Sometimes in my work I come across an organisation that is
doing something that just seems brilliant and I just want to encourage them in
what they do and to share the good news of what they are doing.
Through my work in networking with other organisations working
to support rural life I have come across “Flowers from the Farm”
Flowers from the Farm is a marketing network of flower growers
from all over the UK working to promote British flowers and get local flowers
in to every vase.
The network has over 200 members from right across the UK as
their map shows http://www.flowersfromthefarm.co.uk/growers-map/
therefore there is likely to be grower close to where you live.
Buying locally has many advantages, the flowers will be
fresher and more fragrant that flowers that have been transported across the
world.
Imported flower often make a complex journey from a farm in Africa via
road and air to a wholesaler in the Netherlands’ before a further road and
ferry journey to a shop in the UK.
This all adds to the carbon foot print of buying cut flowers
and does nothing to support British Agriculture.
One of the positive aspects of purchasing British Flowers is
that you are purchasing flowers in their natural season and thereby connecting
with seasonality. Seasonality connects us with new joys at every turn of the
calendar rather than an endless monotony of the same throughout the year.
Flowers from the Farm is still a new organisation and still
relatively small and has a personal feel about it as it you will be dealing
with the person who actually grows the flowers.
Some growers are also flower arrangers and combine their
skills as growers with their artistic talents offering a complete package for a
special event such as a wedding or special occasion.
They tell me that a number of brides are now attracted by the
theme of a very English wedding with British grown flowers filling a church and
the reception with their colour and fragrance.
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