Colour Republic is dedicated to sustainable practices, environmental responsibility and strengthening the communities in which we live and work—devoted to making a real change in our world.

Colour Republic is Flor Ecuador Certified®—guaranteeing the safety and health of workers, ensuring the efficient management of natural resources, establishing sustainable processes for the care of the environment and complies with labor standards and legal norms that guarantee the well-being of their team.

Sustainability is based on 3 main pillars

Taking care of the water, the land and the air—and every

Ecuadorian Quality Roses is an innovative and dynamic rose farm located in Lasso, Ecuador, which focuses on quality, consistency, social responsibility, service and creativity, all in an effort to produce a ‘rose unlike any other’ — which just so happens to be the company’s motto.

“EQR roses have a longer vase life than the competition (on average three to four days longer), resulting in higher sell-thru numbers, less shrink, profitable programs and more importantly, happy customers,” said Sebastian Franco, director of business development and mass market sales for EQR.

EQR grows premium

On the heels of two years that brought double-digit profits — as well as unprecedented challenges — a growing, fortified floral industry is well positioned to weather the headwinds of inflation and keep flowers top of mind for consumers.

That was the message that Kate Penn, CEO of the Society of American Florists, delivered during the State of the Industry address at SAF Orlando 2022, the 137th annual convention in Orlando, Florida.

“This two-year growth period has created an urgency about how we keep these flower buying customers,” Penn said. She identified several opportunities for

A quarter of businesses in the energy-intensive sectors expect to make serious losses already this year due to the extreme rise in energy prices. An increasing percentage expect this for next year. A third of businesses are now paying 3 to 8 times as much for electricity compared to last year. For more than a quarter, gas prices have gone up 3 to 8 times.

This and more emerges from a flash poll by VNO-NCW and MKB-Nederland in cooperation with some 20 affiliated industry organizations from energy-intensive sectors. The impact of increased energy costs is already significant, the poll clearly

Certified American Grown and Arnosky Family Farms in Blanco, Texas will play host to a wonderfully immersive Field to Vase dinner experience that celebrates the bounty of the farm, but also is themed to celebrate Dia de los Muertos in the Marigold Capital of Texas, Arnosky Family Farms. The dinner is a unique experience scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 14, 2022.

Certified American Grown, the host organization, works to promote and represent the interests of America’s cut flower and foliage farming families. Working with Frank and Pamela Arnosky of Arnosky Family Farms and Texas Specialty Cut

The American Floral Endowment announces the appointment of its new chairman of the board and incoming trustees. The announcement was made during AFE’s annual event, Funding the Future of Floriculture, held on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Orlando, FL, at the SAF Convention.

Current AFE Chairman Laura Shinall of FreshPath Marketing spoke about her two years of leadership during COVID-19 and her work with the trustees during this most challenging time. She highlighted the advances made through AFE’s new Strategic Plan for 2022-2025, industry outreach and collaboration.
 
Shinall passed the AFE