Horizon Europe project Hort2thefuture supports the adoption of more soil-friendly practices in horticulture.
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21 Oct 2024
Europe’s horticulture is facing sustainability challenges and declining soil health. Hort2thefuture is driving change towards environmentally-friendly practices in the sector.
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🌱 Why does peat matter in horticulture?
Peat has long been used as a growing medium, but its extraction contributes to carbon emissions and biodiversity loss. Through Hort2theFuture, we are exploring sustainable, peat-reduced alternatives.
Know more: hort2thefuture.eu
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🌱 Want to become a Gardening Hero?
Our new #Hort2theFuture leaflet helps citizens make more sustainable gardening choices and support healthier #SoilHealth for the future.
Read the full Press Release 👇 hort2thefuture.eu/press-rele…
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🥬 Can growing your own vegetables help shape the future of sustainable horticulture?
Citizens in the #Hort2theFuture project recently took part in a pak choi growing experiment.
Read the press release 👇
hort2thefuture.eu/press-rele…
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Working together for more sustainable and user-centred #horticulture 🌱
#Hort2theFuture and sister project FRYD are exploring how #AI can help better understand gardeners’ needs and support more sustainable gardening practices 🤖👩🌾
👉 Discover more: hort2thefuture.eu/using-ai-t…
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🌿 What is the biggest challenge in sustainable #horticulture today?
At Hort2theFuture, we’re exploring innovative solutions to reduce environmental impact while maintaining productivity and quality.
💬 Share your thoughts in the comments!
🔗Learn more: hort2thefuture.eu/
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🌱Soil health is the foundation of sustainable #horticulture
Healthy soils improve productivity, resilience and biodiversity while reducing dependency on external inputs.
#Soilhealth is at the heart of our research and innovation activities.
Learn more: hort2thefuture.eu/
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Stay updated with Hort2theFuture 🌱
Join our newsletter for the latest on project progress, peat-free growing media, pilot activities and insights from across Europe.
Driving innovation, soil health and sustainable horticulture.
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🌱 At Hort2thefuture we’re proud to highlight our sister project @SPINFERT, working on healthier soils and sustainable #horticulture in Horizon Europe.
Discover how SPIN-FERT is helping transform agri-food by-products into solutions for the future➡️spinfert.eu
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Cover crops as a climate adaptation tool 🌱
How can they strengthen climate resilience in agriculture?
Join this NIBIO workshop to explore their role in improving soil health, biodiversity and adaptation in farming systems.
🗓️ 21–22 May
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/ervKfXUk
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🌍 Happy #EarthDay! Horticulture depends on soil, water & biodiversity, making #sustainability more important.
At Hort2theFuture, we’re working across #Europe to:
🟢 Develop peat-reduced growing media
🟢 Improve soil health
🟢 Test circular solutions
Every action counts🌱
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From innovation to the field 🌱
Hort2theFuture project partners travelled from Serbia to North Macedonia to meet with growers and launch field trials of six newly developed growing media mixes by Pindstrup.
Read more about the visit ➡️ hort2thefuture.eu/hort2thefu…
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Today, we are at the @REA_research for a Policy Scoping Workshop with our sister project SPIN-FERT EU 🤝
The day is dedicated to knowledge exchange and exploring the policy context surrounding our work.
📣 Join our live webinar at 14:00 CET ➡️ teams.microsoft.com/meet/315…
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📰 From the #Hort2TheFuture Newsletter: Oxygen microbubble irrigation 🌱 shows promise in reducing soil compaction in melon cultivation, improving soil health and crop performance.
🔗 hort2thefuture.eu/oxygen-mic…
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#SoilHealth #Innovation
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📰 From the #Hort2TheFuture Newsletter: New trials in Spain are testing peat free growing media . These innovative mixes help growers adopt more #SustainableHorticulture and reduce environmental impact.
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📰 From the #Hort2TheFuture Newsletter: Partners visited the Hunton plant in Norway to see how wood chips are being used as sustainable raw material for growing media🌱
🔗 Read the full article: bit.ly/49bsyjZ
📩 Subscribe to the H2F newsletter: hort2thefuture.eu/newsletter
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📰 From the #Hort2TheFuture Newsletter: Measure soil microbial activity with the simple “teabag test”! 🌱 See how teabags decompose underground to learn about soil microbial activity and health.
🔗 bit.ly/3YORGHr
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📰 From the #Hort2TheFuture Newsletter: Turn garden notes into soil friendly advice! 🌱 We joined forces with the Fryd Lab to help gardeners turn results into practical soil tips.
Read the whole article: bit.ly/4bonhHc
📩 Subscribe: hort2thefuture.eu/newsletter
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📰 From the #Hort2TheFuture newsletter: 🌱 Partners from 12 countries met to review progress in #SustainableHorticulture , from peat alternatives to soil health innovations! Collaboration is shaping the future.
🔗 bit.ly/4sxldmj
#Horticulture #Newsletter #SoilHealth
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3 Nov 2025
🌿 From guesswork to guidance: turning garden notes into soil-friendly advice
We have partnered with the Fryd gardening app to enable home gardeners to better care for the #soil in their gardens through easy, guided experiments.
Read the whole article ➡️ bit.ly/4qDyusv
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