About Flowers
This site, maintained by the Society of American Florists, is designed mainly for the news press and consumers. You'll find out all kinds of interesting floral facts, holiday stats, and general info at www.aboutflowers.com.

American Floral Endowment
www.endowment.org

California Agriculture
in the Classroom
Looking for a clever teaching idea or lesson plan? You'll definitely want to drop in on Ag in the Classroom at www.cfaitc.org

The California Cut Flower
Commission (CCFC)
The CCFC is a non-profit flower grower organization formed to promote Californian grown fresh flowers and foliages. The site has monthly flower arrangements, floral trends, wedding bouquets and a flower encyclopedia which contains seasonal availability of fresh flowers.
www.ccfc.org

California Dept. of
Food & Agriculture
CDFA's homepage provides consumers with information about agriculture, healthy eating, food safety tips and various governmental programs. Many links to other commodity groups and promotion/marketing commissions. CDFA is located at www.cdfa.ca.gov

California Association of Flower Growers and Shippers
California Association of Flower Growers and Shippers is an association that has been helping California growers and shippers since 1941.  Check out their site for information on membership and events. www.norcalflowers.org

California Farm Bureau
Your one stop source on just about any topic relating to agriculture in California. Links to county ag commissioners; California marketing and promotion orders; county farm bureaus; state agriculture agencies; and the University of California system. Visit the Farm Bureau at www.cfbf.com/

California Protea Association
Monthly protea availability, grower/shipper contacts, design ideas and more. Look for CPA at www.californiaprotea.com

California State Floral Association
The only association in California that caters to all segments of the floral industry: grower, wholesaler and florist. www.calstatefloral.com

International Association of
Cut Flower Growers
Roses, Inc is an association of commercial rose growers headquartered in Michigan. Visit them at www.rosesinc.org to find out everything you could possibly want to know about fresh cut roses. www.rosesinc.org

San Francisco Flower Mart
It's a virtual tour of the famous San Francisco landmark. Locate Bay Area growers, vendors and their products at www.sfflmart.com

Society of American Florists
Keep up with the latest happenings in Washington D.C. and the industry at the SAF site. Here is another good source for links to federal agencies and other floral industry sites. SAF can be found at www.safnow.org But you'll need a password to enter.

United States Department of Agriculture
Locate federal ag agencies, read Ann Veneman’s speeches and keep up with the national ag budget process at www.usda.gov

United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service
Here's where you'll find out about supply, demand and price on a weekly basis for a wide range of agricultural crops. Go to www.ams.usda.gov

United States Department of Agriculture Ornamental Crops Market Reports
Scroll down past fruit and vegetables to find out the latest on wholesale flower prices, volume, and trend reports at www.ams.usda.gov/fv/mncs/

USDA's NASS Publications
and Reports
USDA's version of "everything you could possibly want to know about agriculture" can be found at the National Agriculture Statistics Service site at www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp

University Research Links

Cal Poly Environmental Horticultural Science Department
Go to www.crops.calpoly.edu/

Environmental Horticulture, University of California, Davis
Go to www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/eh/

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Horticultural Web Hosting and Design

Flower PR.com
Flower PR, LLC is a company dedicated to providing horticultural clients public relations and websites which integrate with their marketing and PR plans. We offer hosting and monthly update packages, email capabilities and we are one of the first to initiate video podcasts in the green industry. Go to www.flowerpr.com/.