San Francisco's Flower Market Reopens In Time For Mother's Day
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) - San Francisco's Flower Market is reopening just in time for Mother's Day, after closing down for the coronavirus shelter-in-place order.
Under the mandatory shelter-in-place order, flower farmers have continued their growing activities, but wholesalers were forced to shut down.
Among those wholesalers was the San Francisco Flower Market, one of California's largest wholesale floral distributors. Upwards of $750,000 in flowers were forced to be dumped and the workforce was furloughed.
"We watch Amazon trucks deliver non-essential items all over the Bay Area," said Pat Dahlson's of Mayesh Wholesale which operates out of the market. "Restaurants remain open for takeout and delivery; people want to support small business and keep the restaurant industry alive. We are confident that the SF Flower Market can safely reopen for the distribution of wholesale flowers in the Bay Area and help keep the floral industry alive."
With the help of Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Aaron Peskin, the market was given permission to open for wholesale distribution to supply local flower shops on Wednesday. Individual sales will still be prohibited.
"Retail florists are coming up with creative ways to get people flowers with no-contact deliveries", said Sharla Flock of Bloom.
Mother's Day is the biggest flower holiday of the year in the United States.
