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the southwest corner of the intersection
of Morse Boulevard and
County Road 44 sits a large plot of land where
magic is made - or more accurately, grown.
That plot of land is home to The Villages
Grown, an agricultural science initiative two
decades in the making that provides farm-fresh
produce to restaurants, supermarkets and more
throughout Central Florida and beyond.
If you've eaten at a restaurant in The
Villages, chances are you already have sampled
some of The Villages Grown's product, but
just what does it take to provide produce and
other top-quality goods at such a high level to
businesses around an entire state?
We caught up with Villages Grown Executive
Jennifer Waxman and Director
Director
of
Operations Adam Wright to learn more about
their hyperlocal food system, their distributor
relationships and their " food as medicine "
philosophy.
FOOD AS MEDICINE
" Our whole philosophy with The Villages
Grown is that we are the intersection between
agriculture and wellness - when you separate
the two, we become ill, " Waxman said. " That's
our mantra. "
Food as medicine is one of the core tenets of
The Villages Grown. The mantra is everywhere
you look - how the company handles its food,
the grow methods it uses and the types of food
it grows in its current 9 acres of production
area. Spread across those 9 acres are temperature-controlled
greenhouses, walk-in refrigerators,
packaging areas and much more - this
is a full agricultural science facility, not just a
simple backyard garden.
Waxman and Wright are passionate about
what they've built over the last few years, fully
leaning into the food as medicine mantra.
Unlike other grow facilities that may sacrifice
quality or flavor to put out more product,
Waxman says The Villages Grown focuses on
offering top-quality product while still putting
out a large quantity of food per week.
MAGAZINE
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OUR WHOLE PHILOSOPHY
WITH THE VILLAGES GROWN
IS THAT WE ARE THE
INTERSECTION BETWEEN
AGRICULTURE AND WELLNESS -
WHEN YOU SEPARATE THE TWO,
WE BECOME ILL.
- Jennifer Waxman

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