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Amid cancellations, flower sales plummet
Allan Nishita, co-owner of Flora Fresh in Sacramento, looks over peach-blossom branches in one of his coolers. These branches would normally be used in decorative arrangements, but with events such as weddings being postponed or canceled because of the COVID-19...
‘A shame to throw all those out’: Flamborough flower grower feeling the strain from COVID-19
Cedar Field Greenhouses offering $5 bouquets for roadside pickup The Brennan family picked up some flowers from Flamborough’s Cedar Field Greenhouses after seeing a post on Facebook. The flower grower is offering $5 grab-and-go bouquets, as a result of a lack of...
Coronavirus: Daffodil grower’s business blooms from online orders
Farmer left with huge numbers of flowers when cancer fundraiser was cancelled Darragh McCullough owner of Elmgrove farm, Gormanston, in 75 acres of daffodils. Photograph: Alan Betson Until a few weeks ago Darragh McCullough (43) was preparing to ship 160,000 daffodil...
Coronavirus pandemic leaves Montgomery greenhouse with thousands of lilies
Standing in a sea of 10,000 lily plants, cousins Mike Schaefer, Mary Ann Kutnick and Brett Schaefer af Schaefer Greenhouses in Montgomery hope they can still sell some of the plants that few churches and individuals are buying due to the coronavirus outbreak.(David...
Virtual farmers’ market popularity surges during pandemic
By Brenda Burns Pam Bowshier of Hippie and The Farmer coordinates the weekly virtual farmers’ market. Items purchased through the market can now be picked up at a new location, Oakview Farms on state Route 54. Previously, pickup was at the Champaign Family YMCA....Latest News
