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Greenhouses: Assessing the costs

June 11, 2020 - Produce Blueprints, By Leonard Pierce

Cost has always been a factor for any company looking to expand into protected growing. There’s both good and bad news on this front.

Greenhouses: Here, there, anywhere

June 10, 2020 - Produce Blueprints, By Leonard Pierce

Rooftop growing has long been popular in urban areas, as it takes advantage of unused space, open air, and sunlight, and can be used to help buildings go greener.

The benefit of hindsight

June 9, 2020 - Produce Blueprints, By Jim Carr

Why did something happen in a particular way? What did we learn from it? How can we use the past to make the future better?

Greenhouses: Old methods, new technology

June 9, 2020 - Produce Blueprints, By Leonard Pierce

Although the basic tenets of greenhouse growing haven’t changed all that much since the Victorian era—protecting crops indoors with controlled heat and light and a minimum of water and soil—technology and experimentation have certainly lent a hand.

Greenhouses: Demand begets opportunity

June 8, 2020 - Produce Blueprints, By Leonard Pierce

Like chefs and restaurant patrons, most shoppers are no longer satisfied with only two or three varieties of their favorite fruits and vegetables.

Greenhouses: Expanding production diversity

June 5, 2020 - Produce Blueprints, By Leonard Pierce

Greenhouse growing has expanded beyond providing year-round access to seasonal vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, and bell peppers. The lineup has since evolved to include lettuce, microgreens, herbs, berries, and more.

Greenhouses: The world of protected growing

June 4, 2020 - Produce Blueprints, By Leonard Pierce

As the desire for year-round availability climbs, suppliers and others look to greenhouses to augment demand. Given the explosive growth of greenhouses in Canada, Mexico, and the United States over the last decade, most would consider this surge a recent phenomenon.