One of the Bay Area’s oldest flower producers is facing hard decisions between heat and employees. A lot of California businesses are getting sticker shock when they get their natural gas bills.
One of the Bay Area’s oldest flower producers is facing hard decisions between heat and employees. They're not alone. A lot of California businesses are getting sticker shock when they get their natural gas bills. The bill could cost some employees their jobs. has raised and sold roses in the Bay region to generations of flower store and stand owners, event planners, flower marts and consumers.
"October through April, May depending on the weather, we have to heat these roses a lot. It's probably our number two cost right behind labor to heat is the amount of heat, natural gas we have to spend to produce these roses at a high quality and enough volume to justify it," said third generation rose grower Nick Neve.
But, in the last few days, the price of natural gas has skyrocketed. "Pre-Thanksgiving, you know, prices were expensive and, to where they are now, it's probably at least doubled since then," said brother Chris Neve. They are already up to almost the all-time high set on December 17, a year ago, an enormous price which will affect many consumer products and services from Yoga Trendsetter roses to electricity.
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