ecoBiz Partner Biography
Gourmet Garden's James Dixon receiving their ecoBiz Partner certificate from former Minister Jones
Botanical Food Company T/A Gourmet Gardens produce fresh herb and spice paste products at Palmwoods, near Nambour. With the assistance of an ecoBiz rebate, Gourmet Gardens installed a carbon dioxide over ammonia cascade refrigeration plant, which significantly reduced the amount of energy required to refrigerate their products. They also began capturing rain water to clean their facilities and installed a water efficient herb washer. To reduce the amount of waste going to landfill Gourmet Garden began reusing the outer packaging cartons from their suppliers for approximately 50% of their sales.
Annual Savings:
- Energy 19% (30 Queensland homes or 1,656,292 MJ)
- Greenhouse Gas 20% (126 cars or 523 t CO2-e)
- Waste disposal 7% (693 wheelie bins or 166 m3)
- Potable water 35% (2.6 Olympic pools or 6,572 kL)
- Efficiency savings $61,587
Savings as at June 2008
Last updated 21 December 2011