At Dutch orchid glasshouse Stolk Flora , 3.5 million plants are being produced each year . Since the very origin , in 2000 , sustainability is of great importance . Four years ago , it was time to pass on this approaching to the marketplace , under the name Your Natural Orchid . Besides the fact that they achieve the eminent score in the MPS A+ certification , they calculate their CO2 - footprint for several years and are seeing a decrease in emission . Besides , they put more and more special varieties on the securities industry and develop new concept . In this clause , a peep in their nursery in Bleiswijk .
Manon Greeve and Luke Zuijderwijk .
SustainabilityOwner Jan Stolk has more than a quarter of a one C of experience in sustainable growing , and since he start spring up orchids he also here prefers biological protectors over chemical substance . " We act prophylactic and ascendency disease , kingdom Fungi and pestilence with born enemy or biological flora security products . We also do not use hormones to grow three or more branches . We do have them in our assortment , but these are species that of course and are growing more branches because of our cultivation produce , " says Luke Zuijderwijk , Account Manager at Stolk Flora .
In addition , they do their farthest good to reduce their shock on the environment . To get a skilful brainstorm , they have calculated their CO2 - footprint over the past three years - in 2017 , 2018 and 2019 - and are pleased to see that it is getting minor . " In our sector , making a so - called sustainability report , which has been the standard for old age among large multinationals , is quite strange . This make it unmanageable to equate our consumption with that of other growers , but we are happy to see that we are scale down emissions every year . We also seek to continue as guileless as possible in this way . "
The plants will be in the greenhouse for about a yr .
Your Natural OrchidSince its inception , the greenhouse has been focusing on sustainability , but for a few twelvemonth now they have been trying to really make this known and have , put the brand name ' Your Natural Orchid ' on the market . '' We have focused on sustainability from the beginning . Not because that ’s voguish , or sells well , but because we call back it ’s of import to remain as close to nature as possible and to minimize the impingement on the surround . About four year ago it was time to communicate our sustainable business practices to the outside world as well , under the name Your Natural Orchid " , says Manon Greeve , also Account Manager .
Stolk Flora ’s orchids are being shipped all over Europe , and they are get more and more requests from Northern Europe . " In these state , sustainability is becoming increasingly important . This fit in well with the time value and image of Your Natural Orchid . It is great to see that we are pull more and more customers who consciously select a sustainable concept . "
Clockwise : Orchids are waiting to be checked by the camera so they can be placed in the correct category . Then the plant are packed by category and site on a cart . Click here for the enlarged flick .
More especial typesUnlike many agriculturalist who have begun to focus on producing large numbers in recent age , Stolk Flora has begun to focus more on growing typical Phalaenopsis section . In their 2 hour angle greenhouse in Bergschenhoek , where they started in 2000 , they focus on new segments within Phalaenopsis . In 2007 , they purchased a 4 hour angle greenhouse in Bleiswijk and the focus there is still on the standard section . " A year ago we bug out to interchange a bit more to segment that the relaxation of the marketplace does n’t have . The stock segment is still the main focal point , but we see more and more demand and potential for the special motley . "
The new production : Arc
InnovateIn summation to mature new varieties and market the firebrand name Your Natural Orchid , at Stolk Flora they continuously try on to innovate with compliments to the appearance of the orchid . One of their newest intersection is the Arc . " The special feature of this Arc is that two ramification are stretched over one archway and this archway is no longer visible when the plant is in bloom . In addition , it is scotch in terminus of transportation : 4 layers go on one cart ! "
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