Floridian Consumer Perceptions of Local Versus Organic Ornamental Plants
Vol. 2015 No. 3, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2015 No. 3

Floridian Consumer Perceptions of Local Versus Organic Ornamental Plants: FE964/FE964, 4/2015

Historical Fact Sheets
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe964-2015
Published 2015-05-06
Hayk Khachatryan
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3103-5236
Alicia Rihn
University of Tennessee
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Keywords

Organic Industry
Buying Local
Ornamental Plant Nursery Industry

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Khachatryan, Hayk, and Alicia Rihn. 2015. “Floridian Consumer Perceptions of Local Versus Organic Ornamental Plants: FE964/FE964, 4/2015”. EDIS 2015 (3). Gainesville, FL:5. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe964-2015.
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Abstract

Horticultural consumers in Florida are interested in local and organically produced plants. But these terms can mean different things in different regions. UF/IFAS researchers conducted a survey last summer which suggests that consumers in central Florida define local as plants that are grown near where they are sold and identify the most important local benefits as product safety, quality, and community support. Organic plants are perceived as requiring fewer chemical additives and being healthier for the environment. The importance of these traits varies by plant type. This 5-page fact sheet was written by Hayk Khachatryan and Alicia Rihn, and published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, April 2015.

FE964/FE964: Floridian Consumer Perceptions of Local Versus Organic Ornamental Plants (ufl.edu)

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