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Greenhouse
Homestead Florida
The $147 billion dollar horticultural or green industry is one of the fastest growing segments of American agriculture, and Kerry’s Bromeliad Nursery is one of the largest orchid production facilities in the world. Technological innovations pioneered by owner Kerry Herndon have taken what was once a rare and expensive plant and made it into a commodity that can be sold in discount stores for less than $20. Kerry’s Bromeliad Nursery is one of the largest orchid production complexes on the planet; at any given time there are more than 5 million orchids in production in their 2.8 million square foot production space in Homestead, Florida, one of the largest greenhouse production facilities in the world. Sixty-five percent of the nation’s potted plants are produced in Florida, and Kerry’s Bromiliad Nursery is responsible for virtually every discount-store orchid sold in the eastern United States.