In the center of Utrecht, within a stone's throw from the Central Station - a new restaurant has opened. 'The Green House' proclaimed in large letters above the entrance. The restaurant, opening to the public on April 9, did not get that name for nothing. A greenhouse of 85 m2 has been built on top of the restaurant, in which various vegetables and herbs are grown to be processed in a number of delicious dishes.
The vegetables and herbs are delivered in half cultivated state and grow further in the greenhouse. After harvest, new trays of herbs are delivered by the Amsterdam company Hrbs, which invented the concept.
The used trays are returned to the open garden of nursery Lindenhoff where they are turned into compost, to be used for growing crops. Tessa Duste from Hrbs: "The carts with the plants have been specially converted for this project. The boxes are placed in trays full of water. The part in between is filled with capillary fibers which suck up the water in the substrate."
LED lighting
Parus Europe supplied the carts and lighting for the greenhouse. Sandro van Kouteren: "We supplied two different types of lighting. The carts are lighted by light which is to the eye white, sufficient for growing crops but not powerful enough for proper cultivation. And we are not lighting up the entire center of Utrecht."
"In the top layers we have installed color adjustable, dimmable lighting, so that they have a bit of control over the length and blossoming of the crop."
Circular
Tessa: "We always clean the trays when the plants are harvested. The trays are made of recycled plastic, which we can use at least a 100 times and probably more. When they break eventually, we use them in the production of new trays."
In this way Hrbs has done its utmost to make The Green House circular. "There are always ways to improve. For other customers we are currently engaged in processing herbs which have not been used to make new products, such as syrup."
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ABOUT THE GREEN HOUSE
OPENING SOON.
Behind the Central Station, on the Croeselaan, is The Green House. A restaurant where chefs prepare the best dishes of ingredients from their own urban farm and from the region. Where you can enjoy food and drinks all day in a welcoming, comfortable environment. A green hub where you meet and where you can organize events. Where you are inspired by stories and encounters about how things can be done differently, more sustainably. About a circular world in which waste does not exist.
Behind the Central Station, on the Croeselaan, is The Green House. A restaurant where chefs prepare the best dishes of ingredients from their own urban farm and from the region. Where you can enjoy food and drinks all day in a welcoming, comfortable environment. A green hub where you meet and where you can organize events. Where you are inspired by stories and encounters about how things can be done differently, more sustainably. About a circular world in which waste does not exist.
We are a fully cashless restaurant, it is only possible to pay by debit or credit card.
Fully circular
The Green House pavilion is completely circular and very durable. The Green House gets a new destination after 15 years. The entire pavilion is demountable, in keeping with the temporary character. We also make use of recycled materials as much as possible. This is how the glass cladding of the former adjacent Knoopkazerne is located. And as many products as possible are leased or delivered according to use and thus remain in the possession of the supplier, resulting in a completely circular business model. Read more about the construction and promoters of The Green House.
The team
Hospitality is central to The Green House. We want everyone to have fun and feel at home. That is ultimately what The Green House stands for: a welcoming and inspiring place for everyone. The team ensures that guests experience valuable moments every day in The Green House.
No waste of talent
We work together with The Color Kitchen that works against the waste of talent; by giving a new chance to unused talent, which is now sitting on the couch at home. At The Green House, we believe in this message and strive for twenty percent of the team to be people with a distance to the labor market.
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