It’s Valentine’s Day, and thousands of flowers and houseplants are being bought for loved ones.
But behind the beautiful orchids, monsteras and snake plants, plant-nursery workers in Miami-Dade County say there’s a “sad and ugly reality” that most consumers never see.
On Saturday, workers gathered at WeCount! headquarters in Homestead to launch a campaign called Planting Justice. The effort calls on major retailers — including Home Depot, Lowe’s, IKEA and Trader Joe’s — to commit to buying only from growers who follow a worker-developed “code of conduct.” The proposed standards include heat protections and oversight by an independent monitoring council…