We make a difference
by growing things differently.
Every day, we’re looking for better and greener ways to grow the freshest vegetables and produce. That’s led us to some great ways to grow: good bugs for pest control, a closed-loop water system, and new tools to help us hear what our plants have to say.
Plants are grown in coconut husks
Water is recirculated in a closed-loop system
Clean waste wood is burned to create energy
Good bugs are used to reduce pesticides
Energy screens keep our heating system efficient
Less food miles means a smaller carbon footprint
Vertical Growing
We practice vertical growing in our greenhouses – this farming practice allows us to yield more fruit in a smaller space. To grow vertically, we wind string around the stalks of our plants to increase stability and sustain the plant’s growth. We also use plant supports to stop the plant stems from bending as fruits mature and gain weight.
Vertical Growing
We practice vertical growing in our greenhouses – this farming practice allows us to yield more fruit in a smaller space. To grow vertically, we wind string around the stalks of our plants to increase stability and sustain the plant’s growth. We also use plant supports to stop the plant stems from bending as fruits mature and gain weight.
Traceability
Technology used to trace the journey of every fruit through our operation helps us ensure product quality, consistency, and care. By assigning unique barcodes to every area of the greenhouse, we can identify exactly when and where we pick our produce.
Natural Pollinators
Open field crops are pollinated by wind, but in the greenhouse, this is not an option. This is why we use Bumble Bees in our greenhouses – to pollinate our plants! Bumble Bees are not aggressive, and they are also efficient pollinators because of their fuzzy bodies.
Conserving Water
Nutrient water is pumped through our irrigation system and delivered directly to our plants’ roots systems using drippers. Excess water is then collected, fertilized, sterilized, and recirculated back into the system. This means that we irrigate with a 100% closed-loop system!
How We Heat
To heat our greenhouses, we boil water in large bio-mass hot water boilers and pump it through our heating rails. These rails are located between every row along the greenhouse floor. Every year we burn approximately 15,000 tons of waste wood in our bio-mass boilers – this product would have been thrown into a landfill and not used productively.
Climate Control
Since we grow indoors, we can completely control growing conditions for our plants. We use a state-of-the-art climate control system called PRIVA that is programmed and managed by our expert growers to ensure our plants always have optimal growing conditions. This system controls the temperature, humidity, watering, air flow, ventilation, and carbon dioxide (CO2) release within our greenhouses.
Climate Control
Since we grow indoors, we can completely control growing conditions for our plants. We use a state-of-the-art climate control system called PRIVA that is programmed and managed by our expert growers to ensure our plants always have optimal growing conditions. This system controls the temperature, humidity, watering, air flow, ventilation, and carbon dioxide (CO2) release within our greenhouses.