At the HortiContact horticultural average last calendar month , we come across Ewout Valstar in a different role . Ewout is no longer a pepper grower ; he is now a planner . He has live up to this role for Vyverberg Advies & Begeleiding since 1 January . propel just down the road in De Lier , he depart work after he and his blood brother Wibo handed over the family line business to a fellow capsicum grower at the death of last year . Huib Herbert states : " With Ewout , we have someone with a unlike perspective .
Ewout at HortiContact in May this year
RespectHuib Herbert is the owner of the consultancy firm . Ewout and Huib have known each other for a long clock time . " When new buildings were built for us in 1997 and 2007 , Huib supervised the construction doubly . " When Ewout witness a emptiness passing by at the end of last year , he decide to answer . " When it became unmortgaged that we were going to stop arise , I want to do something else with my experience . I really ca n’t sit around still . " The fact that Ewout pass ten Fridays at Vyverberg last year suffer witness to this . " We had outsource the crop employment , and we did not do the harvesting on Fridays . Not long after Ewout reply to the vacuum , Huib called , " It was quickly finalise after this . "
For Ewout and Wibo , ceasing growing was initially not part of the plan . In fact , they had first require a broker to await around for another garden with a view to the future . " He offered us a garden outside De Lier . We thought that was too far , " express joy Ewout . The brothers did not have any ambitiousness to originate in scores of hectare anyway . " Those who do deserve real respect . " finally , rather of grease one’s palms a nursery , sell it came up . " In May , we sold the greenhouse to the Overgaag boys . "
Broader viewBy working at Vyverberg , Ewout was able-bodied to get a gustation of a newfangled working life . " On the Fridays at Vyverberg , I saw how they put to work and could see what I could contribute . I then dead see how much body of work is involved in something as ' simple ' as position a water system briny . As a agriculturalist , you be given to think : ' Hey , do it like this and that ' . However , there is a good deal of work involved in apparently simple adjustments in and around the greenhouse . Everything has to be considered carefully . There is also a great plenty of paperwork involved . "
In his raw use , Ewout often visits growers . " That is one of the dainty things about my job . Along with one other colleague , I am a former grower here at Vyverberg . That make you look at things otherwise sometimes . I think I have a broader scene . " He gives an example in terms of vim . " The desired temperature in the greenhouse can be accomplish in various way . Vyverberg is strong in the expert installations for heating . Together with the cultivator , you find the well style to achieve the want temperature . "
EnglishThese solar day , energy issues often come up up at the consultancy . " In damage of young construction projects , it is logically difficult for cultivator to invest at the moment . We are strong in the United Kingdom , among other countries . The high-pitched energy cost make it difficult . There are project going on , but they are more likely to be task where old chicken feed is supercede by the new glass while retaining an existing gas contract than projects where the vim effect still has to be determined . "
Many growers are currently bear Vyverberg take a effective look at that vigour offspring . " We are presently going through the possibilities for saving energy with agriculturist . Internationally , we are even take in expectant agriculturalist ask us to go through the options with them . At times like that , my experience as a agriculturalist comes in ready to hand . " Laughs : " And in the meantime , I ’m brush up on my English . "
FutureCloser to home , the consultancy sees that many growers are also reexamine their institutions themselves . One affair is certain , accord to the former pepper grower . " With just a boiler , you’re able to hardly be a vegetable agriculturalist any longer . " He sees a future in new developments , such as grow in refinement cells . " Vyverberg ’s cognition of budget culture in cultivation cells and the combined knowledge of technology and cultivation experience is part of the future . "
He has not regretted the switch he made for a irregular . But it does take some getting used to . " From 95 % walk piece of work , I have gone to 75 % sitting work . "
For more information : Ewout ValstarVyverberg Advies & BegeleidingOude Liermolenweg 22678 MN De Lier+31 651 631 988 + 31 174 610 586[email protected]www.vyverberg.eu
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