Responsibility
Our social responsibility and commitment to sustainability
Our Responsibility
Sustainability is at the core of Evergreen Farm’s values. Detailed consideration was given to resources utilization e.g. energy consumption, water recycling, nutrients lifecycle analysis and overall system’s efficiency.
Zero Waste
The recovered biomass will be fed into a biodigester for the production of methane. The organic nutrients and leftover mulch will be used to produce organic baskets, eliminating the need for plastic ones, therefore reducing fossil fuel dependency, GHG emission, and waste.
Energy Efficiency
A revolutionary patent-pending lighting technology will provide illumination with the most appropriate wavelengths for each specific crop. This highly efficient technology consumes 10 times less energy than conventional LED Systems.
Energy Efficiency
A revolutionary patent-pending lighting technology will provide illumination with the most appropriate wavelengths for each specific crop. This highly efficient technology consumes 10 times less energy than conventional LED Systems.
Renewable energy
100% electric grid independence can be achieved through the use of our patented cost-effective solar & wind technology. Our solar and wind collector brilliantly integrates solar thermal, solar PV and wind energy in a single, compact, and efficient structure to provide renewable and clean energy, for electricity and water heating.
Growing Medium & Nutrients
Sustainably harvested peat is used as the growing substrate as it combines many physical, chemical and biological characteristics that make it an outstanding growing medium. Our organically certified fertilizers are obtained from recycled and recovered organic material.
Growing Medium & Nutrients
Sustainably harvested peat is used as the growing substrate as it combines many physical, chemical and biological characteristics that make it an outstanding growing medium. Our organically certified fertilizers are obtained from recycled and recovered organic material.
“Evergreen Farm Oy has engineered such approach to food production in the most sustainable and efficient way through its vertical farming systems”
It is important to note that while vertical farming offers a tangible and realistic solution to the food crises it is imperative to restore the land and the water cycle throughout the world. This can be achieved by appropriate and well-thought reforestation projects in combination with sustainable farming practices.
Importance of High Yields
World Hunger
There is a growing need for sustainable and environmentally sound methods to produce and distribute food. According to the United Nations, there will be an additional 1.2 billion people by 2030. With already almost 1 billion people hungry in the world, the need to produce food at an effective and sustainable rate is of the utmost importance.
Soil Degradation
In a world facing population growth, over 40% of its 4,924 million hectares of agricultural land is degraded. Of this, 2,000 million hectares of arable and grazing land suffer moderate to severe degradation. Conventional practices like clear-cutting and over-grazing have intensified soil erosion, undermining the land’s ability to sustain global food needs. This includes non-arable lands such as orchards and vineyards.
Soil Degradation
In a world facing population growth, over 40% of its 4,924 million hectares of agricultural land is degraded. Of this, 2,000 million hectares of arable and grazing land suffer moderate to severe degradation. Conventional practices like clear-cutting and over-grazing have intensified soil erosion, undermining the land’s ability to sustain global food needs. This includes non-arable lands such as orchards and vineyards.
Impact of Conventional Farming
Current farming practices, amidst rising food demand, are ecologically detrimental. Conventional farming’s adverse effects include wasteful freshwater use (accounting for 70% of global water usage), soil erosion leading to desertification, high fossil fuel dependency contributing to the greenhouse effect, loss of terrestrial biodiversity, and contamination of soil, air, and water. This also heightens the risk of foodborne illnesses and diseases.
