GLASE Summit Grower Panel Will Explore Technology Benefits
Learn from an experienced lineup of growers from the United States and Canada at the 2024 GLASE Summit on November 6, 2024. Each operation, as unique as it is innovative, was selected to provide perspectives spanning geography, scale, and experience with various crops, including lettuce, herbs, tomatoes, microgreens, and other vegetables.
The 2024 GLASE Summit Grower Panel | Photo: GLASE
- Bob Jones, co-owner and CEO of The Chef’s Garden: The Jones family has a rich history in vegetable production that spans over six generations and 40 years. Today, four generations of his family are actively involved with the farm. Bob Jones leads the team in implementing cutting-edge food safety and quality programs, among other innovations.
- Holly Counter-Beaver, president and managing member of Finn & Roots: Holly Counter-Beaver, along with her sister, Heather Counter, operates the Vermont-based Eco Ark greenhouse and Stone Creek Farm, which includes a small orchard and vineyard. The Eco Ark is a 6,000-square-foot decoupled aquaponic, controlled-environment greenhouse that produces lettuce, herbs, cucumbers, tomatoes, and microgreens year round. Holly and Heather are dedicated to providing sustainable, clean, high-quality, and exclusively local food for their friends, neighbors, and surrounding communities.
- Robert Thérien, CEO and agronomist at Les Serres Point du Jour: Thérien brings expertise in energy efficiency and agri-food research, and his operation focuses on using technology to reduce its ecological footprint. Additionally, 2,000 square feet of his greenhouse is dedicated to researching and developing new products for the Quebec market, including grape tomatoes, red tomatoes, as well as red, yellow, and orange peppers.
- Denis Lavoie, co-owner and head grower at Serres Brillo: Lavoi operates a demo greenhouse fully equipped with Hoogendoorn IIVO automated irrigation and climate control, AI roof control, semi-closed ventilation, infrared (IR) plant sensors, thermal cameras, CO2 energy recovery, underground energy storage, electric heating, and fully automated dimming LED grow lights. Serres Brillo produces tomatoes, and their unique distribution model allows them to provide grocers with the exact quantities they plan to sell.
Other Summit highlights include an engaging researcher panel, presentations on new technologies, a networking event, and a keynote by Tessa Pocock, chief science officer of Soli Organic. The event will be held at Hotel St. Paul in Montreal, and a hotel room block is available. Attendance is limited to 100 attendees.
GLASE Industry Advisory Board (IAB) members attend annual Summits for free and have access to members-only programming, which includes greenhouse tours and an IAB meeting. This year, IAB members will visit two greenhouses and observe dynamic lighting systems in action.
The 2024 GLASE Summit is made possible by their Anchor Partner, Sollum Technologies, a GLASE Industry Advisory Board member and leading manufacturer of dynamic LED horticultural lighting and control systems. Their networking event is sponsored by Hoogendoorn Growth Management Systems, an innovative climate control systems manufacturer advancing automation in greenhouses.
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