Always looking to better the communities around them, Bethel Farms of Arcadia, Florida recently donated drought tolerant EMPIRE Turf for a great cause. The grass was given to a family in need that was featured on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The project took place last February in Tallahassee, Florida and aired on the network in mid-April. Bethel Farms decided to go with EMPIRE Turf for the yard because, like the design of the new home, EMPIRE will save the winning family time and money.
"When we were contacted about teaming up for a home makeover project, we jumped at the chance to help out and told them our first choice was to put in EMPIRE Turf," said Will Nugent, President of Bethel Farms. "EMPIRE will need fewer inputs from this family. They won't have to fertilize or treat it with chemicals as much and with EMPIRE's drought-fighting abilities, they won't have to worry if water restrictions come their way."
The EMPIRE zoysia grass was delivered from Bethel's southwest Florida location on day five of the building project and was installed the same day. EMPIRE, which has become the proven zoysia grass for Florida, also meets the Florida Green Building Coalition's standards for "green-home" certification. This designation fits in perfectly with the energy-saving design of ABC's other home makeover projects. It should provide the Kadzis family many years of an aesthetically pleasing lawn.
Tobey Wagner, President of Sod Solutions was happy to see EMPIRE donated for a meaningful cause. "Bethel Farms is always willing to give back to the community and we were pleased when we heard they were going to donate EMPIRE," remarked Wagner. Wagner's company is the developer and patent holder of EMPIRE Turf. "EMPIRE is a grass that is great for the Florida climate. It's great at repairing itself, which will come in handy with a family that size. It handles wear and tear. I think Bethel couldn't have picked a better grass for the project and we are proud to know its going to be used by such a deserving family." http://www.sodsolutions.com/producers/for_our_producers
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