sheep & lambs
Rob Reinders
Cultivation Specialist
The San Marzano fruit undergoes a special metamorphosis that grows into a versatile topper in sauces.
Biodiversity
Our impact
Our tomato cultivation activity is a natural process founded on the principles of Mother Nature and the traditions and expertise that each generation of our family passes on to the next. We started using natural enemies to control insect pests in the greenhouses several years ago. Due to operational growth and increasing regulatory restrictions on pesticides, the level of pest pressure that we have to manage, i.e. crop damage caused by harmful insects, continues to increase annually.
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flora species
Ecological balance
Wim Peters Kwekerijen
We have always focused solely on what happens in the greenhouse and given insufficient attention to what happens outside, in the area around our greenhouses. Our aim for the future is to create an overall ecological balance, both inside and outside the greenhouse. We believe in using the solutions
provided by Mother Nature to support our green
business process. So we are committed to creating an attractive habitat for swallow colonies and bat populations outside the greenhouse. Both are adept at spotting and catching flying insects. The swallows are active during the day, and the bats at night.
Sheep
on our green spaces
The green spaces around our greenhouses were until recently intensively mowed to prevent succulent young vegetation that provide perfect habitat for pest insects. With this, we stopped.
more than 5 kilometres of fencing to make this possible. In the peak season, more than 100 sheep with lambs will be present here.
An idyllic scene, and also highly effective. They keep the grass and plants in these green spaces short and disperse seeds carried in their wool and on their hooves, slowly changing the vegetation into a herbaceous grassland.
Meet Roel
A green hero
My name is Roel Steijvers. My passion for nature and biodiversity was sparked by my grandfather. On Saturdays I spent a lot of time with him and together we strolled through the meadows. He taught me to recognize species and the
He had an aviary where he kept
Australian parakeets. A very colourful
bird
Our aim is to create an ecological balance, both inside and outside the greenhouses.
Meet Rene
A green hero
My name is Rene van Heugten. I have worked as
a maintenance technician in the horticultural
industry for the last 10 years. Before that, I worked
in construction. The ‘green’ element in glasshouse
horticulture appeals to me and fits better with my
character.
I grew up in a house on a spacious plot of
land. My father kept chickens, pigs and cows. His
hobby also included turkeys, geese and peacocks.
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Green heroes
Our specialists
