The origins

The enthusiasm of Willy Geurts for the cultivation of mushrooms originates in the fact that he worked for a local mushroom farm . After having gained a number of years in experience, Willy and his wife, Maria Geurts decided to start their own small farm in the village of Milheeze (in the region of Eindhoven).

Willy and Maria purchased land in 1985 and they started building the mushroom farm , where the first cultivation of mushrooms was realized in 1986. Over the years the farm was expanded a number of times and in cooperation with two other local mushroom farms , a tunnel business (compost production company) was bought to produce our own compost for the benefit of the mushroom cultivation.

Professionalization

After the latest expansion of the farm the need for compost exceeded the production capacity of the tunnel company. Because there were only limited possibilities for expansion of the tunnel company, it was decided to use this for other purposes. In 2000 and 2010 several investments were made to optimize the cultivation and the energy use of the farm . During the same period several of Willy’s and Maria’s sons decided to come to work for the company.

During the last few years, besides the existing cultivation and production of mushrooms, we have developed further by integrating the packaging and sales into the existing production process. The advantages are:

• We can now respond more directly and more flexible to the needs of the customer;
• We have created a shorter chain as a result of which the mushrooms are delivered fresher and thus are of a higher quality.

Class 1

Geurts Champignons Milheeze belongs to the higher class 1 production companies within the Netherlands, who delivers fresh mushrooms to national and international customers on a daily basis. With the entry of the first generation into our family business, and with the developments to professionalizing that we have already implemented we are ready for the future!