<p>Village Farms has recently hosted area chefs for a tomato school event at their Delta, British Columbia greenhouse. The guest list included chefs, sous-chefs and cooks from local establishments such as The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, The Fairmont Waterfront, The Fairmont Vancouver Airport and Fairmont Pacific Rim.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Guests of the function toured the 110 acre greenhouse facility to learn more about greenhouse grown tomatoes and what goes into the process of making these different varietals. Featured in the seminar were Village Farm exclusive varieties including; Heavenly Villagio Marzano tomatoes, Delectable TOV tomato-on-the-vine, Ezquisite Heirloom tomatoes, Mini Sensation cherry tomatoes, Sinfully Sweet Campari tomatoes and Juicy Beefsteak tomatoes. <iframe width="500" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/h4cWrjLLfFw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Dirk De Jong, Regional Greenhouse Manager for Village Farms Canada explained, “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”.</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.villagefarms.com/" target="_new">Village Farms</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
