Hoffman Nursery is one of the four North Carolina growers that received a Gold Star Award during the 30th Annual Gold Star Growers Meeting in Raleigh.
The North Carolina Department of Labor's Gold Star Grower Housing Program identifies growers who provide housing that meets and exceeds all requirements of the Migrant Housing Act of North Carolina. The housing standards are required by law and used during annual inspections performed by the Department of Labor's Agricultural Safety and Health Bureau. Over 1,800 houses are inspected yearly, and four awards are given statewide: two for "best-maintained housing" and two for "best new housing." Hoffman Nursery received a Best New Housing Award.
In addition, Hoffman Nursery has been awarded a Double Gold Star for H-2A program compliance two years in a row. The H-2A Temporary Agricultural Workers Program aims to help American farms and nurseries fill seasonal employment gaps by hiring workers from other countries. During the meeting, Craig Reynolds (Hoffman Nursery's Senior Director of Operations) presented the nursery's H-2A program and amenities.
Founded in 1986, Hoffman Nursery is concerned with ornamental and native grass liners for the wholesale trade. They grow over 140 species and cultivars of grasses, sedges, and grasslike plants and ship to wholesale customers across North America. The nursery includes a greenhouse and production facility, an 83-acre stock farm, and over 60 cold frames and hot houses. Hoffman Nursery has 43 full-time employees and 28 H-2A workers. Hoffman Nursery contracts its H-2A program through Legacy Labor in Cadillac, Michigan.
For more information:
Hoffman Nursery
5520 Bahama Road
Rougemont, NC 27572
Tel.: (919) 479-6620
Toll-Free: 1 (800) 203-8590
Fax: (919) 471–3100
sales@hoffmannnursery.com
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