LAKE WORTH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Green Life Farms, the leading controlled-environment agriculture grower in the Southeast U.S., announced a new partnership with a major regional grocery store. The company recently diversified its operations by expanding Butterhead Lettuce sales into over 365 Winn-Dixie grocery locations across Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. With a total of 13 planned farm locations, Green Life Farms continues to increase its territory as the company expands.
Green Life Farms products, which include Baby Arugula, Butterhead Lettuce, Butterhead Leaves, Baby Green Leaf, Rustic Red Blend, Farmer’s Blend, Super Variety Blend, and Basil can be purchased at more than 1,300 grocery stores across the Southeast U.S. and the Caribbean. (Products vary by store.) The company also sells leafy greens to restaurants, specialty markets, and frequently partners with local food banks.
“Green Life Farms is thrilled to grow its sales to Winn-Dixie stores in several states across the Southeast U.S.,” said John Hallé, Jr., Director of Sales, Green Life Farms. “Our business model allows us to go from harvest to distribution center within 24-48 hours, which gives customers in Florida and neighboring states clean, local Butterhead Lettuce that tastes better and stays fresh longer.”
Green Life Farms’ process combines technology with agricultural best practices to grow premium leafy greens with a focus on sustainability, energy efficiency, and environmental responsibility. Its clean, flavorful produce is cultivated in nutrient-rich water in state-of-the-art greenhouses. Greens are harvested and packaged in a controlled environment and delivered locally to ensure premium freshness, outstanding flavor, and longer shelf life, with a lower carbon footprint than field-grown produce.
About Green Life Farms
Green Life Farms operates state-of-the-art hydroponic greenhouses in Lake Worth and Punta Gorda, Florida. Another 11 additional facilities are currently in construction or development, for a total of 5.2 million square feet of greenhouses planned. By incorporating agriculture with technology and focusing on food safety and local delivery, Green Life Farms provides consumers with fresh, tasty, and clean greens that are good for their bodies, families, communities, and planet. For more information about Green Life Farms, visit GreenLifeFarms.ag.
About Winn-Dixie
Founded in 1925, Winn-Dixie grocery stores, liquor stores and in-store pharmacies serve communities throughout five southeastern states – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. is a subsidiary of Southeastern Grocers, an omnichannel retailer and one of the largest conventional supermarket companies in the U.S., serving customers in brick-and-mortar grocery stores, liquor stores and in-store pharmacies as well as online with convenient grocery delivery and curbside pickup throughout the Southeast. For more information, please visit www.winndixie.com and www.segrocers.com.
