Midwest Greenhouse Lettuce Grower Expanding Into California
January 15, 2020 
Revol Greens, a Minnesota-based greenhouse lettuce and greens producer, has entered into an agreement with Equilibrium to develop a 16-acre advanced technology automated lettuce and leafy greens greenhouse near Los Angeles in Tehachapi, CA. The project will anchor Equilibrium’s state-of-the-art 64-acre greenhouse, which the Oregon-based sustainable real assets investment manager recently acquired from SunSelect Produce, a California based hydroponic vegetable grower.
Revol Greens currently operates a 10-acre greenhouse at its base in Minnesota, which services national retailers and food service customers and reaches more than 300 regional retail stores and hundreds of restaurants across the Midwest.
The Tehachapi facility is Revol Greens’ next major investment in the company’s plan to become a leader in production of high-quality, regionally sourced, safe, and sustainable leafy greens. While many greenhouse lettuce growers are looking to East Coast production, the company chose California, where outdoor lettuce growers have been challenged with changing climate conditions, food safety outbreaks, and scarce water resources.
“Not only is Tehachapi an outstanding growing climate located near 22 million Southern California residents, but it is also just north of the Riverside area, which is a major distribution hub of many of our retail and foodservice customers.” says Brendon Krieg, Revol Greens Partner.
Each of the Revol Greens facilities, including Tehachapi, will leverage the company’s proprietary sustainable controlled environment growing platform and processes to grow lettuces that use 90% less water and are more energy efficient than field production. Revol Greens highly automated leafy greens greenhouses also incorporate automated machine harvesting and a hands-free packing process for clean, traceable, and consumer safe packaging of lettuces and mixed leafy greens.
“Given the scarcity of water resources in California, where agriculture accounts for 80% of total water use, we want to bring a sustainable solution to the region and challenge the way we think about traditional growing,” Krieg says. “Revol Greens has developed the technology to grow fresh, 365 days a year in-region produce, from the harsh winter and humid summer climates of Minnesota to the dry, hot desert climates of Southern California.”
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