Whether it’s Valentine’s Day or American Heart month, February is full of HEART! For Houweling’s, our tomatoes represent our heart. They’re the foundation of why we exist as a company and not only do they fill our hearts up with love and admiration … they also happen to be heart healthy.
The bond of tomatoes and humans is magnified when you look at the history of tomatoes and humans:
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With the holiday season upon us, the December issue of “The Vine” celebrates Houweling’s plans to build a new greenhouse in Utah. The project will provide fresh local tomatoes, help reduce freight shipments of produce and our greenhouses will use the waste heat and CO2 generated from a local facility. We hope to rectify the lack of local tomatoes in Utah and we are very excited for our next greenhouse location.… Read more
The October issue of “The Vine” celebrates the installation of the final of our three Con-Gen engines. The project, like many that blaze a new trail, was not without its challenges but this September we installed the final of our three Con-Gen engines to support our 125 acres of California growing area. Take a look to learn how we supply power to 13,200 homes, reclaim CO2, thermal power and condensed water for our operations.… Read more
August brings another busy month at Houweling’s as “The Vine” highlights our tours with Undersecretary Edward Alvalos , California Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson and Assemblymember Das Williams. As an industry leader in the greenhouse industry, we’ve demonstrated the long term viability of greenhouse technology and as such we’ve developed a world-wide reputation as a leader in sustainable agriculture. Hence, we’ve had many government officials request to tour Houweling’s as they look for ways to improve food insecurity and safety in the nation.… Read more
Well this is our 3rd edition of The Vine Online and I hope you are enjoying the little bit of insight into our company. This newsletter is such an important communication tool for our many employees, but I am always amazed as I watch people leave our offices with backdated issues. That is a good thing and why we are committed to publishing these newsletters each month.
This month, I’m focussing on the “The Power of the Plate”, referencing the “CA GROWN” and “BC GROWN” license plate icons we put on our packaging to clearly let shoppers know where the product is grown.… Read more
