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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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The Reweghs family has been growing strawberries since 2002. More recently, Kristof and Kim decided to add melons to...
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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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Wim is an ambitious grower, specialising in cucumbers and blackberries.
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The Aarts family and the company ’t Bleekerven have been growing cucumbers for several generations.
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In 2019, the Goertz family took the step to grow sweet potatoes alongside their existing asparagus cultivation.
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In 2014, Frank and Katrijn De Keyzer switched to organic farming.
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Bert and Linda grow broccolini in Breendonk — delicious broccoli florets on a long stem.
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In 2000, Carine Muyldermans and her husband Bruno started growing Brussels sprouts. In 2008, they decided to add butter...
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Den Boschkant is a family business founded in 2005 by Marja van Dessel and Leo Verdonck.
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Domarco, Marc Dockx’s business, was founded in 1989 with the purchase of the current land in Sint-Katelijne-Waver. In...
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Jan, Tom and Ann Heulens inherited their passion for growing vegetables from their parents. Mr and Mrs Heulens spent...
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In 1995, Wim and Katrien Vertommen began cultivating Elite vine tomatoes. Today, they grow four different tomato...
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The Salens family has been growing root chicory for four generations. They have no employees — only family members work...
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In the heart of Brussegem, you’ll find the idyllic Torenhof, where delicious apples and pears are grown.
