Organic Roses on Valentines Say 'I love you and the earth too!'

Organic Roses on Valentines Say 'I love you and the earth too!'

MILL VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- This Valentine's Day you can say "I love you" and be eco-friendly at the same time. Organicbouquet.com, the world's first online organic florist, plans to ship more than 100,000 stems of organically grown roses and other organic flowers to conscientious consumers, and help meet the demand for an alternative to conventionally grown flowers that go easy on the environment.

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Among Organicbouquet.com's Valentine's Day offerings are a broad range of bouquets including: traditional long-stemmed organic red roses, a festive long stemmed organic rose bouquet made from red, pink and white roses named "hugs and kisses," a large selection of long stemmed organic colored rose bouquets and a beautiful organic tulip bouquet made from red, pink and white tulips.

All the bouquets are available with vases and organic European style chocolate hearts made for Organic Bouquet by the Endangered Species Chocolate Company, where 10% of all sales are donated to saving endangered wildlife. Organicbouquet.com Valentine's floral arrangements start at $39.95

Organic floral represents the newest category in the rapidly growing, multi-billion dollar natural products industry. Regulated and defined by the USDA, "organic" refers to an ecological farming system that builds rich, fertile soil and utilizes natural defense mechanisms to combat pests and plant diseases.

"Growing flowers organically is very important because it is safer for farm workers and is good for the environment," says Gerald Prolman, Organic Bouquet's founder and CEO. "The difference is our customers can express their affection as well as care for humankind and the Earth. "Organic flowers say 'I Love You and the Earth too," said Prolman.

Prior to the formation of Organicbouquet.com, commercial organic floral supplies were extremely limited. Organic Bouquet, Inc., now in its fourth year of operations, has successfully developed a stable of major growers in several countries to initiate organic floral production for the company. Supplies are now sufficient to serve a national market with product available through the internet at www.organicbouquet.com.

Prolman started Organic Bouquet because he saw a need for the highest quality flowers to be grown in a sustainable manner. Flowers are traditionally grown with a variety of fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides, nematocides and plant growth regulators. The U.S. does not inspect flowers grown here or abroad for pesticide residues. At the same time flowers are required to arrive at our borders pest-free. Trade laws thus encourage the use of strong chemicals.

Natural-product shoppers today are making purchasing decisions based on concerns about personal health, social justice and environmental sustainability. "We are proud to embrace these positive values this Valentine's day by expanding the Internet's first commercial line of organic roses and tulips," said Prolman.

About Organic Bouquet

Established in January 2001, Organic Bouquet is the world's first online organic florist. Organic Bouquet's mission is to set a new standard for the floral industry that upholds the well-being of farm workers, the protection of ecosystems, and the preservation of the Earth, while providing consumers with the highest quality products available. Consumers who order from Organic Bouquet receive flowers shipped directly from the grower via overnight delivery anywhere in the U.S. with a corporate guarantee that the flowers will last seven days in a vase at home.

For more information contact: Isaac Cronin, (415) 331-4604, isaac@organicbouquet.com

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CONTACT: Isaac Cronin of Organic Bouquet, +1-415-331-4604 or
isaac@organicbouquet.com

Web site: http://www.organicbouquet.com/


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