Hello Mona, Utah!
This past week the excitement of planning a project such as Houweling’s Tomatoes sustainable greenhouse farm in Utah, got put into high gear as we are now under construction! As you can see from the pictures included, crews have begun the process of levelling the land where our 28.3 acre greenhouse will be built through the summer.
If you aren’t familiar with the project, let me bring you up to speed.… Read more
With the holiday season fast approaching, the November issue of “The Vine” celebrates the building of a community. Casey reflects on the impact the Seeds of Tomorrow project has had on the community of Tactic, his family and his vision of a sustainable world.
Also, learn how supplemental lighting will allow for more “LOCAL” produce to end up in your stores, build better relationships with our customers and how growing under lights has offered new exciting challenges for our growers.… Read more
The September issue of “The Vine” brings us a reflection from Casey’s recent trip to Tactic, Guatemala where he shares his thoughts on the progress of the “Seeds of Tomorrow” project, the people of Tactic and the social responsibility that people have to their communities.
Also, take a look at “The Vine” to learn how we are improving the trace-ability of our produce, hear about the reputation of our propagation program and join us in honoring our long-term employees that have helped make Houweling’s the company it is today.… Read more
As May 2013 came to a close, our “Seeds of Tomorrow” project began its seven week process to construct a seedling greenhouse for the community of Tactic. As employees from both Kubo Greenhouse Projects and Houweling’s Tomatoes flew down, we were greeted by bright faced Guatemalans eager to meet the strange people from Holland, Canada and the United States that were donating their time, money and sweat to help the community of Tactic.… Read more
In early January, Casey’s daughter, Monica, along with Houweling’s team member Tara Tashiro, had the opportunity to visit Tactic, Guatemala, the site of Houweling’s Seeds of Tomorrow project. Their experience and the profound impact it had on them is shared below. (Editor’s note: total donations raised to date = $53,830 including the matched funds from Houweling’s. Thank you to all who have generously donated and we look forward to exceeding our original $60K goal)
Having arrived back from our trip to Tactic Guatemala, we can honestly say the journey has changed us as human beings. … Read more
