Taylor Farms announces investment with Pure Green Farms

Salinas, Calif.-based Taylor Farms has announced it has entered the greenhouse growing market with an investment in Pure Green Farms.

The terms of the investment were not disclosed by the companies.

This expansion into greenhouse grown fresh offerings will complement Taylor Farms’ existing 122,200 crop acre field grown program and 16 salad producing facilities across North America, according to a news release.

“We’re excited to venture into the industry of indoor growing with this investment,” Bruce Taylor, founder and CEO of Taylor Farms, said in the release. “Our customer partners have asked for a national solution, and this is our first step.”

Pure Green Farms’ already established facility located in South Bend, Indiana, is a climate-controlled environment equipped with high-tech machinery that grows, packs and ships leafy greens year-round, according to the release.

Pure Green Farms’ first harvest was in March 2020 and operates on a site that can potentially expand up to 300 acres. This operation produces greenhouse leafy green varieties in the most efficient automated greenhouse system, according to the release.

“We are thrilled to work alongside an industry leading company like Taylor Farms,” Joe McGuire, CEO of Pure Green Farms, said in the release. “We know this is just the beginning of a fantastic relationship with Taylor Farms and we’re looking forward to continuing to address the increasing demand for local product offerings.”