by Susan Harris
You may have visited Homestead Growers, our 250-acre facility just down the road from our Davidsonville store – probably at Christmastime to admire the poinsettias, right? And you got to see cool displays like this.
Poinsettia display at Homestead Growers
But prepare to be jealous, now – because as Homestead’s gardenblogger, I managed to snag a private tour, on which I snapped these photos:
The retaining pond protects the Bay.
How water is recycled into the retaining pond.
These scenes from my private “tour” illustrate how Homestead Growers attains its status as a “no run-off facility”, which is especially important for a growing facility so close to the Bay. All water is recycled, and none leaves the property. No run-off at ALL. So congratulations to head grower Oliver Storm and his team!
More Grower News – new website and blog!
The other good news to report is that Growers have a gorgeous new website and blog, where readers will find news and lots of photos compiled in Flickr albums - 10 so far. Taken regularly by Alexis Moretti, they provide a sneak peak at what’s coming soon to the retail location. Here’s just a few.
