NatureFresh Farms' new Delta, OH facility gets first plants

“This is a great day for NatureFresh to see the first tomato plants arrive here at our new greenhouse in Ohio," said NatureFresh Farms President Peter Quiring. NatureFresh built a state-of-the-art facility in just more than six months from ground-breaking that will produce locally grown greenhouse tomatoes year round. This will be a first for the state of Ohio to have locally grown tomatoes 12 months a year. “We will be heading in to 2016 with 130 acres in Leamington, ON and 15 acres in Delta, OH for a total of 145 acres under glass," Quiring said. Construction of NatureFresh’s Phase II of 30 acres has already begun and expected to be completed by the middle of next summer.

 

NatureFresh Farms grows and markets an extensive variety of tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers.

 

“The demand for locally grown produce is increasing year over year," said Ray Wowryk, Director of Business Development. “By reducing food miles and growing closer to home, consumers will have the opportunity starting in February to purchase Ohio grown tomatoes in the winter, which is a first," Wowryk said.

 

NatureFresh unveiled its OhioRed™ brand for its new Ohio grown product recently at the PMA Fresh Summit in Atlanta. The first crop of OhioRed™ Tomatoes is expected to be ready for picking in mid-February 2016. 

 

“The increase in our acreage in Ohio will help us provide even more product to our key retail accounts in the mid-west and in Canada”, Wowryk said.

 

To learn more about NatureFresh™ Farms, please visit naturefresh.ca.