So you want to build a U-pick flower farm?

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By Laura CowanJun 16, 2023, 3:30 pm154 pts
The domestic U.S. flower farming market was largely stamped out by cheap import competition in the 1970s and 1980s when flying roses from Ecuador became cheaper than producing them in the States. More recently, the sustainability issues of this method have become painfully apparent. In the last five to 10 years…

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