Hydroponic farming at Great Lakes Growers

By providing its plants with the optimal amount of water and nutrients, the company can ensure better consistency and better quality while preserving resources. 

“What I contribute our success to is fresh,” said John Bonner, CEO, cofounder and head grower for the Middlefield, Ohio-based greenhouse. “We don’t store things. We don’t pack things and put it in a cooler and hope to sell it later. We grow to what our customers forecast, though we don’t hold them accountable to that, it’s a handshake. But we harvest and ship within 24 hours.”

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