Seed collections

• Care given to all collection areas, ensuring ecosystems are not disturbed or damaged.
• Seeds, nuts, and berries are all collected gently by hand, machinery is not used.
• Ample fruit and berries are left unpicked at collection areas for wildlife.
• Reproductive material gathered creates additional habitats and food sources for wildlife
• Additional orchards established on the nursery will increase native seed supply.
• Our existing orchards are ideal habitats for birds and vital pollinators.

Nursery production

• Each year the nursery aims to be 100% self-sufficient with no plant imports.
• Green cropping (oats and mustard) reduces fertilisers and provides pollinator habitats.
• Mushroom compost prior to production is high in organic matter and enhances soils.
• Irrigation storage tanks are fed from sustainable bored wells on the nursery.
• Regular hand weeding keeps chemical use to a minimum and improves plant growth.
• Transplanting machine upgrades (2021) allow unsold stock to be relined, not destroyed.
• Poor stock culled at grading is mulched and returned to the fields as organic fertiliser.
• All our plants will remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and clean our air.
• Conifers will provide wood for construction and can also replace steel and concrete.
• Our trees planted in riparian areas will improve water quality.
• All Forests and Woodlands will create habitats for all wildlife and enhance biodiversity.

Deliveries / Vehicles

• Multiple deliveries grouped together by region to cut down on fuel consumption.
• All vehicles fitted with AD-blue which converts nitrogen oxide into nitrogen / water.

Current Infrastructure / Recycling

• Two 2MW turbines on Donishal nursery supply the national electricity grid.
• Free collection service offered to customers since 2001 to return all bags for recycling.
• Industrial size bins (1,100 Litre) on each base to manage regular recycling.

Future Projects / Initiatives

• Solar panels.
• Biodegradable tree shelters.