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This is how the heat exchanger works: the incoming air (Frischluft) will be cooled (summer) or heated up (winter) by the outgoing air (Abluft). Zuchtraum = Growing Room. Energierückgewinnung = Energy Recovery.


sively to the domestic market. Exporting is dif- ficult because of the high exchange rate of the Swiss franc, which also makes it very attractive for foreign suppliers to serve the market here. Fortunately, Swiss customers and supermarkets are very loyal to us, they are very keen to sell nationally produced mushrooms. That means we have to carve out a niche in other ways, and one of those is sustainability. This gives us a means of justifying the higher price commanded by our own mushrooms.”


Rainwater and solar panels Over the years, sustainable production has taken on an increasingly prominent role at the Swiss farm. Their greening efforts are supported


by five pillars. The first is cooperation, since 2007, with the Energy Agency Swiss Private Sector (EnAW). This organisation supports the company in implementing energy-saving ideas in practical results. When targets are met, the company does not have to pay CO2 related duties. This approach can reduce CO2 emissions by 120 tons per annum, and that achievement is rewarded proportionally. The second ‘pillar’ was also partly responsible for realising a reduction in CO2 emissions. Vonarburg:”We invested heavily in a fermentation installation. This unit is next to our farm and is used to generate warm water and power. The mushroom stalks and other waste flows go into the fermenter and produce methane gas, CH4. Heat exchangers guide warm water for heating back to the farm, and the gas is utilised to make power using a motor. But it doesn’t stop there. A mushroom farm has a large surface area of roofs. We capture all the rainwater that falls onto the roofs in large tanks. After a UV-light treatment this water is used for cleaning, flushing the toilets and suchlike. Of course, we don’t use it to spray the beds, but in this way we still save an incredible five million litres of water per year!” The roofs on mushroom farms also offer another advantage, they can hold a huge array of solar panels. “We have also installed solar technology”, says Vonarburg, “and we now


By using


rainwater,the farm saves 5 million


litres of water per year!


Swiss customers are off ered a variety of diff erent packaging. 28 MUSHROOM BUSINESS


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