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Welcome to our Always Learning, Always Growing Newsletter! Whether you're an A.M.A. customer, a partner or a horticulture enthusiast, there's something for you. Find articles and news, featured products and deals, upcoming events and more. We're here to help you learn – and grow!
 
- Connie & Rick Bradt, Managing Directors, A.M.A. Horticulture Inc. 

Food Production Trends to Watch

By Alex Frew, Customer Service & Sales Associate at A.M.A. Horticulture Inc.

February 15th was Canadian Ag Day, a day to celebrate the dedication of Canadian farmers and growers, the innovation they’re bringing to improve food production and sustainability, and the connections they’re making with consumers so that we can better understand and appreciate what we eat, and where it comes from.

Sustainable food production has been an interest of mine since my undergraduate days at the University of Guelph in the Crop Science and Horticulture program. And judging by my bookmarked articles and websites, you might say it goes beyond interest! In recognition of Canadian Ag Day, I thought I would share the top three things that have me excited about the future of food production in Canada right now...

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Grower Spotlight: Good Plants by Good People, Huron Ridge's Secret to 50 Years

By Elise Johnson, Manager of Communications and Marketing at A.M.A. Horticulture Inc.

Surrounded by soybean fields on a county road between Bayfield and Zurich, Ontario, sits a family-run greenhouse that has been drawing plant lovers to the region for fifty years. Since its first run of bedding plants in 1973, Huron Ridge Greenhouses has gained a reputation for growing and selling quality plant products, attracting customers from as far as Kitchener, London and Guelph.

Huron Ridge Greenhouses is proof that success in business depends on more than location. “We have no curbside appeal. We aren’t on the way to anywhere. Yet we’ve become a destination, with repeat customers travelling just to come to our greenhouse,” says Kevin Steckle, General Manager and Owner.

What's Huron Ridge’s secret? It’s all in their motto: good plants by good people.

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Special Deals & Flyers

Check out our new flyer highlighting deals on:

Fibre Containers & Coco Planters

Up to 75% off, it's now or never. Get your order in today while products last.

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Upcoming Events

We hope to see you at these upcoming events. Members of our team will be exhibiting, speaking, sponsoring or walking the show floor. We're there to learn, grow and catch up with our customers!

Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) Show
April 25-27, 2023
Toronto, Ontario
All of Canada!
 

GreenTech Amsterdam
June 13-15, 2023
Amsterdam, Netherlands
 

Grower Day
June 20, 2023
St. Catharines, Ontario
 

Feature Video: Five Tips on Hydroponic Substrates

University of Florida's Dr. Paul Fisher interviews A.M.A.'s Shawn Mallen for the Five Tips for Horticulture series as part of the University's IFAS Extension Greenhouse Training Online program and Floriculture Research Alliance, to which, A.M.A. belongs. This video is Substrates 101 for Hydroponic vegetable production (interesting for other crops too). A description of substrate options and why the right option for a grower and a crop matters, as well as how hydroponics compare to field grown. Shawn's five tips on hydroponic substrates finishes off the discussion.

Article Roundup

Discover helpful and interesting horticulture information from around the industry! 
What consumers want: Growing the garden centre shopping experience
What do consumers look for at garden retail? New study from University of Guelph in partnership with Vineland Research & Innovation Centre reveals the true role of pricing, the most sought-after plant features, and key elements of the ideal shopping experience. Read the article at Greenhouse Canada.
Vanilla, turmeric join market as greenhouse herbs
Vanilla and turmeric are on the rise as greenhouse-grown crops, due to years of research and looking for the most profitable market for these products. A.M.A. has supported turmeric trials at the University of Florida with Ellepots by A.M.A. Read the article at Greenhouse Grower.
Connecting with a customer, from employee to consumer
If there's one thing known about the modern customer, it's that their expectation of personalization is at its highest point ever. Before scan data and social media, the only way to a customer's heart was by offering weekly discounts through front-page, low-priced loss leader. Read the article at Floraldaily
 
Grown out of love
While Deb’s Greenhouse in Alberta has expanded to include an online store with a wide variety of products, it all comes back to the love that owner Deb Foisy has for the agricultural lifestyle and for her children, and how this business model has enabled her to be close to them. Read the article at Greenhouse Canada.

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