Just Read.... had to share!

NO FLOWERS THIS V-DAY!  Tell your man you want something homemade from his heart instead :) I know that we all love to receive them especially when they come unexpectedly. But Why? Why do girls like flowers so much? They usually only last a week and then all they are is one big smelly mess to clean up. The pedals have now landed all over your kitchen table and the water is has turned to light shade of brown. GROSS!  This year make your man think outside the box and give (or make ) you something that's actually going to last longer then a week and will most likely have much more heart put into it.   And if you are STILL a flower girl at heart check out this article: (check out the links....it's pretty sad what's going on in other countries that we are oblivious too) Apparently every rose has more than a few thorns. With Valentine's Day hot on our coattails our favorite socially conscious resource GOOD is spreading the word on the ugly side of the flower business. As romantic as those long-stemmed roses may look flowers sold in America can have sad cruel and even violent origins. In areas that produce much of America's florals like Ecuador and Columbia flower farm workers - most of them female - are subjected to unsafe working conditions poor wages and sexual harassment. In a shocking Frontline documentary one female worker said that her employers used to fumigate greenhouses while they were inside and then refused to hand over a check once she became pregnant. You can read the full story here. But in a few short words avoid the temptation of dialing up the folks at 1-800-FLOWERS. The company doesn't offer any fair trade stems and don't expect them to tell concerned callers where they originated from. So much for transparency.  So here's a romantic gesture:  Show 1-800-FLOWERS you give a shit about human rights and don't feed the fury.