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"Fresh Off the Vine" Organic Tomato Greenhouse
Hanford, California
This is a two-bay greenhouse project built between September 8 - November 7, 2003

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This is a two-bay greenhouse project completed between September 8 - November 7, 2003 by John Pade and Rebecca Nelson, consultants.   It is a controlled environment, organic tomato greenhouse project owned by Diane and Steve Bettencourt, Hanford, California.   Approximately 50,000 lbs. of organically grown tomatoes can be annually produced in this organic system.  The organic tomato greenhouse package is manufactured by CropKing, Inc, Seville, OH Also on site is the "Love Apple," a romantic country-side hideaway. Left-right: Diane, Lisa & Jacob To learn more about "Fresh Off the Vine" visit www.ripechoice.com To see the construction of this greenhouse, follow the links below.

Watch the week-by-week construction of the "Fresh Off the Vine" Greenhouse:

September 8-12, 2003 - Building posts cemented in place
September 15-19, 2003 - Assembling, installing arches, cords, purlins
September 22-26, 2003 - Installing plant support system, trenching
Sept 29-Oct 3, 2003 - Trenching, installing drains, building end walls
October 6-10, 2003 - Insulating floor, building end walls
October 13-17, 2003 - Installing rebar, hydroponic heating system, painting
October 18, 2003 - The big pour.  Cementing the entire floor
October 20-24, 2003 - Hanging equipment, finishing end walls
October 27-31, 2003 - Finishing end walls, covering 
November 3-7, 2003 - Finishing end wells, electrical, details
November 8, 2003 - January 31, 2004 - Seeding, Transplanting, Culturing

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