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This is Work – Flowers

February is in the heart of winter and nothing brightens the mood more than Valentine’s Day. Whether you have someone to love or are just loving yourself to the fullest, it is hard to ignore the reds and pinks in the world around you. Valentine’s Day is a huge business. From candy, flowers, cards, and date night fun, this holiday keeps the economy super busy. Where I live, if you want to see flowers in February, you will have to get them from the florist, mail order, or grocery store. It is too cold to grow your own this time of year. It takes a small city of people to get those flowers to the store. It is hard to ignore something that keeps so many people employed. From the floral department at the large store or local florists, the retail side is just one small part of the industry. Before they were artfully arranged to entice me to buy them, they were grown and shipped to my industry. February may seem like a strange time to think about agricultural workers, but to make it to th...