![]() ![]() Greenhouse grower calls for quick action on soaring hydro costs.The two men then met at DeJoria’s home and discovered a shared passion. “At its core, this is about increasing access to healthy living and to healthy foods.”Īccording to Balderas, DeJoria, based in Austin, Texas, was excited with the idea of bringing more sustainable, affordable and healthier fresh foods to underserved markets and he heard about Mastronardi’s pioneering efforts in the greenhouse sector. “John Paul and Paul both have a passion for social accountability and environmental sustainability,” said Mastronardi Produce marketing vice-president Nicole Balderas. The business is consistently ranked as one of the best-managed companies in Canada, and Paul Mastronardi is a former Entrepreneur of the Year in Ontario and was named Produce Person of the Year at the 2016 United Fresh Exposition in Chicago. Mastronardi Produce is the single-largest greenhouse grower in Essex County and employs more than 600 workers locally. He has signed “The Giving Pledge,” a campaign founded by über-rich tycoons Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, in which a growing list of billionaires have committed to contributing a majority of their wealth to philanthropy. ![]() in a multibillion-dollar deal.ĭeJoria’s motto is “success unshared is failure,” and he has dedicated himself to numerous charitable causes. ![]() Also the co-founder of Patron Spirits International, last year he sold his majority stake in that tequila business to Bacardi Ltd. With an estimated personal net worth of $3.5 billion, DeJoria is the co-founder and chairman of John Paul Mitchell Systems, the global luxury hair care brand. The partnership will look at developing advanced high-density farming systems, described as “individual collections of existing and developing high-tech growing innovations and equipment.” Each such system would include “cutting-edge growing facilities, revolutionary automation, water-saving irrigation, energy efficient lighting and state-of-the-art systems for monitoring growing conditions.” Both have a passion for social accountability and environmental sustainability This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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