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PRESS RELEASE: New ‘peat free gardening hero’ leaflet launches in garden centres to inspire green growing

PRESS RELEASE: New ‘peat free gardening hero’ leaflet launches in garden centres to inspire green growing

by Richard Freeman | Jun 3, 2026 | Growers, News, Press release

Gardeners are set to benefit from a new, easy-to-follow leaflet designed to make sustainable gardening simpler and more accessible. The ‘Peat Free Gardening Hero’ guide is being launched this spring and will be distributed through participating garden...
PRESS RELEASE: Citizens grow Pak Choi and contribute to sustainable gardening research

PRESS RELEASE: Citizens grow Pak Choi and contribute to sustainable gardening research

by Richard Freeman | Jun 2, 2026 | Growers, News, Press release

A new citizen science initiative involves members of the public taking part in a hands-on experiment to help shape more sustainable food production. The Pak Choi Growing Challenge, led by researchers from Newcastle University, in collaboration with the Enrich the...
Hort2thefuture tests new growing media with growers in Serbia and North Macedonia

Hort2thefuture tests new growing media with growers in Serbia and North Macedonia

by Anamarija Tomičić | Mar 25, 2026 | Growers, News

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, partners travelled from...
New peat-free growing media trials in Spain

New peat-free growing media trials in Spain

by Anamarija Tomičić | Dec 18, 2025 | Growers, News

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 peat-reduced growing...
NIBIO: Testing innovative soil management techniques to boost soil health

NIBIO: Testing innovative soil management techniques to boost soil health

by Anamarija Tomičić | Jul 30, 2025 | Growers, News

New field trials explore sustainable methods to improve soil structure and crop resilience As part of the Hort2thefuture project’s Work Package 5, NIBIO Apelsvoll is pioneering novel approaches to enhance soil health and reduce compaction in vegetable production. The...

Trials: Measuring soil life with a simple teabag

by Anamarija Tomičić | May 19, 2025 | Growers, News

A low-tech test with big potential As part of the Hort2thefuture project, the European Training Academy (EUTA), led by Steve Quarrie, is working with growers in Serbia and North Macedonia to test a simple but powerful method for measuring soil health. Known as the...
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  • The challenge of defining “sustainable growing media”: Why the term is used incorrectly and what needs to be done about it
  • Hort2thefuture tests new growing media with growers in Serbia and North Macedonia

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101157434.

The project is funded by the European Union and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee, and with the support provided by the Ministry of Culture and Innovation of Hungary from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, financed under the 2020-2.1.1-ED funding Project no. 2020-2.1.1-ED-2024-00345).

Project coordinator:
Milena Micevski (CBS)
mmic.marktg@cbs.dk

Communications:
Richard Freeman (AEIDL)
richard.freeman@aeidl.eu

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