I’ve made an issue of the unsustainable production and predictability of buying cut-flowers as gifts, especially for Valentine’s Day.  I completely understand their appeal.  They are easy to buy (even from the guy on the street corner), beautiful, aromatic and invoke happiness all around.  But I can’t get over the fact that you spend a [...]

There’s no doubt that flowers have an immediate impact on the happiness of your gift recipient, but where do those dozen of red roses really come from?  You might be surprised to know that 90% of the cut-flowers imported into the United States come from Latin America, where the government lacks regulations to limit the [...]