Bloemenveiling, the flower market
February 23, 2011
On Wednesday, instead of our exchange program class, the Calvin group visited the Aalsmeer flower market. Apparently, the Netherlands boasts the largest flower market in the world. Flowers are shipped in and out of the auction facility from all over the world. In order to provide for such large-scale flower shipping, the actual building where the flowers are kept is huge - much larger than a meijer or walmart, for example.
In the center of the complex is a room where flower brokers can buy sets of flowers.
The entire system seems to be really efficient - the flowers are quickly moved around the building
on sets of rails built into the floor, and all of the flowers are sold by 11 in the morning.
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