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About Us
Our Farm
Our Procedures
Our Management Team
Our Mission
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Batian roses are grown in steel
frame greenhouses equipped with the latest drip irrigation and computerized
climate control systems. This allows us to give every plant exactly
what it needs without wasting water. The majority of our plants are
grown in natural soil (30 ha), but we have hydroponic rose production
as well (5 ha). The
received water from the Hydroponics is used in the soil.
We believe in using natural
methods of pest and disease control, so we scout our crops twice a week
for diseases and pests. While we try to avoid chemicals where we can,
if necessary we will spot spray following the same guidelines and using
only the same products allowed in Europe.
To ensure that our roses are
all at the same cutting stage, we harvest our flowers at least twice
a day (sometimes more!). All flowers are directly placed in clean buckets
that are filled with water and flower food. From there the flowers are
placed in the cold store, where they are kept until they have absorbed
enough water to endure their dry transport in the best possible condition.
Once the stems are sufficiently
hydrated, they are taken to the pack house for quality control, bunching
and packing into boxes. The boxes are then placed back in the cold store
until the truck is ready to leave for Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi.
As of September 2008, Batian
will begin using a barcoded track-and-trace system: Every harvester
will put the barcode on their bucket, the grader on the bunches, and
the box packer on the box, This will allow us to know the time involved
in each step of the process, from greenhouse to the back of the truck
and everything in between! And the new system isn’t just for us –
it is also for our customers, who can use the system in their own handling
procedures.
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