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According to Gonzalez, the price he receives for his organic produce is a little bit higher then conventional grown and it is also more stable. "Unlike conventional produce, the prices do not go down that fast when their is too much product on the market, so we enjoy a stable price. On the other hand, we have a higher cost price. The organic fertilizers are expensive and we have to put more labor hours in to the crop." As an example, Gonzalez gives the fertilization process with animal manure. "At the end of each season we recycle the old crop and plough this in our soil. We also ad animal manure in order to get a stable and biodiverse soil."
When the Gonzalez family wanted to start to grow organic in their greenhouses, it was not as easy as they hoped. "In Spain, the authorities are very strict when it comes to certification. They take a lot of monsters form the soil, and it took three years before we achieved the certification."
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Even tough Gonzalez has to put more effort into his crop then a conventional grower, he is satisfied with the results. Despite the higher financial input his family has decided to start growing in another greenhouse. "This year we will grow organic on all of our two hectares. We wouldn't have opted for this if it would make us poorer."
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