1. Award for Leadership on People & Communities Traidcraft, M&S, Flamingo Produce and Flamingo Kenya Horticulture Outgrowers worked together to improve the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in Lewa as well as Meru’s Growers and Pack House workers by increasing their influence in supply chain decisions and with policy makers. The project worked with the whole […]

It was our pleasure again this year to take part in the Chelsea Flower Show. Our design team, Sam and Hannah, were on hand to place each flower in the right spot to create a fantastic display and also gain us our 3rd Gold Award in the Great Pavilion Awards. The garden was called the Marks […]

We are focused on performance and growth which is great for East Africa. We also care about planet earth and are leaders in best practice for reducing our environmental footprint. The fragile ecosystems around us require unity from business and the community if we are to protect them for future generations. Flamingo supports an array […]

On January 11th, 2017, Flamingo Horticulture Kenya donated 47 of their donkeys to community members, who were selected by Farming Systems Kenya (FSK). Brooke (EA) was the link between Flamingo and the community members. Kenya Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (KSPCA) were present on the day to monitor and advise. One of […]

Christmas is a time for giving and this year in Kenya the Flamingo team have changed the face of the hampers to suit the needs of the staff. On 22nd December 8000 staff hampers (food safe storage bins) were distributed to all members of the workforce. It was one area that the senior management was […]

Flamingo Produce is very pleased to announce that we have recently won an award for our work with our UK growers and “Championing British Campaign”. We have worked closely with our UK growers and in particular Cobrey farms on our unique British Pink Rhubarb variety “Flamingo Champagne”. Candice Ferreira (Flamingo) and John Chinn (Cobrey) collected […]

We were delighted to be given an award recognising the contribution made by Flamingo (Homegrown) in supporting the establishment of the Kenyan Flower Council in 1996. The award was nominated by the members in recognition to the work done in total by the Flamingo staff in assisting in establishing the overall Kenya Flower Council standard […]

by Sam Clarkson The theme for this year’s stand at Chelsea Flower Show was Spirit of Summer, a carnival of flowers, which showcased beautiful blooms from around the world. The stand design showcased floral blooms such as English peonies and stocks, roses from our Kenyan farms, and a vast selection of flowers from Holland. The […]

by Sally Wiles – Flamingo Senior Account Manager Towards the end of 2015 Flamingo Horticulture at Weston were given the huge of honour of being the chosen supplier to partner M&S in the production and delivery of a chilled hamper for the Patrons lunch on the Mall on June 12th, 2016. For Flamingo this was […]

A steam boiler was salvaged and serviced to provide the hot air for the project. The project has been installed using recycled materials to reduce cost. The project is motivated by the sharp temperature fluctuation in Naivasha region especially at night when temperatures drop below 10ºC. Roses require an average temperature of between 10ºC – […]

Sunflower farming in the farms is largely favoured by the climatic advantages in Naivasha.  Sunflower covers a total crop area of 1ha. There are three varieties of sunflower under production. The crop takes up to 10 weeks crop cycles for it to be economically viable. The target disc is preferably 4 – 5cm in size […]