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New Production Manager Joins the Fraleigh Nursery Team February
18, 2008
 Fraleigh
Nursery is pleased to welcome Robert Grove as our new Production
Manager. Robert is sure to be an asset for us, as we continue to expand
our line of high-quality, eco-friendly nursery products. Robert
has been in the growing business all of his life. Helping on the
family farm in Southern Maryland is where he got the love to see things
grow. He has been in the horticultural industry going on 28 years. He
started at LilyPons Water Gardens working at their facility in Maryland.
He then went back to school to earn his degree in general Horticulture
at Texas A&M University. Robert went on to spend 17 years with Hines
Nurseries in Houston, where he worked in all aspects of the nursery,
from Propagation to Customer Service / Shipping to Production. He
recently worked at Carolina Nurseries as the Production Manager. Robert
is committed to meeting the growing demands for consistent-quality,
environmentally-friendly, and economically-superior plants using the GRO-ECO
growing system.
Jay Fraleigh
Receives
Environmental Leadership Award
October 12, 2007
 The Florida Department of Agriculture has named Jay Fraleigh as a winner of the Commissioner's 2007
Ag-Environmental Leadership Award. This award honors agriculturalists who have demonstrated an outstanding
commitment to preserve Florida's natural resources by developing innovative, environmentally-friendly agricultural
practices. The GRO-ECO growing system, which Fraleigh developed, uses 85% less water than conventional
overhead irrigation, while drastically reducing nitrate and phosphate pollution in the surrounding soil
and water shed. This exciting new system is also extremely economical, making it the system of choice
for informed growers. The GRO-ECO system thus promises to make a lasting impact on our environment,
as it replaces wasteful overhead irrigation systems and sets a new standard in environmental stewardship.
See the
full article and
video on the Marketing and Development website of the
Florida Department of Agriculture. Also, this
newspaper article recognizing Fraleigh's award was published by the
Tallahassee Democrat.
 Jay
Travels to Washington
On May 21-23, 2007,
Jay Fraleigh joined a large group of agricultural specialists on a
volunteer visit to Washington. This trip, sponsored by the Florida Farm
Bureau, allowed for personal visits and discussions with our nation's
lawmakers. The issues under consideration included immigration reform
and the USDA farm bill. To read more about this trip, please visit the
FloridAgriculture website.
Reproduced with the
permission of
FloridAgriculture.
Our Nursery is
Expanding!
Spring 2007
In order to meet growing demands, we are
installing new beds using the innovative and environmentally friendly
GRO-ECO system, which was developed by
Jay Fraleigh. This growing system conserves extreme amounts of water
while producing a healthier, more consistent crop with lower production
costs. This allows us to offer you quality plants at a very competitive
price.
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