auid=13...

California Organic Flowers

Organic flowers, fruit and gifts fresh from our farm shipped next day anywhere in the continental U.S. Satisfaction guaranteed.

http://www.CaliforniaOrganicFlowers.com

(530)891-6265
2044 Oak Way
Chico, CA 95973

Monterey Bay Family Farms
Organic Country Bouquets
Grown in complete harmony with nature

Beautiful website!
http://www.pelicannetwork.net/flowers.htm

PelicanNetwork

1717 North Seabright Ave. Suite 1

Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Diamond Organics

over night delivery: organic flowers/produce/dairy/meat/bakery

http://www.newdream.org/consumer/diamondorg.html

1272 Highway 1,

Moss Landing,

California, 95039
1-888-ORGANIC (888-674-2642)

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THANKS FOR GOING GREEN!!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Liora Leah