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	<title>Sierra Eco Flowers</title>
	
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		<title>Spray Roses with a social conscience…</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hosa/Denmar group is the largest grower of spray roses in the world and they employ more than 3000 employees in both Colombia and Ecuador. Together they provide a number of very innovative social benefits to their workers including: Low interest emergency loans to workers. On site doctor providing medical, optical and dental care. Adult ... <a href="http://www.sierraeco.com/2012/02/spray-roses-with-a-social-conscience/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dental care at La Victoria Roses…</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>agrocoex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People with low income inEcuador, often have extreme difficulty getting dental treatment. Missing teeth make it difficult for people to chew their food, to eat and get proper nutrition. Missing teeth in the front especially makes it hard for people to get jobs, makes it more likely that they will be mistreated and marginalized in ... <a href="http://www.sierraeco.com/2012/01/dental-care-at-the-farm/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Summer school at La Victoria</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>agrocoex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer learning programs are an important strategy for children and youth who reside in economically disadvantaged households  and often come from ethnic minority backgrounds  in Ecuador highlands where AGROCOEX  ( La Victoria Roses)  is located.  We have been conducting promising models for meeting the needs of children &#38; youth of our surrounding community. Our Summer Learning programs ... <a href="http://www.sierraeco.com/2012/01/summer-school-at-la-victoria/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Eco rose farm in Ecuador..</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sierraboss</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a great video of the Ecuadorian rose farm Agrogana ( La Esperenza Roses ) This is one of the top quality farms in Ecuador who is also on the cutting edge of being environmentally and socially conscious. They are also one of the few Fair Trade certified farms in the country. Thanks to ... <a href="http://www.sierraeco.com/2012/01/an-ecuador-rose-farm-working-hard-for-the-environment-and-their-workers/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Waxflower &amp; Veriflora</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that California Waxflower from Resendiz Brothers is a Sierra Eco product? In fact, this special Waxflower is among the few products in North America to be 100% completely Veriflora certified, which is the world&#8217;s highest standard for ethical flower production. This means that the gorgeous Wax you get from Sierra Eco is grown ... <a href="http://www.sierraeco.com/2012/01/waxflower-veriflora/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Eco Guide to Buying Flowers from Green Living..</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eco Guide to Flowers Where to find earth-friendly bouquets and florists? Does wanting to give flowers mean putting the brakes on ecological consciousness for the day? Not necessarily so. With a little scouting to find eco-friendly blooms and some creative thinking, you can make this day of red more green. Eco-friendly flowers Three key factors ... <a href="http://www.sierraeco.com/2011/12/eco-guide-to-buying-flowers/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Flower shop with a conscience in Toronto</title>
		<link>http://www.sierraeco.com/2011/11/flower-shop-with-a-conscience/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=flower-shop-with-a-conscience</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Reid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; In the Spring of 2009 I opened a flower shop with a conscience. As the owner and head designer I wanted to make sure eco&#124;stems reflected my personal values of environmental and social sustainability. Here at eco&#124;stems we use only local, organic and certified fair-trade flowers to create our award winning designs. It doesn&#8217;t end there. Within ... <a href="http://www.sierraeco.com/2011/11/flower-shop-with-a-conscience/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Values that stretch across generations…</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hatcher</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.sierraeco.com/?p=1384</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ My earliest memories of my Grandmother&#8217;s flower shop originally located at Avenue Rd. and Dupont Ave. in Toronto involve the smell of geraniums &#8211; a scent of which I was not particularly fond at the time. My late father, Ross Hatcher, who took over my Grandmother&#8217;s business was certainly an &#8220;eco pioneer&#8221; in the floral ... <a href="http://www.sierraeco.com/2011/08/values-that-stretch-across-generations/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Saving water near Rainbow, California</title>
		<link>http://www.sierraeco.com/2011/08/saving-water-near-rainbow-california/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=saving-water-near-rainbow-california</link>
		<comments>http://www.sierraeco.com/2011/08/saving-water-near-rainbow-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>resendiz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I have always had a passion for farming! I’ve harvested cotton, cut sugarcane, planted tomatoes and now, I’m a flower farmer and I absolutely love it! My flower farm is located in Rainbow, California and has the perfect Mediterranean climate for growing proteaceae, filler flowers and foliage.  My plants are constant reminders that earthly life ... <a href="http://www.sierraeco.com/2011/08/saving-water-near-rainbow-california/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>“Good” spiders that really help to control “Bad” spiders</title>
		<link>http://www.sierraeco.com/2011/08/good-spidermites/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=good-spidermites</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>agrocoex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Red spidermite (tetranychus urticae) through the years became resistant to the majority of chemicals used in the production of roses. As desperate farmers, we were lucky to find the &#8220;good&#8221; mites (phytoseiulus) that help bio-control red spider mites. We (Agrogana Farms, Ecuador) learned about this way of controling pathogens and now we don&#8217;t apply any chemicals ... <a href="http://www.sierraeco.com/2011/08/good-spidermites/">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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