Sustainable Sourcing & Certified Farms
Our Flowers Must Reflect Our Values
Where Responsibility Begins
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Every floral design we create begins with a simple promise:
Our flowers must reflect our values.
This commitment guides every sourcing decision we make — choosing farms that protect the environment, uplift their workers, and contribute to resilient rural communities.
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Florida Fresh proudly sources from farms certified under the world’s most respected sustainability standards, ensuring that every bloom has a positive impact long before it arrives at your event.
Our Certification Partners
Florverde Sustainable Flowers
A leading certification system recognized globally for strict environmental and labor standards. Florverde ensures farms protect biodiversity, responsibly manage water and soil, minimize pesticide use, and provide fair working conditions.
Rainforest Alliance Certified
Rainforest Alliance certification protects tropical ecosystems while supporting farmer livelihood. Flowers from these farms promote wildlife conservation, preserve native forests, and uphold rigorous environmental safeguards.
Fair Trade Certified
Fair Trade certification guarantees that farmworkers receive fair wages, safe working conditions, and critical community development support. This program helps break cycles of poverty in rural agricultural regions.
BloomCheck Certified
BloomCheck certifies U.S.-grown flowers produced under responsible irrigation, soil health, ecosystem conservation, and worker protection standards. It strengthens domestic sustainable floriculture and supports American growers.
Empowering Women in Agriculture
The certified farms we source from employ over 60% women, many living in rural communities in Central and South America where economic opportunities were historically limited.
Sustainable floriculture has changed that.
These farms now provide:
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Stable income
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Leadership and supervisory roles
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Educational opportunities
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Greater equality within households
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Long-term career growth
This shift has transformed entire communities, giving women economic independence and elevating the social and economic fabric of rural regions.