Fresh, Local, Greenhouse Goodness
A wide variety of tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers are on their way to Meridian as we proudly support local growers for another delicious season. This year's lineup of locally-grown greenhouse veggies includes:
- large beefsteak tomatoes
- heirloom tomatoes
- tomatoes on the vine
- Roma tomatoes
- grape tomatoes
- romanella on the vine medley
- long English cucumbers
- mini cucumbers
- red, yellow, orange x-large bell peppers
- green peppers
- bagged mini sweet peppers
- sweet-tooth peppers
- eggplant
- and more
Keep reading to see a video interview with a resident Fraser Valley greenhouse farmer, as well as some easy-to-prepare meal ideas using fresh, local greenhouse vegetables. Enjoy!
Local farmer, Loren Taves, answers a frequently asked question
Cool as a Cucumber: Three Greenhouse Veggie Meal Ideas
Stuffed Bell Peppers
These mouth-watering stuffed bell peppers are packed with Meridian ground beef, cheese, seasoning, and tomato goodness. A crowd-pleaser if ever there was one.
Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad
You got some long English cukes, maybe some mini cukes, cilantro, some lime juice, a jalapeno? You got yourself a refreshing one-of-a-kind salad!
Fresh Tomato Salsa
Grab some fresh local tomatoes, jalapenos, cilantro, lime, onions, garlic and you're looking at a classic pico de gallo—perfection!
