at the time, Henderson said he was impressed by the greenhouse’s 10-month construction timeline. Standing in for the Wakapokeneta mayor Thomas Stinebaugh, who was in Washington D.C. “We are proud to be a part of this community and the Ohio Proud family,” he said. Working with Jobs Ohio, an economic development agency, the company began site selection with five locations, narrowed it down to two and finally decided on Wapakoneta, a city with a population of about 10,000 people, located about 60 miles north of Dayton in mostly rural Auglaize County. In 2015, the company began looking for its newest location, Mastronardi said. Daniels, director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture Jim DiMenna, president and CEO of Red Sun Farms and Wapakoneta city council president Steve Henderson. Paul Mastronardi gave a speech, along with Cathy Burns, CEO of the Produce Marketing Association David T. The principal owners of Golden Fresh Farms are Louis Chibante and Paul Mastronardi, the son of Red Sun Farms owner Jamie Mastronardi. Meanwhile, caterers delivered cucumber sorbet and other snacks to the event’s crowd, which included everyone from Canadian businesspeople to local Ohio media representatives and gas and electric installers. and Numarán, Mexico.) Individual tomatoes were plated by a chef who also cooked other vegetables into penne pasta. (Red Sun Farms operates locations in Kingsville, Ontario Montreal Nogales, Ariz. RELATED: Listen to the podcast, 'Red Sun Farms Open House recap.'Īttendees of the open house enjoyed complimentary drinks and food, namely produce from Red Sun Farms.

In the future, Golden Fresh Farms and Red Sun Farms plan to expand on their properties. In January, more than 200,000 plants were transplanted there. Growers at the new facility will hydroponically produce tomatoes and peppers under high-pressure sodium lights in 20 acres of greenhouse production space. Golden Fresh Farms, which is a grower for Red Sun Farms, owns the greenhouse, and Red Sun Farms owns the distribution center.

On March 1, Canadian-based Golden Fresh Farms and Red Sun Farms, held an open house at a new greenhouse and distribution center in Wapakoneta, Ohio.

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