Member Profile: Bill and Cathy Sayward Guide Itasca Greenhouse to a Green Future

摘要

A sea of green—thousands of tiny tree seedlings-stretches out in front of us as we walk with Bill Sayward through one of his greenhouses. Soft tamarack needles recently pruned beg to be touched, and the sharp scent of balsam poplar perfumes the air.Bill and Cathy Sayward took over ownership of Itasca Greenhouse, located next to the Clay Boswell power plant in Cohasset, Minnesota in 1988. Today they are one of the state's largest producers of containerized tree seedlings with a capacity of six million seedlings a year.