Betterment Harvest Realizes Record Week Of Production

JC Fresh Farms produces a record 315,700 pounds of grape/medley tomatoes during the second week of May.

Orangeline Farms produces a record of over 14,000 cases of sweet snack peppers the same week.

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining and industrial sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, today announced that its subsidiary, Betterment Harvest, recently realized a record week of production between its JC Fresh and Orangeline Farms located in Ontario, Canada.  The record-setting, second week of May production follows a successful 2023 crop planting and an initial pick that was one week earlier compared to last year. Additionally, the farms have secured record contract pricing for the 2023 season.

Matt Tatomir, Co-President of Betterment Harvest and Founder of JC Fresh and Orangeline Farms, commented, “We applaud our world-class team for a great start to this season and the 2023 year where we have been outperforming on almost every metric. Also, the technology we have implemented along with gained efficiencies in picking practices, has enabled us to materially reduce our operating costs. We are proud of the accomplishments we have made to date, and we believe we can continue to gain on our current momentum throughout the rest of the season.”

Betterment Harvest’s record production week included:

• 14,200 cases of sweet, mini-snack peppers at Orangeline Farms;
• Over 315,700 pounds of grape/medley tomatoes at JC Fresh Farms; and
• On a consolidated basis, generated a record weekly revenue of $894,500.