Valentine's Day Warning! Cut Flowers—A Major Yet Little-Known Source of Toxic Pesticides

• Cut flower growers are among the heaviest users of agricultural chemicals, including pesticides that are suspected of being among the most toxic
• The pesticide problem is not restricted to cut flowers. More than half of garden plants attractive to bees and sold at Home Depot and Lowe’s are pre-treated with pesticides that could be lethal to bees
• My recommendation is to forgo both cut flowers and pesticide-treated plants from garden centers. The ideal solution really is to grow your own from organic, untreated seed
• To help you grow organic flowers, I will be sending out a free packet of organic flower seeds with every domestic order placed between February 10 and February 12
• If you have your heart set on cut flowers, resources are included that can help you find organically-grown and/or fair trade bouquets
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• http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/02/11/cut-flower-pesticides.aspx?e_cid=20140211Z1_DNL_art_1&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20140211Z1&et_cid=DM40442&et_rid=424263005