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In conjunction with this year's PMA Fresh Summit, the growers and distributors of Ventura County are inviting fresh produce industry members into their backyards for the Ventura County Sustainability Exchange. This unique event brings together top growers to put Ventura County on the map and show the industry why it's a one-stop-shop for sustainably-grown produce.

VCSE invitees will be able to experience the operations of Ventura's growers first hand, as leading companies like Limoneira, Calavo, San Miguel Produce, Agromin, Deardorff Family Farms and Houweling's Tomatoes invite them along for tours of their fields and facilities. For example, guests will visit Limoneira and Calavo Headquarters in Santa Paula to tour their 2MG solar facilities and learn about their waste-management practices and high-density planting. At the end of their two-day trip through the fields and operations of these growers, VCSE attendees will understand first-hand what makes the county a leader in sustainability for the fresh-produce community.