![]() ![]() Now we will be home to one of the largest, most modern, fully sustainable growers of vegetables in the nation.” “Wapakoneta is known for many good things. “We are very pleased and excited that Golden Fresh Farms has selected our community for this project,” said Wapakoneta Mayor Tim Stinebaugh. 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. article/Mastronardi+Partners+With+Ohio+Greenhouse/2858747/432721/article.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. Mastronardi Partners With Ohio Greenhouse The addition of Golden Fresh Farms allows Mastronardi to reach more than 75% of the U.S. The release said Golden Fresh Farms grows on about 20 acres of tomatoes year-round. “I’m excited to join Paul and the Sunset team with our new crop starting this fall,” Luis Chibante, president and owner of Golden Fresh Farms, said in the release. Ohio is the fifth state where Sunset brand vegetables will be grown, according to a news release. ![]() MASTRONARDI Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, has entered into an agreement with Wapakoneta, Ohiobased Golden Fresh Farms to bring Mastronardi’s Sunset brand produce to more consumers in the U.S. The Packer - August 21st, 2017 Mastronardi Partners With Ohio Greenhouse ![]()
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