Everywhere you see , spring is blooming . As we invite wintertime good-bye with cheerful spring flowers , many people bug out working on their garden again , growing flowers , or even yield and veggie for the come up summer . Midiflore , a company locate in the Confederacy of France , has coalesce these two and take growing to a high level . On their forty flying field of greenhouses and seven overt fields , they grow comestible flowers and aromatic herb to add beauty and nutrient to consumer ’s dish antenna .
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“ Edible flowers tot up so much to the peach , not only on a gastronomical or ornamental level but also in term of vitamin . There are many wellness benefits to eating flower , ” states Sylvie Recouvrot , director with Midiflore . On their fields in Hyères , closelipped to Marseille , over 50 coinage of aromatic herb and eatable flowers are grown , such as Basil the Great , chives , parsley , pansy and courgette blossom . “ We harvest by hand , with esteem for the plants . This direction , the vulnerable flowers are not damage in the unconscious process . We can guarantee a clean and hefty product , ” she say .
output is divided over the forty cultivated fields in the greenhouse , as well as 7 hectare of open field production . " It depends on the metal money and the production seasons : in wintertime we favour nursery and shade houses and in summertime we establish in the loose theater of operations . "
Before the pandemic , the main market for their produce were solid food wholesaler . Since the completion of eatery , the company has been looking into more consumer - oriented products such as garlic and cosmetic flowers .
aside from adapting their product line to consumer ’ wishes , Sylvie notes that the requirement for sustainability have also increased . “ With the phylogenesis of packaging regulations in France , we had to come up with a new sustainable way to package our product . This was another footfall in environmental well-disposed production processing , as we were already work with solar energy .
“ There is pot of opportunities to grow the edible flowers marketplace by civilise consumers on how to use them . People remember of edible flower as ornament only , without realizing they add a lot to the gustation of food they are preparing . Besides , there are so many health benefits to it . ”
For more information : Sylvie RecouvrotMidiflore[email protected]https://midiflore.com
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