Water

Water is a precious natural resource, hence why we are so careful on how we use it! We have our state-of-the-art glasshouses set up to harvest rainwater, which is stored in harvest tanks on site, and we are in the process of using this for some of our on-site washing (after filtration and cleaning of course).

This allows us to minimise the impact we have on the local water sources. Our internal systems are fine-tuned so we can control every litre of water in the system, which is used, recycled and re-used. It’s like one big cycle!

Energy

Being an herb grower in Ireland brings challenges in terms of heating and light, especially in those dark dreary winter months! We thought to ourselves, how can we make this as sustainable as possible? Originally our glasshouses were designed with an oil-based heating system, but a few years ago we thought we can make a big change and reduce our impact, so we installed a woodchip burner to replace it!

This reduced our need for oil by 100%, while supporting local woodchip producers and reducing our environmental impact. Win-win!

Plastic packaging

During 2018 we decided to try and start making the change towards compostable packaging.

After what felt like an eternity, we launched our compostable range at Bloom in the Park 2019! We stripped the product right back, removing the pot, and replacing the packaging with TUV Austria approved 100% compostable packaging.

We have made great progress since our compostable range has was launched, our pots are now 100% recyclable, we made a wholesale change at the beginning of 2020! On top of this, 75% of the pots that leave us are in either recyclable or compostable sleeves, this figure was 0% prior to Bloom 2019! We are very proud of our progress and are constantly aiming to improve all aspects of sustainability!