Benefits of Buying Local Blooms
When you bring home a fresh bouquet, have you ever stopped to think about where those flowers came from? While grocery stores and big retailers often sell imported flowers from far off places, locally grown blooms offer a world of benefits—for the environment, the economy, and even the quality of your arrangements.
Choosing local flowers supports small farms, reduces your carbon footprint, and ensures you’re getting the freshest, most vibrant blooms possible. At Fresh Market
Farms we grown our flowers using organic practices protecting the bees, the birds and the environment. There are many reasons why buying local flowers is the best choice!
1. Fresher, Longer-Lasting Blooms:
One of the biggest advantages of locally grown flowers is freshness. Imported flowers often travel thousands of miles, spending days (or even weeks) in refrigerated trucks, cargo planes, and warehouses before reaching a store. By the time you bring them home, they may have already
lost much of their vibrancy.
Locally grown flowers, on the other hand, are harvested just hours or days before reaching your hands and at Fresh Market Farms they are planted and harvested by local students helping them to pay for school. You can feel good that you are supporting our family farm and local students, with the added bonus of longer lasting blooms.
2. A More Sustainable & Eco-Friendly Choice
Imported flowers come with a hefty carbon footprint. They’re typically flown in from countries like Colombia, Ecuador, and Kenya, requiring extensive fuel, refrigeration, and packaging to keep them looking fresh. The result? Tons of carbon emissions and plastic waste. Fresh Market
Farms is located within 20- 45 kms to the market.
By choosing locally grown flowers, you:
• Reduce the need for long-distance transportation
• Cut down on plastic packaging
• Support sustainable growing practices
• Protect pollinators like bees and butterflies
Our family flower farm uses organic practices, with no pesticides and promoting healthier ecosystems.
3. Supporting Your Local Economy & Small Farmers
Buying local flowers isn’t just good for the environment—it’s also great for your community. When you purchase flowers from a nearby farm, farmer’s market, or florist, your money stays local, supporting small businesses and creating jobs. Instead of sending profits overseas to large corporations, you’re helping flower farmers:
• Sustain their farms and continue growing unique, seasonal blooms
• Pay fair wages to workers
• Invest in eco-friendly growing methods
A strong local flower economy benefits everyone, from growers to florists to consumers. Fresh Market Farms is a family farm located in beautiful Flamborough, Ontario. Our products are proudly produced and Made in Canada.
4. Fresh Market Farms our Story & Personal Connection
When you buy flowers, candles, delicious preserves, jams and sauces, bath and body products, home scents or gift baskets from our farm, the farmers market, our pop up stores or online you’re not just getting a product—you’re supporting our passion for organic botanical products and hard work. We hand plant our blooms with care, using sustainable methods and we hand-harvest each stem. We make over 300 bouquets by hand with love each week and we hand pour our natural candles right here on the farm. All that we do is a true labor of love and for the love of our community.
Bypass your big box store and stop by your local farmers market this summer and find the difference in a locally grown hand tied bouquet or arrangement. Buying local matters!