The flowered industry in Colombia has kept active during the COVID-19 crisis . Flowers to some extent have continued their export around the world but ironically , flowers were not to be consider inside Colombia for local consumption . Local mass flower markets have been exclude down by the governing ’s prevention design as the quarantines begin back at the end of March . At the same clip , growers were not able-bodied to ship their intact prognosis and a luck of the flowers were only destroyed .
Although the demand for fresh cut flowers was there by consumers , growers did n’t have a distribution arrangement or sweeping to append them to . At Ball , they have close human relationship with the entire local floral chain manufacture within the country , from cultivator and the Colombian flowered affiliation to flower designer and an opportunity rose as a major holiday as Mother ’s Day was approaching and consumer were desperately seek heyday to bestow up joy at their homes .
There is where they decide to unite their enduringness and reactivate the local flowered market by create “ Cosechamos Esperanza , Unidos Podemos mas ” ( We draw hope , united we can accomplish more ) . Cosechamos Esperanza is an initiative with the objective to share the joy of give and experience flowers . “ gift ” by supplying blossom to a group of flower design companies through a centralized supply system that enabled them to reactivate their businesses where now Colombians have an choice to deal their feelings to their know ones ; and “ receive ” by turn in happiness with hundreds of beautiful bouquets to less fortunate mother during this crisis . The idea is that every time a fragrancy is sell through this grouping of flower designer , a fragrancy will be donated . " As the first duo of weeks give way by , more flower design party have joined the initiative where now we can bond with peak to more Colombians in Bogota and other major city . It is important to mention , that we all have been very careful at every point of the Sir Ernst Boris Chain to take the recommended measures by the health organizations to prevent the generation of the COVID virus " , says Carmen Lucia Marquez Hernandez with Ball .
The following growers and flower designers first believed in the opening and have also donate their beautiful blossom and talents : Plazoleta blossom , Flowers Don Eusebio , Flor Andina , Ora Floral Agency , La Petite Fleuriste , and La Fioreria .
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