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Sustainability

Lights

We can’t grow our plants without light, and the huge skies of Thanet are one of the reasons behind the decision to construct our glasshouse centre in this part of Kent. There are more sunlight hours in the South East and the plants benefit from all that extra sunshine. They’re more productive because of where we are.

However, we still have British winters, and even though we may have sunny days, the intensity of the light is not sufficient for our plants to be working at their full capability. So we supplement the natural light with LED lighting in order to produce year-round tomatoes and cucumbers and reduce our reliance on imported produce.

Our glasshouses have blinds installed but we have to leave small gaps for ventilation. On nights with low cloud cover, we can suffer from a reflecting effect from the escaping light. We know that occasionally when this happens we can become a spooky, glowing landmark. We do everything we can to minimise this.

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Awards Season at Thanet Earth

14 July 2025

In June we were awarded 'Retail Supplier of the Year' at the Fresh Awards, and last week we were presented with a top conservation award

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£20 Million Construction Begins on Thanet Earth’s Seventh High-Tech Glasshouse

20 May 2025

Thanet Earth has officially commenced construction on its seventh glasshouse, marking a significant expansion in its state-of-the-art horticultural operations. The new development will add 6.5

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Thanet Earth Staff Volunteer at Monkton Nature Reserve

30 April 2025

Thanet Earth staff traded an afternoon of working hours to volunteer at Monkton Nature Reserve

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