Growers summerschool 2026
‘Build your cultivation strategy on energy input’
28 – 30 July 2026 – Leamington Area, Ontario, Canada
- Anticipating with your crop plan on energy prices
- Use light and energy more efficiently
- Optimize existing installations
- Make better decisions using crop data and sensors
- Successfully implement changes within the complete operation
- Maintain high yields and quality while reducing energy use?
Practical training
for modern vegetable growers
Vegetable growing in North America is changing fast. Energy costs are rising. New technologies are entering the greenhouse.
Customers and investors expect more energy efficient production. At the same time, growers must keep yields high and costs under control.
The Growers Summer School 2026 helps growers deal with these changes in a practical way. During three days, you will learn how to use adaptable growing strategies to improve crop performance, reduce energy use, and make better decisions in your greenhouse.
This training is not only about technology. It is also about people and teamwork. New ideas only work when everyone understands them and supports the change—from crop workers to managers and investors.
Main question:
How do you apply adapted growing strategies in your own greenhouse?
Subjects in the training:
Participants will learn how to lowering energy cost by:
- Anticipating with your crop plan on energy prices
- Use light and energy more efficiently
- Optimize existing installations
- Make better decisions using crop data and sensors
- Successfully implement changes within the complete operation
- Maintain high yields and quality while reducing energy use?
For whom?
The Summer School is designed based on Ontario crop circumstances and climate.
This program is designed for:
- Growers and Operational managers
- Crop consultants and specialists
- Energy and technical experts
3 days working on your own plan.
The training focuses not only on technical knowledge, but also on implementation and teamwork—a critical factor often overlooked in innovation projects.
Do you want to know more details about our program? Please ask for a leaflet with more information.
Practical information:
Trainers: Peter Klapwijk and Sjoerd Nieboer
Location: Leamington OGVG
Duration: 3 days, 28 – 30 July 2026
Program: 9 AM -12 AM, Lunch is provided, 13.30 PM-17 PM
Type: Practical training with real examples
Focus: Direct use in your own greenhouse
Investment: The program investment is CD 3000,- and includes three full days of practical training, real-life examples, and direct application to participants’ own greenhouse operations.
Powered by collaboration with OGVG
The Summer School is organized in close cooperation with OGVG (Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers), underlining the sector-wide importance of improving efficiency and sustainability. By hosting this program in Leamington, OGVG supports knowledge sharing among growers and strengthens the region’s position as a global leader in greenhouse production.
