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Most flowers on the market today are imported, mass-produced and chemical-laden. The 50 Mile Bouquet introduces some of the innovative voices of the dynamic new Slow Flower movement: the organic flower farmers, the sustainably-motivated floral designers...and the flower enthusiasts who are increasingly asking, Where and how were my flowers grown,…

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Debra Prinzing founded the Slow Flowers Society, which promotes American-grown flowers through a directory, annual conference, and most recently a book imprint called Bloom. This is the book that launched the movement. It is filled with inspiring profiles of the people who have changed the floral industry. Keep your eye on Slow Flowers and Bloom for new titles now in the works.

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