lilies are grown at Plantas y Flores, a floral farm in Costa Rica that I was honored to visit along with other Whole Foods Market team members in early December.Plantas y Flores is located high in the mountains above San Jose near the Irazu volcano. The terrain is lush and steep, and the roads wind around the sides of the mountains. The elevation on the farm is around 2,100 meters, which is 6,600 feet above sea level, and on a clear day you can see the Irazu volcano. The weather was cold and rainy and we were all wearing jackets to keep warm in Costa Rica!
We started our tour in the packing house where the flowers are received, hydrated and packed. We watched our Whole Trade lilies being packed with their Whole Trade sleeves and stem tags. In addition to meeting our Whole Trade guidelines, Plantas y Flores is also Rainforest Alliance certified. We then moved out to the green houses to witness the harvesting of our lilies. The tour was led by Juan Pablo who is the farm’s Production Manager
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