DW Podcasts | Where do all the flowers come from? - Living Planet @dw_podcasts | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
#flowers #greenhouses #livingplanet
Roses are red, cornflowers are blue. Most flowers are grown on a different continent, what’s it to you? There’s nothing quite like the gift of cut flowers – a special little piece of nature’s bounty in your hands. But the thing about flowers is, they’ve gotta be fresh and we want them year round. So, how do we grow them and how do they get to us? With some serious environmental baggage, looking into this industry left us wondering if we should give up this beautiful addition to our lives or if there's something we can do about it?
Listen and subscribe to Living Planet wherever you get your podcasts: pod.link/livingplanet Got a question for us? Email livingplanet@dw.com. And, if you like the show, leave us a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you use – and tell a friend!
Interviewees:
Michel Van Schie, spokesperson for RoyalFlora Holland
Christine Shikoku, general manager at Tambuzi in Kenya
Pietro Goglio, expert on floricultural practices in the Netherlands
Martin Heutink, owner of an organic flower farm in the Netherlands
Max Haan, independent lawyer with a Dutch environmental NGO
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:36 Why the Netherlands are a hub for flowers
06:18 Why do we buy cut flowers?
08:32 The African connection
12:48 The environmental impact of cut flowers
15:35 Solving the pesticides problem
19:34 What can consumers do to help?
22:35 What is the government doing?
26:26 How can the flower industry become more sustainable?
30:40 Show credits
#flowers #greenhouses #livingplanet
Roses are red, cornflowers are blue. Most flowers are grown on a different continent, what’s it to you? There’s nothing quite like the gift of cut flowers – a special little piece of nature’s bounty in your hands. But the thing about flowers is, they’ve gotta be fresh and we want them year round. So, how do we grow them and how do they get to us? With some serious environmental baggage, looking into this industry left us wondering if we should give up this beautiful addition to our lives or if there's something we can do about it?
Listen and subscribe to Living Planet wherever you get your podcasts: pod.link/livingplanet Got a question for us? Email livingplanet@dw.com. And, if you like the show, leave us a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you use – and tell a friend!
Interviewees:
Michel Van Schie, spokesperson for RoyalFlora Holland
Christine Shikoku, general manager at Tambuzi in Kenya
Pietro Goglio, expert on floricultural practices in the Netherlands
Martin Heutink, owner of an organic flower farm in the Netherlands
Max Haan, independent lawyer with a Dutch environmental NGO
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:36 Why the Netherlands are a hub for flowers
06:18 Why do we buy cut flowers?
08:32 The African connection
12:48 The environmental impact of cut flowers
15:35 Solving the pesticides problem
19:34 What can consumers do to help?
22:35 What is the government doing?
26:26 How can the flower industry become more sustainable?
30:40 Show credits
