One Stop Flower Shop

Business name:

One Stop Flower Shop

Address:

2110 Valente Ct

City:

Martinez

State:

California

Zip Code:

94553

Phone number:

(925) 655-7001

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Pandemic uproots Ecuador flower industry | Business - Jamaica Gleaner

March. Overall, growing fields have been trimmed back about 17 per cent, according to Martinez. Some companies are trimming flowers to the root so that they don’t blossom for 18 months. “It seems we are going to get stuck at 70 per cent exportation to the 120 usual destinations,” he said. Colombia, by contrast, is back up to about 90 per cent of normal export levels, according to the Colombian Association of Flower Exporters. Like Ecuador, the nation saw a severe decline in March and April, months when growers were forced to destroy tons of flowers and turn them into compost. But around Mother’s Day, demand crawled back up and companies went back to work with new biosecurity protocols. Association President Augusto Solano said despite the hardship, the pandemic has, if anything, amplified appreciation of flowers. “In Colombia and throughout the world, people have begun valuing the benefits of flowers,” he said. “They give energy, tranquillity, and help reduce stress.” Nonetheless, small local vendors are still feeling the pain. Sonia Raga, 41, owns a flower shop in Bogota and says her sales are down 70 per cent. She hasn’t paid her rent in two months and had to let go three of her four employees. Though she’s now selling through online platforms, she said the city’s strict lockdown has decimated her business. The dire situation has forced her to contemplate selling flowers on the street like many of the informal vendors circulating the city. “I’ve been a flower professional my whole life,” she said. “I have no other economic activity.” Armando Morales, the owner of a small flower farm in northern Ecuador, is one of the nation’s few growers to see a boost in recent months. The roses he cultivates on his three hectares (7.4 acres) found an unexpected market in Russia. “Most farms closed or lowered their production,” he said. “But being a small farm, we did not reduce staff or sacrifice production, which allowed us to jump in and meet the unexpected demand.” AP ...

In California: Rose Parade float celebrates the caregivers among us - USA TODAY

Arlene Martinez USA TODAY Published 9:14 PM EST Dec 31, 2019 Family caregivers, all 41 million of them, are the true heroes in this Rose Parade float ... and IRL. And the state could lose a congressional seat because of outward migration. It's Arlene Martínez, with news for your final 2019 edition of In California! I'm so glad we met. Tomorrow, Gabrielle Canon will be here with a roundup of some of 2019's most impactful Golden State stories produced by reporters with the USA TODAY Network. Until then, here are a few of the year's top Central Coast headlines. They include the #doorbelllicker, the Scottish musician who faked his death in Carmel and the farmworker who graduated from CSU Monterey Bay at age 58. In Californ...

A woman selling roadside flowers was robbed. A passerby made sure she got her money back - Fresno Bee

Passenger Florentino Martinez, 22, got out of the SUV and allegedly stole the woman's backpack, which had a large amount of money inside. Martinez got back into the SUV, police said. The driver, identified by police 27-year-old Joel Martinez, drove west toward Goshen. Police said the suspects are brothers. Sign Up and Save Get six months of free digital access to The Fresno Bee #ReadLocal The woman got help from a passerby who drove after the SUV, police said. The brothers drove to a home on the 30900 block of Road 67 in Goshen, where police arrived to arrest them without incident.

Flowers of Kingwood 'Petals It Forward'

Robin Martinez, owner of Flowers of Kingwood, shows off some of the lovely roses that were passed out Wednesday, Oct. 24 as part of the "Petal It Forward" Program. Flowers of Kingwood brought their random acts of kindness to places such as local high schools, retirement homes and businesses where recipients were encouraged to "keep one, share one." Flowers have been proven to lift the spirits of those who give and receive them. Photo by Sarah Mertins ...

Paterson group gives holiday gifts to children with parents in prison

It was a busy Saturday afternoon at Planet 301 arcade in the Center City mall in Paterson.Nonprofit group Project Reconnect co-founder Teddie Martinez was assisting volunteers who were overseeing arts and crafts activities and games for children while his wife, Barbara, also a co-founder of the nonprofit that works with families on social services issues, attached bows onto Christmas presents.The couple was having a Christmas party that day for local children whose parents are in state or federal prison.About 60 children from the Paterson area attended the gathering, which the husband and wife team hosted through Project Reconnect for the Angel Tree initiative, a national program that provides holiday gifts to children whose parents are incarcerated."Seeing the expressions on these children's faces when they receive a gift is priceless," said Teddie Martinez.And later that afternoon, the gift unwrapping would begin.Boxes sat in one of the back rooms of the arcade wrapped in paper that had pictures of snowmen, holiday lights and Santa Clauses on them. Footballs, Connect 4, Twister, toy cars and stuffed animals were some of the presents the children were to receive."It's important to let people know the children are not forgotten," Teddie Martinez said. "They still have that extended family in the community."The husband and wife team has participated in the Angel Tree initiative for the past three years in collaboration with St. Luke'... (NorthJersey.com)

There was a parking spot, now it's all covered with flowers

Park(ing) Day and in conjunction with the start of Welcoming Anchorage week, many artists, dancers, and special assistant to the mayor, George Martinez Jr., got together and celebrated the ideas and events of the day.All were gathered in another unlikely space with the community delivering a positive vibe. It began with everyone loosening up to the sounds of DJ Militant with Total Rebel Sound, AK HOUSE Movement and DJ Victamone, and continued with special performances provided by Global Block Collective, Rhythm of Light Dance Academy, a href="https://www.facebook.com/Sank... (Anchorage Press)