Pflanzentheke took second place in the Startup Awards at last year's Berlin International Green Week. Now it has returned as an exhibitor. "Growing plants on shelves has various advantages: it saves space, conserves resources and prevents fertilizers from getting into the soil," explains Julia Dubowy in the Hessen-Halle. Weeds and pests have a hard time, not even snails make it up to the herbs.
On display is a tiered shelf, brightly lit, with herbs such as chervil, cress and sorrel growing in a nutrient solution on several levels. "Of course, we have all seven herbs needed to make green sauce," says Dr. Julia Dubowy, COO and co-founder of Pflanzentheke, alluding to the Hessian specialty that is served with potatoes and eggs.
The spices, oils, teas and fruit products from Hof BodenGut in Gernsheim come from the farm's own fields. Its brand "8B - Acht Botaniker" has, for example, the tea "Minze Dreierlei" in its range. It consists exclusively of regional mint varieties and is free from additives or flavorings. The perfect barbecue marinade is made from the company's own spice blends and cooking oils based on rapeseed and sunflower.
And because blackberries grow well in southern Hesse, the farm also offers fruit spreads and liqueurs, which it sells at more than 700 markets as well as via its own online store.
Source: gruenewoche.de