“Why would you grow hemp? Because a crust made from hemp chips helps against weeds! Why should you grow nettles? Because the juice of nettles protects your crops against lice and other insects! This way you can stop using chemical pesticides. That's what it's all about for me, because now we are slowly destroying our world. The attitude of many growers is 'see first, then believe'. That is why we prove in our test fields that natural products really work. It takes time, but you see awareness growing.”
Dirand van Wijk is a Cultivation Advisor at Compass Agro
