Supporting Long-Term Growth for Perpetual Vegetable with a Scalable, Customized ERP Platform
Perpetual Vegetable Case Study.
Client Overview
Perpetual Farms is a large-scale greenhouse operation with more than 60 acres of production spread across five locations in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley. For over a decade, Perpetual Farms has partnered with i2i Automation to support its evolving operational needs. What began as a labor tracking solution has grown into a comprehensive, highly customized system that now supports nearly every aspect of the business.
The Challenge
Managing greenhouse operations at Perpetual Farms is a complex undertaking. With multiple facilities, a large workforce, and strict food safety and traceability requirements, the business needed reliable systems that could scale over time.
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As the operation expanded, management faced increasing pressure to maintain visibility across labor, production, compliance, and facility operations. Basic tools and manual processes would have made it difficult to track performance, maintain consistency across locations, and respond quickly to operational demands. Perpetual Farms required a long-term partner capable of evolving alongside the business.
The Solution
i2i Automation began working with Perpetual Farms over 10 years ago, initially delivering a greenhouse labor tracking system designed around their real workflows. Over time, the platform expanded organically to support additional areas of the operation, including:
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Greenhouse and packhouse labor tracking
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Production and operational reporting
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Full traceability and food safety management
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Facility and site management across multiple locations
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As the business grew, i2i Automation continued to refine and extend the system, ensuring it remained aligned with Perpetual Farms’ changing needs. Customized reports became a cornerstone of the platform, providing ownership and management with clear visibility into performance, productivity, and growth metrics across every stage of the operation.
Ongoing Expansion and Innovation
Perpetual Farms recently took another step forward by expanding their i2i system to include additional operational modules, further centralizing their workflows. These new capabilities include:
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Supplies management covering consumables, packing inputs, and parts
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Labor planning for incoming and outgoing foreign worker flights
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Maintenance operations including service requests, work order management, and parts room tracking
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These enhancements allow Perpetual Farms to better plan ahead, reduce downtime, and manage resources more effectively across all facilities.
The Impact
Over the course of a decade-long partnership, i2i Automation has helped Perpetual Farms reduce operational complexity and eliminate many of the day-to-day headaches associated with managing a large, multi-site greenhouse operation. Management teams now have the tools they need to focus less on administrative challenges and more on growing the business.
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With real-time insights, scalable systems, and deep operational visibility, Perpetual Farms continues to modernize its operations while staying agile in a demanding and competitive industry.
Conclusion
Perpetual Farms’ long-term partnership with i2i Automation demonstrates the value of flexible, industry-specific software that grows alongside the business. By starting small and expanding strategically, Perpetual Farms has built a powerful operational platform that supports today’s needs while preparing for the future. It is a clear example of how customized ERP solutions can drive sustainable growth in greenhouse and agriculture operations.