The potato is very sustainable. This is apparent from a report by Blonk consultants. Research shows that (cooked) potatoes are more sustainable than (cooked) rice. When growing rice, you have a lot of greenhouse gas emissions due to the flooding of the rice fields. And rice has a lower yield per hectare. And above all; Potatoes have a much higher nutritional value with indispensable nutrients.

Beemster Valery is grown conventionally, but as sustainably as possible. For example, we use peppermint oil against the lice. He cannot escape crop protection against potato blight. “The potato blight is so aggressive that it is impossible to grow them organically. Then you run the risk that the entire harvest will fail.” In the meantime, we use products that are less harmful than a dishwasher tablet and your cat's flea collar. On the way to planetproof ensures that we take people, nature and the environment into account as much as possible.