Transforming horticulture beyond peat for a sustainable future.
Hort2thefuture is a Horizon Europe funded project bringing together 28 partners from 12 countries across research, industry, supply chains and stakeholder networks.
We turn research into real-world solutions for sustainable, peat-free horticulture… combining scientific innovation with practical application to develop and scale alternative growing media that reduce reliance on peat and support resilient production systems across Europe.
What we do
Peat alternatives
New peat-free alternatives
Horticultural inputs
New nano/micro-irrigation products
Soil structure
New biological, chemical and mechanical solutions
Hort2thefuture is a 6.5 MEUR project which will run from 2024-2028. It comprises 28 research, supplier, retail, grower, communication, training and stakeholder partners from 12 European countries. The project outcomes will help realise Mission: Soil health objectives, by involving stakeholders along the whole agri-food chain and cooperation with FAO.
Objectives
Partners
Deliverables
Latest news
Hort2thefuture tests new growing media with growers in Serbia and North Macedonia
Hort2thefuture consortium partners met with growers in Serbia and North Macedonia to test new growing media mixes developed by Pindstrup. During the three-day visit, hosted by the European Training Academy (EUTA) from 10 to 12 February 2026,...
Oxygen microbubble irrigation: A promising strategy to reduce soil compaction in melon
Within the Hort2theFuture project, Saad Khahli, a master’s student at the Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT), and with the technical support from the JUAN AZCUE company, investigated the use of oxygen microbubbles in irrigation water to...
New peat-free growing media trials in Spain
The Hort2theFuture consortium continues to take important steps towards a more resource-efficient horticultural sector across Europe. As part of this work, new trials have been launched in south-eastern Spain to test innovative peat-free and...
Horticultural innovations in soil-friendly practices to ensure a sustainable future
Duration: 2024-2028
Budget
Partners (12 countries)
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