Month: October 2016

The City of Vancouver has been capturing landfill gas from its Delta landfill for many years. In partnership with Village Farms Clean Energy, Inc., the City provides some of its captured  landfill gas to Village Farms Clean Energy which is combusted in Delta powerhouse to produce renewable electricity for B.C. Hydro and heat for its greenhouse operations. The remaining landfill gas is captured and flared at the City landfill. …

Sunripe Certified Brands is proud to announce that one of its key growers, Agroex, is officially certified by Eleven Rivers Growers. As a result, all vine ripe, round, and Roma tomatoes grown in Mexico, and marketed by Sunripe Certified Brands, are 100% covered by the Eleven Rivers Growers program – extending the brand’s commitment to food safety, social responsibility, sustainability, quality, and reliability. …

California Giant Berry Farms is capitalizing on the highly publicized 2016 election season by providing consumers a light hearted alternative to the presidential election buzz. The company’s Red State-Blue State promotional sweepstakes launched in September is definitely creating a buzz of its own. …

Thanks to their newly expanded growing partnerships based in Culiacan Mexico, Bailey Farms will now offer their unique product line to expanded markets and will ship out of Nogales, Arizona and McAllen, Texas. BellaFina peppers are a third of the size of full-sized bell peppers, with a sweet and crunchy texture and incredible versatility. …