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Notre aventure commence en 1952, lorsque Pierre et John Van Winden font l’acquisition d’une ferme de terre noire à Sherrington. Les terres de ce type sont alors peu exploitées au Québec, mais les deux frères, forts de leurs expériences et connaissances de leur Hollande natale, savent tirer toutes les qualités de ces champs fertiles. Avec l’arrivée de leur frère Arie, une coopérative d’emballage et de commercialisation est créée avec d’autres agriculteurs du sud du Québec.
Plusieurs années plus tard, les enfants de cette première génération s’intègrent à l’entreprise, et l’apparition des chaînes d’épicerie transforme le milieu. La famille décide de se spécialiser dans les laitues fraîches et de conquérir des marchés voisins du Québec : Maritimes, Ontario, États-Unis. Ils emploient les premiers systèmes de refroidissement modernes de la province.
Our lettuce leaves are carefully sown, harvested, washed, and packaged according to the principles of sustainable agriculture. Over time, our organic products, our salads with garnishes, as well as many other vegetables, were added to our prewashed lettuces.
Here are our products, the result of our commitment to nature and your health.
Our prewashed lettuce blends are offered in 142 g (5 oz), 312 g (11 oz) or 454 g (16 oz) sizes. Each container is assembled from baby lettuce leaves cultivated on our farms, offering you an exceptional and tasty experience.
Our organic lettuce blends are made from baby leaves that are carefully selected, washed, and packaged in 100% recyclable containers. Our British Columbia farm is Canada’s largest producer of organic baby lettuce.
Our ready-to-eat salads, which combine our fresh lettuces with a variety of ingredients, are packaged in containers that keep the garnishes in sealed sections. Free of artificial colours and preservatives, our kits are available in family-size or individual formats. They represent a healthy, practical, ready-to-eat meal to enjoy at home or on the go.
Our offerings go beyond lettuces and ready-to-eat salads: here are a few more fresh vegetables, grown with just as much care on our farms. Also marketed under the FRESH ATTITUDE brand, you will find that they share the same qualities. This is our way of bringing a little more health to your table.