Off the peat path
Online workshops, 4 & 25 April 2023
Online workshop 22 November 2022
Recording:
The "Off the peat path" recording from Nov 22 2022 is available on youtube
Presentation: "Peat use reduction strategy of Germany"
Nazim GRUDA, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), GERMANY
Presentation: “Possibilities and effects of a reduction of peat use in horticultural substrates in Germany (MITODE)”
Olivier HIRSCHLER & Anja KRETZSCHMANN, Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute (TI), GERMANY
Presentation: “Wood fiber in Dutch pot plant culture; peat replacement up to 50% in volume?”
Chris BLOK, Wageningen University (WUR), THE NETHERLANDS
Presentation: “Reducing and replacing peat in Irish horticulture: The research challenge”
Michael GAFFNEY, Horticulture Development Department, Teagasc, IRELAND
Presentation: “Reuse growing media for circular cultivation in Belgium"
Bart VANDECASTEELE, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), BELGIUM
Presentation: "Peat replacement in horticulture – a Norwegian research perspective”
Maria DIETRICH, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), NORWAY
Presentation: “Life cycle assessment of peat substitutes: sustainability of Danish growing media”
Aidan SMITH, Aarhus University (AU), DENMARK
