Yesterday, we showed you 6 stories on greenhouse expansion projects of the first 6 months of the year. Please find another six stories of the second half of the year below. The industry slowly seems to be picking up, and it is expected next year will see much more development in the global greenhouse market.
Belgian organic grower expands cautiously: "There was only slightly more, but it was hard to sell”
"There's always more demand for organic cucumbers than we can supply," organic grower Koen van Hauteghem of Vitaetom stated last fall. During a visit - at the invitation of VLAM, Flanders' Agricultural and FIsheries Marketing Board - to his family farm in Belgium morning, he referred back to that statement with an ironic smile. Those cucumbers are not doing so well this year.
CEA grower continues on 100-acre expansion plan
As the outdoor temperatures cool off this month across North America, one controlled environment agriculture (CEA) leafy greens grower anticipates some evolution of demand for its product. “Looking ahead with demand, we people get back into the rhythm of school, and then with the holidays coming, it’s a good time of year for demand,” says Paul Sellew, founder and CEO of Little Leaf Farms. ”What we like about the category is that there are some seasonal fluctuations, but the demand is pretty consistent.”
Largest lit vegetable greenhouse in Western North America
Canadian greenhouse grower expands in Delta, British Columbia
Greenhouse produce grower Windset Farms® announces its latest expansion, providing year-round lit greenhouse production at scale in Delta, British Columbia, for Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. This expansion, along with enhancements to existing infrastructure, numerous technological advancements, and sustainability initiatives, will be completed by spring 2024.
US (TX): 10-acre expansion completed for Temple-based greenhouse
Revol Greens has completed the facility expansion of its Temple, TX greenhouse. The site's step-up to 20 acres scales the company's output to meet accelerated local Texas consumer demand for Revol Greens' fresh, greenhouse-grown organic baby leaf and romaine head lettuce programs. It marks a significant milestone in Revol Greens' commitment to serve Texas (and beyond) by product delivered from its greenhouse to local stores and restaurants within 24 – 48 hours of harvest to customers including Sprouts, Walmart, Target, Costco, Amazon Fresh, Aldi, US Foods, and United Supermarkets.
Spain: Semillero Los Crespos expands propagation greenhouse
"Acquiring something new usually generates positive and satisfying emotions. Something new binds us to hope with the promise of new adventures and possibilities. That is precisely the feeling we saw in the workers of Semillero Los Crespos when we entered their new facilities", the team with Novagric says. They just realized a new seedbed to improve the quality of life of the plants and of the workers. The facility, with unusual dimensions, allows Semillero Los Crespos to propagate almost 5 million seedlings.
UK: Dyson Farming to build the second phase of strawberry growing glasshouse
Dyson Farming is to build the second phase of its strawberry-growing glasshouse in Lincolnshire.
