Sustainability Special With Cel Robertson of Forever Green Flower Company

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