De Haes Gartneri wins regional agriculture award
'Winning the award for the whole of Akershus came as a huge surprise. We are very grateful that our work here with our employees has been recognised,' say the award winners.
«It is very encouraging to see growing interest in cultivation, self-sufficiency, preparedness, school gardens, market gardens and more. This enables us to serve the market with our organic plants, courses and kitchen gardens. Individuals, businesses and public-sector organisations all use our services.»
De Haes Gartneri is an organic, family-run nursery specialising in plants with practical uses. They have built a sustainable business centred on organic plants and broad expertise. Developing the business further has always been important to them. Today, they offer courses and design kitchen gardens and other productive garden spaces.
Impressed jury
Kristin Willoch Haugen, chair of the jury and our Regional Director in Akershus, says the jury was impressed by the award winner for several reasons:
'The jury was impressed by a strong company addressing a highly relevant issue. By selling plants, offering courses and designing kitchen gardens, they help many people get started with growing their own food,' she says.
'De Haes Gartneri creates significant ripple effects beyond its own value creation by sharing knowledge about the organic cultivation of edible plants,' says Kristin Willoch Haugen.
- Each year, we present the Business Development Award in Agriculture on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
- It is a business and enterprise development award for entrepreneurs who have built a successful business or enterprise based on agricultural and rural resources
- A winner is selected in each county and receives NOK 50,000
- The county-level winners compete for the national prize of NOK 250,000