92% lower emissions, 98% water recycled, and zero pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides. Environmental perforamcne independently verified.
Carbon
Phyllome commissioned an independent lifecycle assessment from Ecovantage, a specialist environmental consultancy. The assessment measured total greenhouse gas emissions per kilogram of produce across the full production cycle including energy, materials, water, and waste.
The result: 92% lower emissions per kilogram compared to conventionally grown spinach. This is driven by three factors: elimination of soil-based nitrogen application (the largest single source of agricultural emissions), renewable energy powering the growing facilities, and radically shorter supply chains that eliminate long-haul refrigerated transport.
Water
Phyllome's hydroponic fertigation system is fully closed-loop. Water and nutrients are delivered directly to the plant root zone, and any unused solution is captured, UV-sterilised, rebalanced, and recirculated. This achieves 98% water recycling when compared to open-field agriculture where the majority of water applied is lost to evaporation, runoff, and soil absorption.
In a country where water scarcity is a defining agricultural challenge, closed-loop growing represents a fundamental shift in resource efficiency.
Clean growing
Phyllome's facilities operate as sealed clean rooms. Plants are never exposed to outdoor air, soil, pests, or weather. This eliminates the need for any chemical crop protection including no pesticides, no herbicides, no fungicides at any stage of growth.
The produce requires no post-harvest chlorine wash (standard practice for conventional pre-packaged salads) and is HACCP certified for ready-to-eat consumption.
Supply chain
Conventional leafy greens travel hundreds of kilometres from regional growing areas to distribution centres to retail stores, spending days in refrigerated transport. Phyllome's facilities are located near customers, enabling daily harvest and same-day dispatch.
This eliminates the cold-chain transport emissions that account for a significant portion of conventional produce's carbon footprint, while delivering product that is fresher and longer-lasting on arrival.
Land use
Controlled-environment agriculture decouples food production from arable land. There is no soil tillage, no topsoil erosion, no fertiliser runoff into waterways, and no competition with natural ecosystems for land.
Phyllome's facilities produce significantly more food per square metre than field agriculture, using a fraction of the land and none of the associated environmental degradation.
Contact us today to explore how vertically integrating your fresh produce supplier can improve your bottom line.
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