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“ We’ ve done nothing but grow and have success since, and it’ s just been wonderful,” Moore added.“ I was the last sod farm from Maryland to provide the turf for Camden Yards, and that was in 2005. Now I’ m getting another opportunity. So it really means a lot to me.”
A PARTNERSHIP BUILT ON RESPECT According to Sherry, communication is vital to the relationship between the sports field manager and sod producer.
“ This all happened within a month to get this executed and the sod laid at Camden Yards,” said Sherry.“ It was a quick turnaround, but there were initial conversations and visits to the sod farm. The communication about what we needed and what Eddie could provide was top of our minds.”
Added Moore,“ I think communication going into the future is a big part of what is needed to meet the needs that Nicole and the Orioles will have. That could be different varieties, different soil types, or different types of cut, and we want to be able to provide that for them. To get the product the Baltimore Orioles need and deserve could take more than a year for us to produce. So communication starts way in advance.”
The trust built 25 years ago in the classroom at Del Tech should help with that effort.
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