<p> Village Farms is proving to be a leader in sustainable growth and innovation despite frequent Texas droughts. The company’s Monahans, TX facility, recently featured on NewsWest 9, appears to be a small oasis in the middle of the desert, but if you take a deeper look inside, you’ll find that it’s a true state of the art facility that is changing the way premium Texas produce is harvested.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “Gone are the days in the farming industry or growing industry where you can just grow what you want to grow and expect to sell it,” said Tim Robinson, Regional Manager of the Permian Basin Division.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Indeed, despite the lack of rain in the drought-stricken Permian Basin, Village Farms continues to operate year-round, growing tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers while using only one-third of the water normally used in an open field crop, according to NewsWest 9.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “When you go in and actually see what we’re growing and our crop and how it’s producing and how well it looks and it’s maintained in this climate, I think that’s the number one thing that blows people away,” said Derin Gemmel, Director of Human Resources, U.S. Operations. Even in an extreme environment, Village Farms is proving that if it can grow here in such a dry area, it can grow anywhere.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> The company had even been recently nominated as one of Top Employers of the Year by the Texas Workforce Commission. It has created 200 full-time jobs just within the Permian Basin facility, being recognized among big-name companies like Exxon Mobile and GE. And it’s no wonder either. With these kinds of innovations, Village Farms is a big player in the agriculture industry. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.newswest9.com/story/24412015/village-farms-in-monahans-recognized-as-top-five-employer-in-tx" target="_new"> NewsWest 9 </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.villagefarms.com/OurProducts/Default.aspx" target="_new"> Village Farms </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
