leafy greens

Green Life Farms Supplies Herbs, Leafy Greens to Farmer Joe’s Market

February 10, 2022 Green Life Farms

Green Life Farms has added Farmer Joe’s, a brand-new 55,000 square foot market in Cape Coral, FL to its long list of retail partners. Farmer Joe’s is the first Florida location to carry all 11 of Green Life Farms’ herb varieties, along with its baby leafy greens and Butterhead Lettuce. Green Life Farms’ products are prominently featured in Farmer Joe’s 13,000 square foot produce section. …

Green Life Farms Achieves Substantial Completion at Punta Gorda Facility

February 7, 2022 Green Life Farms

Green Life Farms has completed the process of optimizing the former Finn Farms facility in Punta Gorda, Florida, which Green Life Farms acquired in 2021 and incorporated into the Green Life Farms brand. The 250,000 square foot facility is now growing 11 different herb varieties, as well as Butterhead Lettuce, and is also configured to grow microgreens, baby leafy greens, and other varieties. …

Upward Farms Announces World’s Largest Indoor Vertical Farm

January 19, 2022 Upward Farms

Upward Farms announced plans to add what will be the world’s largest vertical farm to its network. The new 250,000-square-foot facility, located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, is slated to be complete and operational in early 2023 — providing fresh, locally sourced microgreens and sustainably raised hybrid striped bass to consumers throughout the Northeast and beyond. …

Pure Green Farms Elevates Consumer Marketing Efforts

January 19, 2022 Pure Green Farms

Pure Green Farms is running a 2-week long social media contest on Facebook and Instagram, where consumers can enter to win a year’s supply of lettuce. The contest itself was designed to increase brand awareness and establish brand loyalty within existing Pure Green Farms customers. …

FDA Issues Report Highlighting Salmonella Outbreak in Packaged Leafy Greens Produced in a Controlled Environment Agriculture Operation

January 17, 2022 FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a report on its investigation of the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that caused 31 reported illnesses and four hospitalizations in the U.S. between June and August 2021. The FDA worked with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state partners to investigate the outbreak, which was linked through epidemiology and traceback to packaged salad greens during the summer of 2021. This outbreak is believed to be FDA’s first domestic investigation of a foodborne illness outbreak associated with leafy greens grown in a Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) operation. …