In Belgium and the Netherlands , the greenhouse gardening campaign to draw renewed attention to the result of the Department of Energy crisis is well afoot . Dutch grower have inundate that body politic ’s government withprotest lettersand have set about apetition . There are also plenty of articles in the universal media about these agriculturist ' hardships . Here is an overview of those account .

" Lately , we ’ve been pull to mature fruit and vegetables with no water , and no electricity , and now also with no plant food , " says Belgian strawberry grower Gert Reijnders , paint a stark picture of the future . Last workweek , he hear he would no longer be bring CO2 . The Belgian broadcaster , VRT , interview the grower about this , andTVL , another Belgian media issue , too , melt a story .

" If we keep using lights , we might be bankrupt in two months , " rise raiser , Tom Meewisse , told the Dutch regional broadcasterRTV Rijnmond . The founder and Word team are shut off the lights , leaving the greenhouse cold . And for the first time in the fellowship ’s 40 - year existence , they will be glean almost no pink wine this winter .

Kees van Egmond , a chamomile agriculturalist , has his say in the same article . The everyday fluctuating gasoline prices shock him . " I dare not look at that anymore . " He is going to push the point of accumulation and inflame his plant a little . " I ’m not feed up ; I ’m last to keep going , " he says .

Amaryllis agriculturalist Peter Marinissen , too , is devise ahead ( for now ) . I ’ll be signing a novel energy contract in January , " he severalize Dutch regional broadcasterOmroep Zeeland . " I retrieve that will be it for me then . It does n’t trouble me that much during the day when I ’m busy . But at night ? It keeps me alive . How can this go on ? "

Beyond Chrysant',s Wouter Duijvesteijn delves into the crisis in the Dutch paper , Trouw . you could read the ( paid ) article here .

David van Tuijl and fellow grower Yorick Leeuwis talk to the regional Omroep Gelderland too . Both grow chrysanthemums in the Netherlands . The eminent energy price think of at least one-half of the Leeuwis household ’s greenhouse will stand empty this wintertime . you’re able to read the article here .

Tomato cultivator can skip a crop and not plant , but for , say , rise growers , that is not an selection . InNH Nieuws , Dutch growers warn they will be growing no or just any tomatoes this winter , so there will be very few tomatoes on the shelf .

Some grower , like Agro Care , can see on ( own ) spell tomato . However , not everyone is keen on imported tomatoes , bed Bas Eilander , this large tomato farm ’s branch director . " There are also always client who specifically necessitate for Dutch tomatoes . Even if it ’s a Dutch company producing tomatoes in places like Africa , they still want local tomatoes . We ’ll have to disappoint those client . "

The article also shows the crisis ' positive side . raiser have found they can civilise far more vigour - efficiently . Bas direct out the switch to light-emitting diode , as does LeMa Tomaten on Twitter .

Dat de glastuinbouw innovatief is weten we allang . Komende winter met deze#energieprijzenzal de lucht er zo uitzien van de LED verlichting . room access een paar telers die dit aandurven.#energiecrisis#innovatiepic.twitter.com / bVOWSsXAtU

We ’ve all known for a prospicient clock time that nursery horticulture is innovative . This wintertime , with these#energy prices , this is how conduct inflammation will get off up the sky . All because a few growers dare to.#energycrisis#innovationpic.twitter.com / bVOWSsXAtU.

— LEMA tomaten ( @Lematomaten)September 6 , 2022 .