WOODLAND — If you’ve bought flowers anytime recently, chances are they weren’t grown anywhere near Clark County.
The vast majority of flowers sold in the U.S. today — about 80 percent — come from overseas. It’s a trend that local flower farmer Benno Dobbe hopes to curb little by little, as he presses for more consumers to join the movement to buy local.
Dobbe, who owns Holland America Flower Gardens in Woodland, got a special opportunity to share his message Sunday night, hosting more than 125 people for an opulent farm-to-table-style dinner celebrating local cuisine and local flowers.
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