Hamer elected as Fleuroselect president
Herman Hamer, chief executive officer at Florensis, based in The Netherlands, was elected by the membership as Fleuroselect’s 19th president.
Fleuroselect is an international organization for the ornamental plant industry that includes the testing, protecting and promoting of new flower varieties.
Membership includes breeders, producers and distributors of ornamental varieties.
Fleuroselect is run by the members and a board of elected members is supported by various specialized committees.
Hamer has been a board member for 12 years.
AIPH announces new membership; 2015 spring meeting in Paris
The International Association of Horticultural Producers will hold its spring meeting March 18-19 in Paris, France, according to a news release. The AIPH is a coordinating body representing horticultural producers’ organizations from all over the world. It was set up in Switzerland in 1948 to stimulate international marketing of flowers, plants and landscaping services and currently includes 26 growers’ organizations from more than 19 countries.
Chrysal introduces world’s first Gerbera flower food and new Aqua Pad in tray to reduce potted plant losses
Gerberas are beautiful, trendy flowers that have some unique common problems. They are highly sensitive to bacteria because of the hairy nature of their stems, which causes short vase life, hanging blooms and crooked stems. So Chrysal International decided to develop a flower food specifically for Gerberas to help combat these problems.
Jay Schwanke to lead hands-on workshop at AIFD Southern Conference
“Botanical Bliss 2015,” the American Institute of Floral Designers Southern Chapter Conference, takes place April 10-12 in Homewood, AL, and will feature a three-hour, hands-on workshop led by Jay Schwanke, chief executive officer at uBloom.com. Schwanke will discuss his designs; tips and techniques used, and will also share his experiences of traveling the world.
2015 Field to Vase Dinner Tour line-up
A series of ten gatherings across the United States, dubbed the “American Grown Field to Vase Dinner Tour,” will place seasonal, local and sustainable American grown flowers at the center of the table where locally grown food and beverages are served by a farm-to-table chef, according to a press release. Each gathering will be held at an American flower farm that encourages guests to experience the art and science of flower farming and makes a personal connection between flowers and agriculture.
FP&FC Northern California Expo to focus on ‘Power of Partnership’
The Fresh Produce & Floral Council Northern California Expo is slated for April 8 at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA, under the banner “The Power of Partnership.”
There will be a pre-expo cocktail reception on April 7 from 5-7 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Pleasanton at The Club.
Carissa Mace, president of FP&FC in Anaheim, CA, told The Produce News “approximately 1,500 attendees are expected, which is on par with last year.”
Administrative Professionals Week is April 19-25
Previously known as Professional Secretaries Week, Administrative Professionals Week is always the last full week of April, and Administrative Professionals Day is the Wednesday of that week. It’s a time set aside to recognize support staff for their accomplishments and contributions to business success.
FMSC’s Hearts for Hope event draws volunteers out on chilly Valentine’s Day
COON RAPIDS, MN — More than 75 volunteers came out on a sub-zero night, here, and actually paid for the opportunity to pack specially formulated meals to feed starving children in the world.
The 114 boxes of 24,624 meals packed by the volunteers at this year’s Feed My Starving Children Valentine’s Day Hearts for Hope event will be shipped to the Philippines and will feed 67 children for an entire year.
The Bloom Project delivers beauty and joy to hospice and palliative care patients
Recycling is currently trendy but The Bloom Project, a nonprofit based in Bend, OR, is re-purposing a special product that most people don’t immediately think of as recyclable — fresh flowers.
Blossoms donated by local florists, special events, wholesalers, supermarket floral centers and growers are rearranged into new bouquets by trained volunteers and then delivered to patients in hospice and palliative care centers.
Hundreds of millions of stems certified American Grown and counting
Thirty-six American flower and foliage farms representing 10 states and hundreds of millions of homegrown stems — and that’s just the beginning.
In seven short months, the American Grown brand has gained momentum and has become the pertinent answer to key questions on the minds of caring consumers and conscientious designers nationwide: Where were these flowers grown? And who grew them?