Healthy cultivation is sustainable cultivation. What’s good for nature is good for people too.
Our growers cultivate their products according to consumer preferences, increasingly focusing on sustainable cultivation.
This focus is in line with The Greenery's sustainability policy. We are accordingly eager to showcase the growers who make an extra effort in this area.
Bleiswijk - VleestomatenA+G van den Bosch A+G van den Bosch proves that it is possible to significantly reduce the amount of natural gas used in horticulture. By installing two geothermal energy systems, the family firm from Bleiswijk has reduced their energy consumption by 90%....
’t Goy - Appels en perenA. van Wijk ’t Goy – apples and pears ‘Investing in sustainable cultivation, refrigeration and storage’ Anton van Wijk grows apples and pears, and also provides refrigeration, sorting and packaging services for several other top...
- AardbeienAardbeibedrijf Loos Loos Strawberry Growers is a sustainable greenhouse company. Its gas tap became redundant in autumn 2011 and thanks to combined heat and power (CHP), Loos produces biogas that generates power and heat for the company and the surrounding area....
Wissington - TomatenCornerways Nursery Cornerways Nursery in Wissington is the U.K.’s largest tomato grower. Unlike conventional British and other Northern European tomato companies, the Wissington company does not use fossil fuels for heating. Cornerways recycles heat and...
Waarland - Diverse slasoorten Firma Pater Broersen Waarland – broad range of lettuce varieties ‘Lettuce varieties grown on water to create a cleaner product’ The firm of Pater Broersen is the first to grow a number of leaf vegetable varieties on water in the open air....
Pijnacker - TomatenGebr. Duijvestijn BV Pijnacker – tomatoes ‘The use of geothermal energy is a giant leap forward on the road to sustainable agriculture’ The Duijvestijn brothers grow tomatoes and are taking a giant leap forward on the road to sustainable...
Honselersdijk - TomatenGreenco Groep BV Organic The six Greenco Groep shareholders are striving to implement socially responsible business practices in several ways. One important area is the cultivation of resistant tomatoes using natural methods. The company is one of the few...
's Gravenzande - PaprikaGrootscholte BV According to the Dutch definition, bell pepper cultivation at Grootscholte BV ins-Gravenzande and Honselersdijk does not qualify as organic. But in the United States it is the ultimate concept in organic production, allowing the bell peppers...
Zeewolde - Sperziebonen en spruitenMaatschap Boon Zeewolde – green beans, Brussels sprouts, carrots, beets, onions and potatoes (primarily for the production of French fries) ‘The climate-neutral production of green beans and Brussels sprouts’ Rich-soil grower Boon...
Strijen - ijsbergslaMeuzelaar & zn BV Strijen – Iceberg lettuce ‘Precision agriculture for the minimum use of fertilisers, crop protection agents and water’ The partnership of Meuzelaar & Son makes use of innovative cultivation methods to grow iceberg...
Berkel en Rodenrijs - PruimtomatenThemato Berkel en Rodenrijs – plum tomatoes ‘Energy savings and a reduction in the emission of CO2’ Sustainable agriculture Themato in Berkel en Rodenrijs is no stranger to sustainability. They have been intensively engaged in...
Oude Tonge - TroscocktailtomatenTW van Noord Tomaten Van Noord produces tasty cocktail tomatoes, with a focus on natural resistance-based growing methods. Van Noord is one of the first growers in the Netherlands to control fungal diseases through organic crop protection methods. Over the past year,...
't Goy - Appels en perenW. Van Wijk ’t Goy – apples and pears ‘Proactive for a cleaner living environment’ The products grown in the top fruit sector are all grown outside, where their growth is affected not only by the weather and the number of hours of...
Uden - Champignons’t Voske BV The primary goal set by mushroom producer ’t Voske BV in Uden is to achieve a fully climate-neutral production process. Since Arjan Heeren and his partner started expanding the business last year, energy efficiency has been the order of the...
