US (CA): Local flowers shine at Sonoma dinner
An event, “Field to Vase Dinner,” being held Sunday at Sunset Magazine’s new test garden in Sonoma hopes to bring attention to the movement to buy American grown flowers.
“Bringing the Field to Vase Dinner to the home of Sunset, an iconic, trendsetting brand with values that parallel those of the American Grown brand, is a dream come true,” said Kasey Cronquist, administrator for Certified American Grown Flowers. “The dinner tour puts a focus on blooms and greens grown right here in the U.S., while Sunset Magazine encourages readers to enjoy the bounty of local farms. By partnering, our message regarding the value and importance of sustainable, American-grown flowers is amplified.”
Tina Chiotti-Stewart of Calistoga In Bloom flower arrangements said a lot of the growers from whom she buys flowers grow them in the United States, and added, “I also grow some in my yard as well as my parents’. It is important to me that a portion of every arrangement be locally grown,” she said.
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