Sakata Seed America Celebrates Renovated Cal Poly Greenhouse
March 26, 2025 Sakata Seed America, Inc. representatives attended the grand opening of the newly renovated Howard C. Brown Horticultural Greenhouse Complex at California Polytechnic (Cal Poly) State University, following the company’s $50,000 pledge to help modernize the greenhouse complex.
The grand opening ceremony, held on March 21, unveiled enhancements and restorations of the 18,000-square-foot ornamental horticulture facility, which initially opened in 1969. Updates to the complex include the installation of:
- New shade and thermal curtains
- Advanced fog, cooling, and steam-sterilization systems
- New concrete flooring
- And more
The improved complex aims to provide hands-on learning to Cal Poly students, with an emphasis on landscape and horticulture installation and design, vegetable production, floral production and design, and disease and pest control management.
Sakata Seed America’s contribution is realized by the dedication of Greenhouse 3/ Room 108. For more information, please contact Alicia Suits, asuits@sakata.com.
