The Neyens and Wuyts families grow both yellow and red peppers. In 2004, the two families joined forces and founded the...
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Growers
From the sandy soils of the Kempen to the fertile loam of Haspengouw: more than 1,000 passionate BelOrta growers work every day to bring you the very best fruits and vegetables. Spread across Belgium and a part of the Netherlands, they grow with care, expertise, and love for their product. Curious about who’s behind your fresh harvest? Meet some of our growers below.
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Kevin is the fourth generation of the Pittoors family working in agriculture. Today, they grow two large tomato...
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At ’t Bleekerven, Peter Aarts grows cucumbers and tomatoes together with his team. The 11-hectare business was founded...
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Den Boschkant is a family business founded in 2005 by Marja van Dessel and Leo Verdonck.
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In 1995, Wim and Katrien Vertommen began cultivating Elite vine tomatoes. Brecht Vertommen joined the business five...
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I’m Marc Vertommen and I’ve been working as a grower since 1988. From the very beginning, I have specialised in growing...
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In Nevele, Liesbeth grows yellow and red peppers together with her parents at Gemapa, a family business established in...
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The Olbrechts family grows various types of tomatoes on a 4-hectare site in Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver.
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The Bertels family from Duffel grows both strawberries and tomatoes.
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Tomerel is a cluster tomato farm in Melsele covering 3 hectares, with half of the area used for winter cultivation...
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Philip and Erica De Swert believe that red sweet pointed peppers still have lots of growth potential.
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In 1985, Eric Van den Eynde took over his parents’ tomato growing business. Fifteen years later, he decided to start...
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Vitaetom is a company with extensive experience passed down through generations. In 2017, the family business switched...
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Bart and Elke grow a variety of delicious pepper varieties.
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In 2001, Kris and his wife Katrien took over an existing farm and named it Krikato, short for Kris-Katrien-Tomatoes.
