Buehler’s Fresh Foods’ seafood department will offer customers Spring Coho Salmon all year long. Once a seasonal product, the year-round availability is attributed to breakthrough research and sustainable practices developed by nationally renowned partners, and spearheaded locally by Homestead Springs Farm in central Ohio, according to Wooster-based Buehler’s.
Coho Salmon, typically found in northern Pacific waters, can be raised in the largest spring-fed aquaculture farm in Ohio. With 1,000-2,000 gallons per minute generated from the natural spring, this pure clean water is ideal for raising Spring Coho Salmon. Under these conditions, the salmon are convinced they are in the “smolt” cycle, thus eliminating the need for them to migrate to salt water, says Buehler’s.
The Spring Coho Salmon has no antibiotics and no hormones, as it is raised in pure spring drinking water. The Spring Coho Salmon diet is sustainable as well, with a custom mixed-to-order feed of 40 percent vegetables (among the highest in the industry) and less than 28 percent fish byproduct and oil (among the lowest in the industry).
Spring Coho Salmon is fresh, never frozen.
“We are fortunate to have Spring Coho Salmon in our backyard,” said Dan Shanahan, president and COO of Buehler’s Fresh Foods. “We think our customers will appreciate the natural farming methods and the sustainable qualities of this salmon.”
Buehler’s operates 15 stores in Ohio.
