JemD Receives Honor


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Mon. June 18th, 2012 - by Whit Grebitus

<p><strong>Leamington, ON</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> JemD has a little news to rave about. Leamington, Ontario held its annual Greenhouse Competition this past weekend and JemD Farms was pleased to have taken first place in the Best Hot House Bite Size tomato category with their Artisan Series Cherry on the Vine. The variety also earned them “grand daddy” of accolades, Best Overall Hot House Tomato for 2012. The competition benefits REACH International, a relief and education provider for underprivileged children and families in Uganda. The contest took in entries for best greenhouse grown bell pepper, cucumber and tomato. The judges for the contest came from the supermarket industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and local media representatives, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “We are honored to have been awarded the prestigious title of “Best Overall Hot House Tomato” says JemD Farms President, Jim DiMenna, “Our growers are truly passionate about growing and harvesting the best in taste and appearance."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “Our award winning cherry tomato variety is grown here in Canada and at our farms in Mexico making the bite sized cherry available all year long.” says DiMenna. “There are a lot of quality tomato producers in Canada, but only one gets to claim the title of “Best Overall Tomato” and we are proud to be the winner”.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> JemD Farms launched their Artisan Series earlier this year, and includes their Chef’s Collection, Scarlet Pearl Grape Tomatoes, Piccolo Cocktail Cucumbers, Cocoa Tomatoes, Rosado Pink tomatoes and the Heritage Beefsteak tomatoes in addition to their award winning Cherry-On-The-Vine tomatoes. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.jemdinternational.com/" target="_new"> JemD Farms</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">