Much like their peers who produce crops in a controlled environment, outdoor field vegetable growers have had to deal with post-pandemic supply chain issues and rising costs this year.

As part of its State of the Industry coverage, the editors of American Vegetable Grower magazine, published by Meister Media Worldwide (Greenhouse Grower’s parent company), reached out to three leading growers to get their take on rising costs, rising demand, labor and more. The growers included:

“We are in a growth mode, post pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, we were a restaurant-centric operation. We have since added a home delivery model and a retail outlet on the farm. And those additions have caused us to modify and increase many items and to decrease a few as well,” Jones says. “Like many farming operations, we had to diversify our operations as a result of the ever-changing business climate we find ourselves in the midst of currently. We are vegetable growers at heart. And we want to help as many people along our path as possible. Customers, our team, our vendors, and our community.”

Learn more about each operation, how they are handling current challenges, and what you might be able to learn from them, here.

Brian Sparks is senior editor of Greenhouse Grower and editor of Greenhouse Grower Technology. See all author stories here.

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