L&M has kicked off its Midwest summer season with the grand opening of a warehouse and new farm acreage in Hamilton, MI. The company recently completed construction on its 20,000 square foot facility with state of the art cooling, multiple temperature zones and new offices. The new facility is welcomed by L&M manager, Jake Parker, who has spent the last 5 seasons in Michigan. “It’s great to have a new facility to work out of. We are off to a really nice start – beginning with the harvest of beautiful, dark green cucumbers last week and moving into bell pepper and hard squash harvest in about two weeks.” L&M’s Parker has worked closely with Daryl Coffey for three years. After last season, Coffey and L&M officially formed a joint venture and began planning for the future. Jake Parker manages the sales side of the business and Daryl Coffey manages the farming. Parker notes, “I have been working with growers and product in Michigan for five years and Daryl is the best. He is an expert farmer and exemplifies customer service. He’s a pleasure to work with every day and we are proud to welcome him into the L&M Family.”
Greg Cardamone, General Manager of Vegetables for L&M comments on the company’s growth and plans for the future in the Midwest: “The diversity and quality of products from Michigan are truly impressive and we are excited to be growing our business here. This is an important link for our company. It completes L&M Farm’s goal of growing vegetables year round for our customers – providing the control of the product that allows us to meet our customer’s need and deliver the freshest vegetables from one of the finest growing regions in the country.”
L&M will be shipping a variety of vegetables from the new facility including pepper, cucumbers, chiles, yellow and zucchini squash, eggplant, cabbage, hard squash, pumpkins and ornamentals. The company brings an experienced team from its southern farms up to Michigan to work on-site each year, ensuring consistency and customer service. The season lasts from early July through early October. L&M also has summer operations in Clinton, Elizabeth City and Hendersonville, NC; Peru, IN, and Stanley, NY with a full line of southern vegetables.
For questions please contact: Jake Parker, Product Manager Eastern Vegetables 269-751-2944
Source: L&M
