Latest News From Herbs

Goodyear, Ariz.-based organic herb and baby leaf producer Duncan Family Farms is offering retailers merchandising and sales support for its line of 18 fresh, organic herb varieties for the holiday cooking season. 

Soil-based indoor grower Soli Organic secures over a million to scale operations and enhance technology.

The government of Kenya has asked USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to authorize the importation of fresh oregano for consumption into the U.S.

Starting in April 2021, That's Tasty – a Shenandoah Growers brand – will roll out a living potted herbs program that makes it simpler than ever for retail partners nationwide to drive incremental spring sales.

Taking a new approach in engaging with retailers, North Shore Living Herbs & Greens released an animated video that takes you on a journey through their hydroponic growing process from seed to store.

Organto Foods Inc. has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Fresh Organic Choice, a privately held Dutch corporation.

While COVID continues to change the landscape of consumer behavior, including holiday traditions and family gatherings, data suggests the herb category is surging in sales during this season.

Belvidere, N.J.-based Edible Garden, a greenhouse grower of herbs and lettuces, has launched a unique campaign to seek investors to expand.

With the start of the holiday season and Thanksgiving fast approaching, Jacobs Farm del Cabo’s holiday herb program is in full swing.

Rockingham, Va.-based Shenandoah Growers Inc. showcase new items and product lines, such as the company’s new dried spice/flavor line and new holiday spices (mulling blend and cinnamon).

At the Produce Marketing Association’s virtual Fresh Summit, North Shore Living Herbs + Greens hosted a Zoom video Oct. 15 on how to make craft cocktails with living herbs.

Cornucopia Farms, Marietta, Ga., is completing its first hydroponic greenhouse, with production of lettuce and herbs starting in October.

North Shore Greenhouses, Thermal, Calif., has named Vivianna Greene as marketing manager and promoted Brittney Bubb to creative director.

Seven years ago, when Steve Wright signed on with Shenandoah Growers Inc., a Rockingham, Va.-based herb grower, about 20% of the company’s products were organically grown and 80% were conventional.

Fifth Season, Pittsburgh, is partnering with National Hockey League Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux, and has a new direct-to-consumer website and service.

Gotham Green, Brooklyn, N.Y., is opening a 30,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse in the Denver area to supply retailers in eight states.

A public recreation center in Leamington, Ontario, has been renamed the Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre.

United Natural Foods Inc. is recalling packages of organic fresh basil from Colombia because it might be contaminated by Cyclospora.

Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Gotham Greens has opened a 100,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse outside Baltimore. 

Container farm manufacturer Freight Farms and Sodexo have plans to bring hydroponic vertical farms to schools and universities across the U.S.

Greenhouse company Great Lakes Growers, Burton, Ohio, recently broke ground on a 100,000-square-foot expansion that will boost production capacity to 12 million heads of leafy greens.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released its final report on multiple cases of cyclosporiasis this year, concluding that 10% were linked to imported basil from Mexico.

GreenGate Fresh, Salinas, Calif., is offering cartons of cilantro and parsley for foodservice operators.

Indoor farming company Fifth Season plans to open a 60,000-square-foot vertical farm in Braddock, Pa., a former steel town near Pittsburgh.

An outbreak of Cyclospora illnesses linked to fresh basil appears to be over, according to the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

North Shore Living Herbs and Greens has hired Debbie Remblence as sales manager.

BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y., has hired Steve Platt as CEO.

(UPDATED) The Food and Drug Administration has named Mexican basil served at restaurants in four states as the likely source of a multi-state outbreak of 132 cyclospora illnesses.

Great Lakes Growers, Burton, Ohio, has a new line of greenhouse-grown salads — Fusion — that highlight herbs, including dill, cilantro and chives.

Organic herb and microgreens company Shenandoah Growers Inc., Rockingham, Va., has opened an expanded production facility in Jefferson, Ga.

North Shore Living, Thermal, Calif., has hired Milas Russell as general manager.

Hydroponic herb and leafy greens grower Great Lakes Growers is delivering directly to customers in Ohio, with plans to expand the program later this year.

Organic vegetable and herb grower Jacobs Farm Del Cabo, Santa Cruz, Calif., has hired David Arana as strategic sourcing manager.

Litehouse Inc. has a new label design for its line of freeze-dried herbs, taking a cue from new designs for the company’s dressing and dips.

Netherlands-based Enza Zaden is providing new generation, disease-resistance herb varieties to hydroponic growers in the U.S.

Great Lakes Growers, an 80,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse facility in Burton, Ohio, is doubling in size.

Sambrailo Packaging’s eco-friendly ReadyCycle and Shenandoah Growers’ “That’s Tasty" herb line took top marketing awards at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit in Orlando, Fla.

North Shore Living Herbs+Greens, Thermal, Calif., is introducing a new design on its clamshells.

DelFrescoPure is investing in technology with a new mechanized stand-alone growing system for the company’s living herbs and microgreens in a year-round process.

DelFrescoPure is investing in technology with a new mechanized stand-alone growing system for the company’s living herbs and microgreens in a year-round process.

The Food and Drug Administration this summer detected cyclospora parasites on cilantro grown in the U.S., in what appears to the be first time a domestic product was identified as the source of the parasites.

The Coachella Valley and Palm Springs area is known for resorts, golfing, music festivals and other recreational past times.

BrightFarms plans to build its newest greenhouse, which will be its fifth, in Abilene, Texas.

Citing the lack of “kill steps” for three fresh herbs and a welcome environment for pathogens in guacamole and other processed avocado products, the Food and Drug Administration is testing them for pathogens.

From comfort to high-tech: Food a serious quest at Olympics. And you won't believe how much they're going through.

BrightFarms is recalling fresh lettuces and herbs and herbs grown at its Chicago-area greenhouse for potentially being tainted with E. coli.

Catch up on companies and organizations involved in growing, shipping and marketing fresh garlic and herbs.

NewStar Fresh Foods, Salinas, Calif., has added a line of culinary herbs to its Pick Me brand.