GreenBiz News - Organic Roses Make Valentine's Day an Environmental Affair:
"QUITO, Ecuador, Feb. 14, 2005 - In the Ecuadorian highlands, near the Equatorial center of the world, Dr. Hernan Chiriboga gently pushes aside rows of chamomile, garlic and chili peppers and inspects his prize crop -- organically grown red roses.
With a mere eight acres of mostly roses, Biogarden La Pampa is the world's first commercial-scale organic rose operation. Together with a handful of small to large-scale environmental growers in Colombia, South Africa, the Netherlands and California, Chiriboga's roses discover love and lovers via Internet eco-florist OrganicBouquet.com."
