Svegro invests in automated greenhouse
Sweden’s largest grower of fresh herbs, Svegro, is investing in a new greenhouse in Färingsö outside Stockholm. In the new, automated greenhouse, plans are to grow 2.2 million heads of lettuce annually on 2,4 ha, this is about 10% of the Swedish market, excluding iceberg lettuce. Being able to deliver more Swedish-grown lettuce every day, […]
Kinghaven Farms launches Haven Greens
Kinghaven Farms is expanding in the agricultural field with the launch of Haven Greens, a new controlled environment agriculture (CEA) brand focused on year-round, greenhouse-grown fresh, pesticide-free leafy greens. “Alongside recent ventures into beekeeping and honey production, Kinghaven Farms is furthering its commitment to environmentally conscious farming practices with Haven Greens”, the team shares. The […]
VegPro is shaping the future of sustainable lettuce growing
VegPro International, one of the largest producers of leafy greens, is complementing its field growing operations with a 5 HA greenhouse operation. The greenhouse lettuce operation in Sherrington, Quebec will be equipped with the latest greenhouse technology. This latest investment is part of the overall goal to offer more Quebec products to Quebecers, 365 days […]
Kinghaven Farms to supply Ontario with greenhouse grown lettuce
Hortidaily, June 20, 2023 “Many big CEA players are opening US-based facilities now, intended to service the US market, but here in Toronto, we still primarily eat west coast lettuce. It’s expensive and old, an issue that has been bothering me personally for a while.” Speaking is Jay Willmot, President at Kinghaven Farms. He’s hoping […]
6% more gutters in growing system thanks to Germination Towers
Hortidaily, June 12, 2023 Green Automation has started the manufacturing of the Green Automation Germination Towers. The Green Automation Germination Tower is the latest product designed and engineered to further boost the productivity of our growing system. The product will be introduced at GreenTech Amsterdam. “During the short germination phase, when the plants need neither […]
Montreal-based Lufa Farms opens up first indoor farm
Produce Grower, May 16, 2023 The farm is located in the former home of Sears in Montreal. Lufa Farms, the Montreal-based grower, has opened its first indoor farm. Previously, the company grew produce in rooftop greenhouses. The farm is located in the Saint-Laurent borough of Montreal in the former Sears headquarters. It uses technology from […]
How this Virginia microgreen grower landed a Kroger deal
Dailyprogress, March 23, 2023 Leafy greens in packages with the tagline “Grown with love in Goochland County VA” will soon hit store shelves across the Mid-Atlantic now that a local company has completed a deal with a mainstream grocery brand. Ready-to-eat containers of Goochland-based Greenswell Growers’ locally grown leafy microgreens, such as romaine and arugula, […]
US: Indoor grower adds four new regional salad greenhouse hubs
Hortidaily, March 2, 2023 BrightFarms is expanding with four new regional greenhouse hubs offering sustainably grown leafy greens to more people across the Eastern and Central U.S. The new locations will begin shipping to retailers in 2024. “This expansion is expected to set BrightFarms up for 10x revenue growth”, the company says. Construction is underway […]
Introducing Earthbound Farm – Greenhouse
Earthbound Farms, 2023 Locally grown greenhouse greens At Earthbound Farm, we are passionate about farming the finest veggies while respecting the ground that feeds us.Utilizing innovative greenhouse farming, our Earthbound Farm Greenhouse blends add unique flavor and crunch to the Earthbound product family while farming closer to you than ever before. While our field-grown organics […]
AppHarvest announces fall planting progress for salad greens, strawberries and tomatoes as it works to quadruple farm footprint this year
Globe Newswire, Sept. 20, 2022 MOREHEAD, Ky., Sept. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AppHarvest, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPH, APPHW), a sustainable food company, public benefit corporation and Certified B Corp building some of the world’s largest high-tech indoor farms to grow affordable, nutritious fruits and vegetables at scale while providing good jobs in Appalachia, today announced […]
