Floral

Eleven of North America’s largest growers are leading an effort to improve the industry’s sustainability by recycling water bottles into plant containers. The success of their programs was recently recognized by induction into the Million Bottle Club, an award given to growers who have recycled over one million plastic water bottles into plant containers. The program is organized by McConkey’s rEarth™ plastic water bottle recycling program. …

A new online tool makes it quick and easy for nursery stock buyers to nd the quality plants they need in today's ourishing market. …

Mayesh Wholesale Florist, Inc. has signed an agreement to build a solar energy project at its 42,000 square foot refrigerated facility in Riverside, California. The project will generate 210,280 KwH of power in the first year and will dramatically reduce energy consumption and electricity cost for the distributor of fresh cut flowers. …

NORCAL would like to congratulate Mellano & Company, recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Service Award.  A big thank to Mellano & Company for all the support that they have given to the floral industry throughout the years. …

A group of irate flower and plant traders from The Netherlands has now officially filed suit with FloraHolland in court. Their demand is that the prospective rise in the auction clock rates for 2014, which the flower auction set without the seemingly required agreement from its trader clients, is struck down. …