Today’s greenhouse growing practices guarantee consumers a consistently high- quality product, says Chris Veillon, director of marketing, NatureFresh Farms. The greenhouse, which will become the largest in the country after it completes its seven-year expansion, produces a dozen varieties of tomatoes under its TOMZ and OhioRed brands.Ĭonsumers have high expectations when it comes to fresh produce. Ontario-based NatureFresh Farms invested $200 million to build a 45-acre greenhouse on more than 180 acres in Delta. “Since we’re using fewer resources and growing locally, we’re able to pass those savings on to the consumer and meet the pricing of other products that you’d find on grocery store shelves.” Ohio Greenhouses Focus on Quality and Consistency
“Because we grow in controlled greenhouses within the communities we serve, our operations use 80 percent less water, 90 percent less land and 95 percent less shipping fuel than conventional farming,” Chaney says. Fresher will taste better.”īrightFarms broke ground in 2017 on a 160,000-square-foot greenhouse in Wilmington, expected to produce a million pounds of fresh salad greens, herbs and tomatoes each year. Think about it: taste and freshness go hand in hand. “Our local produce is considered fresher and tastier, since it reduces the time, distance and cost typically associated with long-distance produce.
“A greenhouse allows production year round with use of the sun for growing as well as solar radiation for heating,” says Nick Chaney, Ohio native and head grower for one of BrightFarms’ greenhouse locations. Technology, coupled with sustainable practices, enable Ohio’s greenhouses to supply consumers with fresh and locally grown produce, even during the winter months. Tedesco/Farm Flavor Mediaĭelicious, ripe tomatoes in the winter? Thanks to innovative greenhouse technology pioneered by companies with locations in Ohio, a defining taste of summer is available all year. Cornelius Neufeld (left) and Jason Guenther (right) of NatureFresh Farms.
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