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The Future of Farming
The future of farming is predictable and volatile at the same time. The agricultural and farming industry has gone through many changes over recent generations. Small...
UConn Visits Grower Direct
UConn Extension visited Grower Direct Farms, a wholesale commercial greenhouse in Somers with UConn Vice Provost Mun Choi and Dean Weidemann of the College of...
Greenhouse Slashes Heating Costs with Biomass
An 18-acre greenhouse in Somers, Conn., has reduced its annual heating costs by 70 percent by switching out its old oil burners for a new biomass boiler system. During...
Grower Direct Farms Obtains “A” on Sustainability through MPS Certification
Grower Direct Farms is a family-owned company in Somers, Connecticut, established in 1981 by Leonard van Wingerden. Nowadays Grower Direct Farms has grown to a total of...
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