Fun facts and helpful tips about your local produce!

GREENHOUSE CUCUMBERS

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Greenhouse cucumbers have many aliases. They are often identified as Seedless, English, Euro or Hydroponic Cucumbers.

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Mini cucumbers are just a smaller snack–size version of the larger greenhouse cucumber.

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Greenhouse cucumbers are considered seedless because they are not pollinated. This is especially helpful for preventing gas caused by eating cucumber seeds! This does not mean they are completely seedless, but the consistency of the seeds is more like that of a seedless watermelon and few and far between.

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Ontario greenhouse cucumbers can be found all year long! You will find greenhouse cucumbers wrapped or mini cucumbers in bags or trays.

GREENHOUSE TOMATOES

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Greenhouse tomatoes come in a variety of colours such as red, orange, yellow, green, pink, brown, black, white, and even striped.

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Tomatoes are the number one source of lycopene, a red pigment and strong antioxidant, which provides protection for your body!

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Ontario greenhouse tomatoes can be found as early as March as late as November!

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Greenhouse tomatoes on–the–vine are extra fresh because they continue to ripen the entire time they are on the vine!

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You should never refrigerate greenhouse tomatoes, it changes their texture and can affect the flavour.

GREENHOUSE PEPPERS

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Red, yellow and orange bell peppers contain three to four times more vitamin C than an orange!

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All bell peppers start off as green, and then change to the appropriate colour based on the variety of pepper!

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Ontario greenhouse peppers can be found from March until late November. Look for them loose, or in packages of three or four.

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In order to provide greenhouse peppers throughout the year, the pepper plant in a greenhouse can grow up to twenty feet high!

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When storing greenhouse peppers, you should keep greenhouse peppers away from ethylene producing fruits and vegetables, such as tomatoes, apples and peaches.

FIND LOCAL

To find local product in your store, be sure to check for the “Product of Ontario” and “Product of Canada” signs in your store. Additionally, be sure to check the PLU or packaging of the product to ensure it reads Ontario. Checking for the Foodland Ontario logo is another great way to look for local product.

No luck finding local product at your grocer? The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers recommend asking your retailer for them.

For more information, please contact the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers at 1–800–265–6926 or visit our website at www.ontariogreenhouse.com.

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