Zeolite in asparagus
News item entitled ‘zeolite is changing the lives of farmers and livestock breeders’ – Dikaia, Nea Orestiada
Zeolife.gr is organising an information session on the use of natural zeolite in agriculture and livestock farming. The topics to be covered are as follows: What is zeolite? What properties does it have? What are its applications? How is it used in agriculture? Is it compatible with the use of fertilisers? Is it compatible with organic farming methods? Can it be used in greenhouses? How is it applied in livestock farming? Which of its characteristics play a role in these applications? How does it affect the environment and human health? At the end, there will be time for questions and ... Read more
From Evros to Germany
A successful co-operative, that of the asparagus growers of Nea Vyssa, exports its entire output and generates a turnover that many medium-sized businesses would envy.Nea Vyssa, a border village of 500 inhabitants in Thrace, offers lessons in cooperation and the rural economy. Its residents have managed to come to an agreement and work together towards a common goal. They set up an asparagus growers’ co-operative, joined its ranks en masse, and embarked on the difficult and labour-intensive task of growing asparagus. From the outset, their focus was on exports, as asparagus is not a product widely consumed in the Greek ... Read more