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Introduction
Already in January Åhus-Grönt sow their first
seeds in the greenhouse and in early March small seedlings are
planted in the fields.
Sowing and planting run continuously until August.
In doing so, we get an extended harvesting period.
Our motto is to produce good vegetables on our more than 700
hectares of arable land in a rational way at market price.
Per Johansson takes care of the
administration, while Patrik Olofsson is primarily responsible
for the cultivation.
In the high season there are around 200 employees working with
sowing, growing, harvesting, quality assurance, palletizing and
transport.
In the field the vegetables are put in boxes
and that also is our basic quality assurance.
Each team is responsible for securing only good quality
products.
All pallets which leave Åhus-Grönt can be traced back to the
harvesting team in question.
This is an effective way to keep up the quality.
Keeping track of everything
Åhus-Grönt record everything in detail
throughout the growing season to find out how various factors
affect the quality and yield of the crop.
Thus Patrik Olofsson can ensure that everything (seeds, plants,
soil, fertilization, irrigation) is treated in the best possible
way.
Integrated production (IP) ensures that Åhus-Grönt’s products
are favourable for the environment as well as the consumers.
Rapid cooling
Rapid cooling is perhaps the most important
part of our quality concept. As one of few growers in Sweden
Åhus-Grönt use a vacuum cooler which effectively cools the
vegetables stored on pallets to a few degrees above zero in less
than half an hour.
This method gives the vegetables a dramatic extension of shelf
life compared to that of traditional cooling methods.
When combined with storage in wet cooling and distribution with
their own refrigerator trucks, Åhus-Grönt have created an
unbroken cold chain that reaches all the way to the wholesaler. |
