Tri-county growers, florists flourish despite drought

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Tri-county growers, florists flourish despite drought

By Marissa Nall / Friday, February 12th, 2016 / Comments Off on Tri-county growers, florists flourish despite drought

Michelle Rain, owner of Passion Flowers in Ventura, unpacks a shipment of roses. Valentine’s Day begins the busy season for the tri-county cut flower market, an industry that is faring better than other specialty crop growers. Water issues over the last year forced many crop growers to fallow land or change to low-water crops and…

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