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At the moment about 55% of the world population lives in a city, but this percentage will increase to about 68% in 2050. In the Netherlands, almost three quarters of the population lives in urban regions. Living in or around the city naturally has several advantages. Facilities such as businesses, schools and shops are always nearby. However, there are also disadvantages of living in the city, such as the lack of space and a reduced air quality. Fortunately, there are ways to make life in the city more pleasant and greener, for example by growing your own fresh vegetables and herbs.
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You may have thought this when you considered starting a vegetable garden with your own fresh herbs: but I also have the dried version of these herbs, nice and easy in a jar? And indeed, not everyone has a vegetable garden with fresh herb plants, but most people have at least ten jars of dried herbs in their kitchen cupboard. However, fresh herbs and dried herbs are certainly not the same, so we explain below why you also want fresh herbs in your kitchen.

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A caprese salad, a pasta with pesto and a pizza with rocket: these are all examples of dishes that you can prepare with the home-grown fresh vegetables and herbs from your PlantHome. These are all delicious dishes, but did you know that you can prepare not only food, but also tasty drinks with fresh herbs? And we're not just talking about cocktails, such as the well-known mojito with mint! Read on for three delicious drinks that you can make super-fast with your home-grown herbs!
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Last month we already announced that our PlantHome Pro would be on display at the Floriade in Almere. Last week we paid a visit to this world horticultural exhibition that only takes place once every ten years. In this blog we would like to show you how our PlantHome Pro is doing over there!
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When you hear the word 'lettuce', you may think of a simple head of lettuce or a bag of iceberg lettuce that isn’t very fresh anymore. Yet within the world of lettuce there is a lot more variety than you might think. You can grow no fewer than four different types of lettuce in our PlantHome alone! A well-filled salad is not only refreshing, but lettuce is also very healthy! Lettuce is a source of fiber, rich in minerals and contains few calories. Below, we would like to tell you more about the lettuce varieties that you can grow in the PlantHome and we will immediately give you some kitchen inspiration.

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