ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has a proposal for
Valentine’s Day show your love with Minnesota-grown flowers.
Even though it’s the middle of winter, the department says many retailers and
florists statewide offer a variety of Minnesota-grown flowers in gorgeous
colors. It suggests looking for bouquets wrapped with the official Minnesota
Grown label.
Marc and Jaque Halverson of Brainerd Floral in Brainerd say they make it a
priority to purchase Minnesota-grown flowers whenever possible.
Len Busch Roses in Plymouth grows and distributes nearly 10 million roses and
fresh cut flowers each year to retail florists in a five-state area. The company
is the largest rose grower in the U.S. outside of California, and says it
employs 180 full-time employees.
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