Feb 26, 2024Edible Garden receives training grant in Michigan
Indoor leafy greens grower Edible Garden has received funding from Michigan for employee training.
The controlled environment agriculture (CEA) grower received funds from the Going PRO Talent Fund, awarded by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity-Workforce Development (LEO-WD), facilitated through Michigan Works!
The grant will reimburse the company for training expense at the Edible Garden Heartland facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in areas such as supply chain management, transportation and logistics.
“Additionally, it will cover on-the-job training costs for new hires at the facility, expected to fill positions like food safety officer, general manager and grower,” Jim Kras, Edible Garden CEO, said in the release. “Furthermore, this training will provide added support for the company’s ongoing efforts to enhance supply chain management at the Heartland facility, where we utilize our proprietary GreenThumb greenhouse agriculture technology to enhance supply chain efficiency which has resulted in increased shipping and fill rates, alongside notable sales growth.”