Inside San Antonio’s First Soil-Based Vertical Farm, Soli Organic Cultivates 140,000 Square Feet of Organic Produce

June 9, 2024 Soli Organic Inc.

The new facility spans 140,000 square feet, including 100,000 square feet of production, with six vertical layers of growing capacity and 40,000 square feet for processing and packing. This strategic addition to the Company’s national footprint will help meet rising retailer and consumer demand for fresh, high value, sustainably grown, organic produce across the rapidly expanding Texas Triangle and the broader Southwest region of the United States. The farm will grow over ten different crops, including a diverse range of organic herbs such as basil, cilantro and mint, plus organic salad greens like spinach, arugula and romaine lettuce.

Tanimura & Antle’s Artisan Romaine Delivers Flavor with a Side of Sustainability

June 6, 2024 Tanimura & Antle

Like all products within the family, Tanimura & Antle Artisan Romaine excels not only in taste and culinary versatility but also in superior sustainability both on the farm and in consumer homes. Its shorter growing cycle yields several benefits on the farm, requiring less water, fertilizer, tractor usage, fuel, and ultimately, less labor.

Church Brothers Announces New Specialty Lettuce Offering

September 28, 2022 Church Brothers Farms

Church Brothers Farms is excited to announce the launch of Petite Romaine for retail customers. Field packed in a 2-count bag, the heads come in a convenient stand up, gusseted pouch with an easy to carry handle.

Fall Seasonal Effects Connected to E. coli Outbreaks in Bagged Romaine

April 14, 2022 USDA ARS

Agricultural Research Service scientists have begun to uncover details underlying a pattern of seasonal E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks linked to bagged romaine lettuce.

FDA Releases Results of FY20-FY21 Romaine Lettuce Sampling Assignment

May 26, 2021 FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is releasing the findings of a sampling assignment that tested raw agricultural commodity romaine lettuce mostly at facilities and on farms in the Salinas, California, and Yuma, Arizona growing regions for the presence of pathogens that have been linked to outbreaks of foodborne illness.