Nature Fresh Farms Sales added 123 acres of lit production with its growing partners Nature Fresh Farms, Ketler Farms and VineFresh, leading to one of the largest signings of LED/HPS lights in North America.

Innovation is an important element in Red Sun Farms’ growth strategy, and takes all forms inside the Kingsville, ON-based company, be it with greenhouse technology, product innovation, packaging tech or in the way the company delivers and connects with its consumers.

For instance, the company has further invested in its light technology.

Pure Flavor is introducing two new fresh products to its line of sustainable greenhouse-grown organics as the grower continues expanding its category offerings to meet consumer demand.

Square Roots, a technology leader in indoor farming, and Gordon Food Service held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate their new indoor farm opening in Michigan, taking another step to expand a shared vision to build indoor farms together across the continent — enabling local food at a global scale.

“In partnering with Square Roots, we are delivering on our ambitions to make nutritious, local produce available to everyone, throughout the year, regardless of the local climate,” said Rich Wolowski, CEO of Gordon Food Service.

North American greenhouse lettuce grower Revol Greens has hired produce industry veteran Matt Roy as vice president of foodservice. Roy brings more than 25 years of fresh produce and controlled environment agriculture experience to the role.

Greenhouse lettuce grower Revol Greens has acquired BJ’s Produce Inc., operating under the widely recognized Living Fresh brand, in Athens, GA, to establish its first East Coast greenhouse operation. The deal, completed Oct. 12, entails the purchase of the existing greenhouses as well as the planned commencement of new greenhouse construction to meet increasing customer demand.