Recently Village Farms hosted Chefs from several Vancouver Fairmont properties in their Delta, British Columbia greenhouse for a tomato school. The gathering consisted of the chefs, cooks, and sous-chefs from the local region including; The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, The Fairmont Waterfront, The Fairmont Vancouver Airport, and Fairmont Pacific Rim. Chefs toured the 110 acre greenhouse facility to experience a number of Village Farms exclusive varieties including; Heavenly Villagio Marzano tomatoes, Delectable TOV tomato-on-the-vine, Exquisite Heirloom tomatoes, Mini Sensation cherry tomatoes, Sinfully Sweet campari tomatoes, and Juicy beefsteak tomatoes.
Dirk De Jong, Regional Greenhouse Manager for Village Farms Canada said he was pleased to host this event for area chefs to help achieve a greater understanding of what goes into growing Village Farms’ unique and exclusive varieties. De Jong continued, “The type of hydroponic greenhouse farming we do is considered controlled environment agriculture, meaning plants are getting precise amounts of water and nutrients it in a very environmentally efficient manner. This method of farming produces great tasting fruits and vegetables with superior quality and food safety”. He added, “I am very happy to share our love of farming with the top area chefs by having them experience this first-hand”. Darren Brown, Executive Chef at Fairmont Pacific Rim who was also on site for the cooking school noted, “You walk into the greenhouse and as you start to taste these tomatoes you immediately get excited about how they are grown due to their amazing flavor”. Chef added, “Tomatoes come out of Village Farms beautiful indoor garden greenhouses that are not short of anything but awesome”.
To view the movie of the chefs visit to Village Farms visit www.villagefarms.com
Source: Village Farms International