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Red Sun Farms embraces technology by lighting up G...

Red Sun Farms embraces technology by lighting up Greenhouses to bring year-round local supply in Canada.

 

There are three distinct projects underway in support of year-round Ontario grown produce:

 

  • First, a new state-of-the-art 27-acre facility with a dedicated partially lit growing area. This investment will allow for a longer growing season in Canada for specialty tomatoes. 
  • A second project has 42 acres lit, all dedicated to growing 12 months of the year in organic & conventional farming. With this new technology, they can extend their growing season into the winter months, responding to consumer demand for local produce year-round.
  • Finally, a third project introduces the first of its kind LED technology that will supply Ontario peppers year-round. This unique technology recreates and modulates the full spectrum of the sun's natural light, essentially enabling the farm to deseasonalize productions.

 

"Introducing these new technologies into the greenhouses will allow Red Sun Farms to offer year-round supply from Ontario." States Jim DiMenna, President of Red Sun Farms, "Usually over the winter months, we ship our product from Mexico to Canada; however, this new lighting technology will allow us to give some of our Canadian customer's limited products over the winter months."

 

 

About Red Sun Farms – 

Red Sun Farms is one of the largest vertically integrated North American Greenhouse growers, ensuring control over every step of the supply chain. Red Sun Farms owns greenhouses in Mexico, the USA, and Canada. Quality is maintained from seed to plate to serve our consumers in Canada and the USA.