Elzinga and Hoeksema Greenhouses

City: Portage, Mich.

Website: ElzingaGreenhouses.com

Environmentally controlled square footage:
1,393,920

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Percentage of production space under permanent environmentally controlled structure devoted to each crop:

Ornamental bedding plants65%
Flowering potted plants10%
Fresh cut flowers1%
Herbs7%
Plugs and propagation material2%
Vegetables15%

Percentage of sales by customer.

Home improvement chains2
Independent garden centers5
Retail florists1
Supermarket chains92

What’s the best way to describe your greenhouse operation and its role in contract growing?

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We contract other growers to produce material for us.

What percentage of the crops you sell are produced by other greenhouse operations as part of contract growing relationships?

5-10 percent

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