Yesterday we went to two flower plantations: one a large producer of Baby's breath (also called jib) owned by a crazy American guy and the other, one of the world's largest rose farms. It was interesting to see these two farms just before the biggest flower holiday of the year. Something like 80-90% of flowers sold in the United States are grown in Ecuador - interesting considering the land and resources it takes to grow flowers when food security is such an important issue in Ecuador. The farms we visited are sustainable with fair labor practices, but the unfortunate reality is that these are two of the best examples - not all flower plantations benefit the community or the environment. On the other hand, the flowers in both places were beautiful and will probably appear in some of your Valentines' Day bouquets! I gave a free bouquet of 11 roses to my host mom and kept the other bouquet to brighten up my room.
Happy Valentines Day Maggie! Thanks for the flowers!
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ReplyDeletei called and left you a Vday message. it sounds as you are doing great and learning so much that cant be learn but through experience. Neat to see the effects of American prosperity on other countries. good and bad....talk to you soon i hope. I love You.
No matter where you go, there you are. Hope you are having a good time! We are all waiting to hear about your latest jungle trip. Hurry and post so we can live vicariously through you. Luv ya ...
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