Kwekerij De Hooge Woert is a member of Harvest House, one of the

Company
Kwekerij De Hooge
Woert
Location
Bleiswijk,
the Netherlands
Kwekerij De Hooge Woert is a member of Harvest House, one of the Netherlands’ largest growers’ associations specialising in fruit
vegetables. With our group of skilled growers and employees, Harvest House stays on top of market developments and has the
flexibility to respond to changes. This specific product and market knowledge, combined with our ability to innovate, makes us the
strong, collaborative partner we strive to be. This ultimately results in reaping the best returns, not only for us and our growers, but for
everyone.
Yellow sweet peppers
Sweet and firm
Products
Yellow sweet peppers
Land area
7,4 hectares
Certificates
GLOBALG.A.P.
KWEKERIJ DE HOOGE WOERT
Arthur and Johanna Zwinkels run Kwekerij De Hooge Woert. At their cultivation facilities in Bleiswijk,
the Netherlands, they cultivate yellow sweet peppers on 7.4 hectares of land. Their mission is to
provide the consumer with top-quality yellow sweet peppers.
Arthur and Johanna cultivate the Allrounder variety of yellow sweet pepper. This variety is
characterised by its excellent flavour and long shelf life. ‘There are many different varieties of
sweet peppers. Selecting one is a meticulous process that considers both market demand and
consumer requirements.’ The products are packaged at the cultivation facilities according to
customer requirements. Their largest markets are the USA and the UK.
Kwekerij De Hooge Woert works efficiently with its resources. ‘In the Lansingerland municipality, 77
nurseries have joined our network in a combined greenhouse coverage of about 280 hectares.
They use about 40,000 tonnes of CO2 annually. This CO2 is sourced from industries in the port of
Rotterdam who have an excess of CO2’ The CO2 is supplied via a network stretching more than
30 kilometres. This connection ensures a significant annual reduction of CO2 emissions and saves
the nurseries money while they promote the efficient use of energy. ‘We also make use of waste
heat to heat the greenhouses. This makes us increasingly independent of fossil fuels and allows us
to grow a healthy and sustainable product.’
Pests are also treated with biological crop protection agents. ‘This means that we treat each
pest insect with its specific natural enemy. We use parasitic wasps and ladybirds against lice and
predatory mites against red spider mites. This allows for near maximum organic cultivation.’
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