Giulia Bozzoli at the centre holding the crate of tomatoes. Behind her, left to right: Beatrice Di Corrado, Elisabeta Gruia Ana, Barbara Vincenzi
The greenhouse was set up almost two years ago and is entirely dedicated to bunch tomatoes. Around ten people work on 15 thousand square metres. The greenhouse is owned by Fir-El Green Power, the same company that set up a similar 12-hectare greenhouse in Ferrara.
"We started harvesting tomatoes 15 days ago and will continue until November, when we will uproot the plants for a new cycle."
"The programmes with various retail chains are going well. Around 65% of the produce is currently exported abroad, mainly to Austria, Switzerland, Germany and Great Britain," adds sales manager Alessio Orlandi.
The greenhouses uses the heat released by a biomass plant. Mineral wool is used as a substrate and most agronomic operations are computerised: from mixing to fertigation and their timing as well as the opening of skylights, heating and ventilation. Sensors detect both internal and external conditions. The water used for fertigation is recycled with a closed cycle system.
