Steam generators put deep freeze on food packer’s energy costs
When Charles F. Seabrook purchased the south New Jersey farm from his father in 1912, he wanted Seabrook Farms to be a pioneer in the growing, storing and selling of fresh, healthy vegetables. He made his farm one of the first ever to use overhead irrigation and gasoline-powered tractors and then expanded the farm to include a canning and freezing facility. For more than 100 years, that pioneering spirit has positioned the farm and Seabrook Brothers and Sons as a leader in the frozen vegetable business. Today, the fourth generation of the Seabrook Family contracts with farmers in six states, and processes and freezes 150 million pounds of vegetables in the Garden State each year, still operating with the same vision.