California's B&H Receives Green Award
A California grower is reaping the rewards of sustainable growing practices. B&H Flowers, Inc., in Carpinteria and Watsonville, Calif., received one of the five 14th Annual Green Awards, which recognizes voluntary efforts to help the environment by companies in Santa Barbara.
B&H Flowers, Inc., founded in 1986 by Jan Brand, father of current owner Hans Brand, earned the honors for its use of "high-efficiency and low-waste irrigation systems, beneficial insects, and certified organic fertilizers," according to the Sustainability Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara, which hosted this year's green awards.
Vice President of Sales and Marketing Scott Fulton says that, while the award is new, the company’s sustainable growing practices are not. “For us, this is something we've been doing for 10 years now, and so it is a recognition of that accomplishment." The company's cut flower crops include lilies, tulips and gerberas.
In addition, Rep. Lois Capps (D-23-Calif.) recently gave B&H a Congressional merit of recognition for the grower's outstanding and invaluable service to the community.
To read more about B&H Flowers, Inc., and its environmental efforts and other news, refer to SAF's E-Brief archives.
--Cassandra P. Foster
cfoster@safnow.org
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