Belated Valentine's Flower Post

I don't give much thought to Valentine's day, but this article gave me pause: There's a 1 in 12 Chance Your V-Day Flowers Were Cut by Child Laborers. There's no way to make sure all of our purchases are positive for humanity (something I'm sadly reminded of every time I use my iPad), but this article is a good reminder that flowers should be on the list of things we try to buy locally. In addition to child labor, there is the issue of pesticide use and the fact that it is just insanity to import flowers. I'm lucky that I grow a lot of my own, and I try to get the rest at the farmers' market or Whole Foods, where they sell Virginia-grown flowers.