Canadian company completes 32-acre greenhouse expansion

1,500,000 cartons of Beefsteak tomatoes are expected to be harvested in the 2012 season from Nature Fresh Farms’ new 32-acre greenhouse facility, Fresh Plaza reported.

The new facility, exclusively for Beefsteak tomatoes, was planted November 30 and the first harvest is expected mid-February 2012.

Nature Fresh Farms current acreage exceeds 128 acres and an additional 96 acre expansion is set to begin 2012. When completed, Nature Fresh Farms will exceed 225 acres of a broad mix of production commodities and varieties.

Peter Quiring, president of the company, said “We are looking to bring more variety in our offerings to our customers and this new facility along with our sweet colored bell peppers, cluster tomatoes, specialty tomatoes, seedless cucumbers, baby seedless cucumbers and eggplant, makes us a full line supplier of greenhouse produce.”