When Andris and Kristīne Dzenis started growing their first pansies fifteen years ago, they weren't thinking about business. It was a desire to see color where everything was still gray after winter. Today, the company "Stādi un ziedi 1" in Valdemārpils, Talsi Municipality, is a modern plant nursery, but back then it was just a 100 m² greenhouse and a simple stove that needed firewood every few hours. "You can do anything if it's the beginning of a process," recalls Andris, emphasizing that at…
When Andris and Kristīne Dzenis started growing their first pansies fifteen years ago, they weren't thinking about business. It was a desire to see color where everything was still gray after winter. Today, the company "Stādi un ziedi 1" in Valdemārpils, Talsi Municipality, is a modern plant nursery, but back then it was just a 100 m² greenhouse and a simple stove that needed firewood every few hours. "You can do anything if it's the beginning of a process," recalls Andris, emphasizing that at that time there was no real support for the floriculture sector. Today, the total greenhouse area is 2,200 m², and the farm's activities are concentrated from March to October – the period when both production and electricity generation with solar…
