Houweling's to Unveil 'The Future of Sustainable Agriculture' on May 14th, 2009

CAMARILLO, CA--(Marketwire - May 13, 2009) - Built at a cost of over $50 million, Houweling's has created a sustainable and controlled greenhouse growth environment that maximizes productivity, generates green/renewable energy, radically minimizes water consumption, recycles nutrients, allows no environmental runoff and generates over 450 full-time year round jobs.

Houweling's presents a visually compelling facility with: five-acre solar photovoltaic field over a four-acre water retention reservoir, 40+ acres of state-of-the-art greenhouse, advanced water treatment and environmental control technologies and flourishing tomato vines. A lift will be made available for high-vantage camera shots and most areas of the facility are open to news crews.

Event Schedule

Thursday, May 14th, 2009
10:00 AM Pacific Time
Houweling's Nurseries - 645 West Laguna Road, Camarillo, California

Speakers:
10:00 - Casey Houweling, President, Houweling's Nurseries
10:05 - AG Kawamura, Secretary, California Department of Food and
         Agriculture
10:10 - Dutch Ambassador Renee Jones-Bos
10:15 - Wouter Kuiper, CEO, KUBO Greenhouse Projects
10:20 - Tom Hunton, President, American Capital Energy
10:25 - Peter Fynn, EXP Technology, Pure-O-Tech
10:30 - Alec Mackenzie, CEO, Argus Controls
10:35 - John Anderson, CEO, The Oppenheimer Group
10:40 - Presentation of Check to Houweling's from Southern California
         Edison

Guided tours of the facility will begin at 10:45, event ends at 1:00 PM
Integration partners will be showcasing their technologies throughout the
 event
Refreshments and a light lunch will be served

Key Message points:
-- Energy consumption is balanced by hybrid solar generation (PV &
   Thermal)
-- Dramatic 66 percent reduction in water consumption
-- Total elimination of run off -- nutrients retrieved & recycled
-- Maximum food safety -- positive pressure clean environment
-- Local production for local consumption
-- Year round employment and training for over 450 workers
-- Producing a premium quality, consistently great tasting tomato 365 days
   a year.

Project partners American Capital Energy, Argus Controls, Farm Credit West/Farm Credit Leasing, KUBO Greenhouse Projects, The Oppenheimer Group, Pure-O-Tech, Bogaerts, Diener's Electric, Enerdes BV, FormFlex, Jensen Design & Survey, Lorenzana Construction, Mountain High Greenhouse Construction, Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, Schüco, Sun Valley Farms Marketing, Travis AG Construction and Watertec Irrigation will be onsite. To RSVP please email rich@prmgt.com or call (941-780-8100) more information.