Sensational Sara

14 November 2023, 06:40 AM

Steve Miller

Sensational Sara

It’s a new variety of tomato that I picked up at the grocery store. The best store bought tomato I’ve ever had and even better than a lot of tomatoes I’ve grown myself over the years! Sweet, ripe and just firm enough.

Village Farms

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14 November 2023, 08:32 AM

Mikhailoh

I'll look for them, but doubt they are here.

Still, the thing that bugged me about living in California was at that time you could not buy a decent tomato in the state that grew the most in the world.

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14 November 2023, 10:11 AM

Steve Miller

It was still that way when I left. The tomatoes I get here are much better.

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14 November 2023, 10:12 AM

Steve Miller

Village Farms is an interesting company:

“Village Farms International is a Canadian producer of greenhouse-grown cannabis, produce, and hemp and hemp-based derivatives. The company also operates a 7.0-megawatt power plant. Village Farms International operates more than 10 million square feet of greenhouses based in Delta, British Columbia and Texas. They own the Delta 3 greenhouse in southwest British Columbia, which is the world's largest Cannabis greenhouse.”

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14 November 2023, 10:28 AM

wtg

Always looking for a better store-bought tomato. Camparis have been my go-to for several years. They're edible.

Which type of store carried these pups? Was it a national chain like Kroger, or something more regional?

I think you mentioned great heirloom tomatoes from Canada a while back. Guess Canadians know what they're doing!

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14 November 2023, 12:24 PM

Steve Miller

Store was Giant Eagle. I think it’s an Ohio chain.

Tomato package is marked “Product of Mexico”.

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14 November 2023, 01:56 PM

CHAS

Will look for that hot tomato.
Produce in Tucson is great.

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15 November 2023, 01:00 PM

RealPlayer

quote:
Originally posted by Steve Miller:
"They own the Delta 3 greenhouse in southwest British Columbia, which is the world's largest Cannabis greenhouse.”

That's what makes them "sensational," man. Everything tastes great when you've got the munchies.

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15 November 2023, 01:42 PM

Steve Miller

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15 November 2023, 02:15 PM

big al

I'll watch for those. We do most of our grocery shopping at Giant Eagle, which is a Pittsburgh-based chain.

Big Al

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15 November 2023, 02:26 PM

Mikhailoh

Sadly I can't find them around here, although Kroger tomatoes have gotten a whole lot better.

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