Sustainability Special With Cel Robertson of Forever Green Flower Company
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Today we are in conversation with Cel Robertson of Forever Green Flower Company for our sustainability special This is a MUST LISTEN for not just Florists and Growers; but to everyone who lives on our glorious planet. We can't thank you enough for chatting with us Cel, your knowledge and passion for a greener planet always blows us away and we know that our listeners will take away so much from this discussion We have been given some incredible links below by Cel,  if you would like to delve further into any of the issues discussed today To find out more about the courses that Cel offers please head over to her website https://www.forevergreenflowerco.co.uk “Do the best you can until you know better and then when you know better, do better” Maya Angelou The Sustainable Floristry Network https://www.sustainablefloristry.org The Sustainable Floristry Network on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sustainablefloristry/ Floral Foam – from the Sustainable Floristry Network https://www.sustainablefloristry.org/blog-index/aboutfloralfoam The Sustainable Cut Flower Project at Coventry University https://sustainableflowers.coventry.domains Sustainable Cut Flowers – a guide for florists https://sustainableflowers.coventry.domains/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Booklet-Sustainable-Cut-flowers-2020.pdf Ellen Macarthur Foundation https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org Fairtrade – Flowers and Plants https://www.fairtrade.net/product/flowers-and-plants  Rainforest Alliance Certified Ferns and Cut Flowers https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/rainforest-alliance-certified-ferns-flowers/  Offshoring emissions is passing the buck: a zero-carbon future requires leadership and transparency https://blogs.coventry.ac.uk/researchblog/offshoring-emissions-is-passing-the-buck-a-zero-carbon-future-requires-leadership-and-transparency/   What is Greenwashing? https://earth.org/what-is-greenwashing/ Ethical Consumer Magazine https://www.ethicalconsumer.org The problem with Carbon Offsetting  https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/the-biggest-problem-with-carbon-offsetting-is-that-it-doesnt-really-work/   The European Association for Flower Growers Conference – 11-13 February 2022 - online http://eafg.org  How Bad are Bananas? The carbon footprint of everything  Author – Mike Berners-Lee https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-bad-are-bananas/mike-berners-lee/9781788163811   Support the show (http://www.instagram.com/girlflowerpodcast)
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