Month: February 2016

Another SUNSET® expansion is complete and has already begun harvesting peppers mid-winter in February. The newest greenhouse facility, Pepperco USA, has just completed an 11-acre expansion. Located in Coldwater, Michigan, the 41-acre greenhouse is now in its second year of harvesting local sweet bell peppers, with the first crop of US peppers harvesting last week. …

The Allen Lund Company was pleased to work with TeamBonding, a private company that facilitates strategic events, and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater San Diego to participate in a Charity Bike Build event, which was held February 22 at 4:30 p.m. at Estancia Hotel and Spa in La Jolla, CA. Representatives from Allen Lund Company worked in teams in order to build eight bikes, four girl and four boy, during the allotted time for the event. At the end of the event children were able to take their new bikes home. …

Alsum Farms & Produce Inc. is donating 40,000 pounds of potatoes to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan to help residents in Flint, Mich., impacted by the water contamination crisis. …

A group of major players in the Guatemalan produce import/export deal recently formed the Guatemalan Produce Trade Association (GPTA) with the objective of expanding Guatemala’s position in the industry and marketplace.  …

J&J Family of Farms, where The Art of Farming is Family Tradition, continues to grow with new additions to the sales force: Scott Wilkins and David Arias. Wilkins and Arias will report to Kohl Brown, VP of Sales. …