Oasthouse Ventures is delighted to announce the start of construction for the largest greenhouse to be built in the U.S., after successfully securing the required investment.
Over the past 20 years, the U.S. has become increasingly dependent on imported fresh produce to meet growing consumer demand. We will help restore food security in the U.S. by creating the largest and most technologically advanced greenhouse cluster, situated in a region with optimal growing conditions.
Existing supplies of fresh produce to the Eastern Seaboard, and especially tomatoes, are largely imported from Mexico and Canada with long transportation times, impacting taste, nutrition and quality. Hillsville is four days’ drive closer to major markets, enabling superior quality fresh produce to be delivered to consumers.
Phase 1 of this new industrial scale growing cluster will create 118 jobs, with additional positions as the project expands, and bring an estimated $1.1bn of prosperity to the region.
The 65 acres of Phase 1 is set to start growing in 2026.
As a Virginia Value Veterans company we are looking forward to recruiting veterans to join our team, as well as supplying the many servicemen and women of Virginia with Fresh Produce.
Ben Alexander – Oasthouse Ventures, Project Director
“I am immensely grateful to the Governor of Virginia, VA Secretary of Agriculture Matt Lohr, Senator Mark Warner, and Congressman Morgan Griffiths for their support in developing this project. International collaboration between industry leaders from the UK, Netherlands, Finland, and the U.S. has been crucial to our success, establishing a new benchmark for quality and sustainability in the U.S. agriculture sector.”
