NatureFresh™ Farms Breaks Ground on Phase II in Ohio
DELTA, OH – After completing the first phase of its 180-acre greenhouse project in Delta, Ohio, late last year in November, NatureFresh™ Farms is already breaking ground on the next phase.
Phase II will add another 15.30 acres to the greenhouse facility by the middle of this summer, bringing NatureFresh’s total acreage of the new construction to 30 acres.
As we previously reported, the entire project is structured to take place in 12 phases spanning over seven years. It will incorporate High Pressure Sodium (HPS) lights, allowing the company to continue growing produce throughout the winter. In addition, the greenhouse facility will also be a neighbor of North Star Blue Scope Steel; both NatureFresh and North Star Blue Scope Steel will partner together to share waste heat and CO2 to help heat the greenhouse while reducing carbon footprints.
“The support for our Ohio project has been overwhelming which has prompted us to start Phase II right away,” Peter Quiring, President, said in a statement.
NatureFresh expects that its first crop of tomatoes from this facility, aptly named OhioRed™, will be ready for picking by mid-February 2016.
After Phase II is complete, the current plan calls for Phase III to begin construction this spring to add another 15.30 acres to the facility. Combined with the company’s Canadian production in Leamington, ON, NatureFresh™ Farms will grow and market 175 acres of its own production, according to a press release.
NatureFresh’s Delta facility will be producing greenhouse vegetables year-round starting next winter.
