How-To: Dried Petal Wreathes

March 31, 2010 Claire Lee, Craft

You don’t have to throw cut flowers away after they have passed prime. In the spirit of upcrafting, San Francisco crafter Claire Lee shows you how to get the most out of your flowers by making gorgeous petal ornaments or miniature wreathes.

Eagle Creek Earns Veriflora Certification

Eagle Creek Growers continues its quiet and methodical approach to
sustainable business practices by earning VeriFlora certification. The
VeriFlora program provides stringent sustainability performance standards for
growers addressing environmental accountability, the health and well-being of
workers, their families and communities, and product quality.

What Way Is Best For Keeping Cut Flowers Fresh?

Q: I love fresh cut flowers, but am really bad at keeping cut flowers fresh. Can
someone please tell me how to keep cut flowers fresh?

May 1 Is Deadline For AFE Scholarship Applications

March 31, 2010 American Floral Endowment

The deadline is May 1 for floriculture/horticulture students to submit
applications for more than 18 scholarships offered by the American Floral
Endowment.

A Clash Over Unpasteurized Milk Gets Raw

Amid new reports of illnesses linked to raw milk the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration are stepping up
efforts to warn consumers of the dangers