Sustainable Growth: Balancing Tradition and Innovation at Bradford Greenhouses

Throughout our history, Bradford Greenhouses has struck a balance of tradition and innovation, including how we see ourselves as stewards of the environment. We have made several innovative improvements over the years such as using insulated greenhouse shade curtains to save energy and to reduce Greenhouse Gases, and our state-of-the-art approach to water management and wastewater treatment facilities. Our wastewater reclamation plant was developed in partnership with numerous scientists and environmental ministry employees over two years to study and help design the project, as well as having the study published. Click here to see more background on our water treatment plant.

Over the past few years, we have self-funded the installation of Natural Gas pipelines to our growing farm to convert our heating systems from Oil to gain efficiencies in heating – one of the largest overhead expenses in the greenhouse industry.

Internally, our growing experts consistently fine tune the science and resources available to them and we follow the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to managing our plant crops. IPM involves identifying potential pest problems through monitoring and recording weather and pest population levels and establishing thresholds to make treatment decisions to reduce pests. Strategies include a combination of biological, physical, cultural, mechanical, behavioral, and chemical controls. This method allows us to monitor targeted areas for pests, and then more accurately and selectively treat for their removal, minimizing costs and effects to the local environment.”