Leamington, Ontario; Being a large area producer of tomatoes and peppers, the local greenhouse industry needs vertical tomato hooks, tomato and pepper twine.
Larger plants need support to keep them from falling over. This is especially true of fruiting plants, like tomatoes, which are top-heavy as a result. A mature tomato plant may weigh up to 30 pounds when fruiting. Greenhouse vegetable growers use hooks and twine to hold up the plants. They tie a length of twine to the main stem of each tomato or pepper plant. As the plants grow, they adjust the tension of the twines so they provide continuous support through out the harvesting season.
In the past, growers have turned to European twine & hooks manufactures for supply. Sending hundreds of thousands of dollars overseas. Money that could support our local community, reduce your ecological footprint and decreasing traceability of the material origin and source.
“I believe most growers, know that the money they spend with independent small businesses like ours, keeps money within our community, which helps sustain local trade. It is a sort of investment in the future of our community. When local trade thrives, the people of our town are happy to live here. The community then continually feeds itself from local trading.” says Neil Enns, of Wind Twine & Hooks Inc.
For over 6 years, Neil Enns, of Leamington, Ontario has supported area growers with ready wound vertical tomato hooks. He has managed a long standing business which, services are generally better because growers know the company and staff very well.
Foreign twine and hooks products travel over 2848 kilometers (1770 mi) across the ocean needlessly. Transportation is one of the main points in reducing a grower’s ecological footprint. A single product clocks up a considerable amount of kilometers.
With Enns’ local company, materials are sourced locally and delivered locally which dramatically reduced transportation, delivery time and increases traceability of the material origin and source.
Grower must put labels onto fresh vegetable packaging which note that the origin can be traced, right back to the farm the vegetable came from.
This too applies already to some materials and products. When grower buying locally, it is far easier to find out the origin of the materials used.
The Southwestern based business also has an advantage over imports by tailoring their products to the greenhouse vegetable community.
“Growers can have their used hooks and tomato rollers rewound to use again. This type of “recycling” allows the hooks and rollers to be used several times and saves money to the farmer. This service is cost-effective to farmers in the Leamington and surrounding areas who can drop off their old hooks or rollers and pick up the rewound cases. Rewinding Hooks and Rollers is one way we produce less packaging. We eliminate unnecessary corrugated protective packaging. Less packaging means less waste, less demand on landfill sites and better yet less cost to the farmer “, says Neil Enns, of Wind Twine & Hooks Inc.
Wind Twine & Hooks Inc.
Manufactures ready wound vertical tomato hooks
Neil Enns, owner/operator
CALL: 519-324-9781 or 519-919-1149
Leamington, ON, CANADA
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