A forgotten Wheatfield site has been targeted by a Jacksonville, Fla. firm that hopes to create a greenhouse operation producing organic vegetables. The project, Wheatfield Gardens LLC, will see the vacant former Fortistar greenhouse on Shawnee Road transformed into the state-of-the-art agricultural-based operation.
Wheatfield Gardens LLC will invest $2.5 million initially, but ultimately expect to spend well “north” of $10 million.. An estimated 100 jobs, including 57 during the early phases, will be created.
Vegetables grown in the vast greenhouse operation will include cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and leafy green lettuce such as Romaine and spinach. All of the vegetables will be organic.
A representative of Wheatfield Gardens LLC told bizjournals.com, that Wegmans Food Markets has already signed a deal to purchase some of its products and talks are underway with other supermarket chains. The vegetables are also being grown to meet Kosher standards. The Kosher market is another avenue Wheatfield Gardens LLC is pursuing.
Source: bizjournals.com
Announcements
Vacancies
- Sales Representative Substrates Peru
- Head Grower – High Technology Organic Greenhouse
- Import and Export Sales Manager
- Sales Manager - US
- Key Account Manager (f/m/d) - Full-time
- Vice President of Growing Operations
- Account Manager - Canada
- Account Manager - United States
- Procurement Manager Blueberries
- International Fruit Trader
US(NY): Vacant Fortistar greenhouse gets new purpose for organics
Publication date:
Receive the daily newsletter in your email for free | Click here
Other news in this sector:
- 2023-12-04 Greenhouse vegetable growers in Kazakhstan can receive 25% subsidies
- 2023-12-04 Havecon and CambridgeHOK: 10 years in partnership
- 2023-12-04 Storm causes significant damage to greenhouses in Konya, Turkey
- 2023-12-04 Mongolia: 22-ha greenhouse to be completed before year end
- 2023-12-01 Liberia: Solidaridad constructs the first post-war cocoa greenhouse
- 2023-12-01 Conviction in fraudulent funds for aquaponic project
- 2023-11-30 US (IN): Lilly greenhouses to be remodeled as ‘Purdue Moves’ forward in research
- 2023-11-30 Dutch strawberry growers open new location
- 2023-11-30 Greenhouse grower receives award for ‘Together’ campaign
- 2023-11-29 Guyana: Three-acre greenhouse commissioned at Plympton Farms
- 2023-11-27 UK: MP gets a look at high-tech facilities at Hadlow College
- 2023-11-24 Japanese project to increase agricultural development in Luzon
- 2023-11-24 Greenhouse expansion in Tajikistan: a catalyst for year-round agricultural growth
- 2023-11-23 US (FL): Horti complex enters second phase of development
- 2023-11-23 Kazakhstan: 605 farmer's greenhouses receive certification according to national standards
- 2023-11-22 Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) installed two greenhouses in Somalia, each with a 250 sq meters area
