![]() ![]() Phase one will also add 52 new full-time jobs with an annual payroll of $1.9 million. If all goes well, they will likely expand to 200 acres of greenhouses, with a $250 million investment over eight phases.Ĭonstruction on phase one will begin this spring, and they hope to have the greenhouse up and running by December. Paul Mastronardi and Louie Chibante, principal owners of Golden Fresh Farms, announced they will invest a total of $100 million over the first four phases of the project. The groundbreaking represents just one phase of the project, which will expand over the next several years. Golden Fresh Farms, a Canadian-based company, broke ground on a $22.5 million, 20-acre greenhouse Wednesday morning in the West Central Ohio Industrial Center, located in Wapakoneta near Interstate 75 and U.S. Wapakoneta is located 59 miles north of Dayton.ĭOWNLOAD OUR FREE APPS for breaking news.WAPAKONETA - Acres of untapped land at Wapakoneta’s Job Ready Site will soon be home to a high-tech greenhouse that will produce locally grown vegetables throughout the winter months. ![]() Golden Fresh Farms’ technology allows the company to “control their growing environment, achieve sustainability for the future, integrate pest management programs to eliminate the use of pesticides, recycle water to reduce their environmental footprint, grow all Non-GMO varieties, create CO2 through waste heat,” according to a media release. “The indoor greenhouse can extend the growing season for produce, but also allow this workforce year-round employment opportunities.” “Golden Fresh Farms’ new state-of-the-art facility in Wapakoneta will provide a unique opportunity for agricultural workers within our state to remain in Ohio year round,” said Jeff Hoagland, president and chief executive officer for Dayton Development Coalition. Their operations include seeding, harvesting, packaging and shipping to ensure freshness and quality, according to a media release. Golden Fresh Farms currently operates 100 acres of state-of-the-art, high-tech greenhouse facilities in Kingsville, Ontario. Once completed, the company’s owner said around 200 acres would be under glass. ![]()
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