How has Organic Bouquet helped to develop organic US flower growth?
GP: The goal was to establish the market for organic flowers where commercial supply was non-existent and consumer awareness was minimal. For the past seven years, Organic Bouquet has been devoted to organizing a regionally diverse network of growers. This has involved creating supply in several countries while stimulating demand on a national scale. As a result, increasing supplies of eco-flowers are emerging from flower-growing regions around the world, and consumers today are asking retailers to carry certified flowers. I am glad to see there are a lot of people doing good work in this area, and I am quite proud that OrganicBouquet.com is at the forefront of this movement. GO: It has also been mentioned that you are a vegetarian, a diet that significantly treads lighter on the earth. What drove you to transition to this lifestyle and how do you prevent meaty temptations? GP: It’s a long story, and a gross one, but you asked. I will give you the short version, though, and can best de
