Opportunity Mapping for Horticultural Waste Streams

Approximately 74% of Canadian fruits and vegetables are wasted before they reach consumers for a myriad of reasons.  To tackle this issue and help increase the industry’s environmental sustainability, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) examined underutilized waste streams for the top seven Canadian produce crops including potatoes, apples, field tomatoes, greenhouse tomatoes, greenhouse cucumbers, onions and carrots and identified the range of opportunities for managing these by-products.

Boosting the Nutritional Bounty of Carrots and Onions

May 2, 2022 USDA ARS

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are looking to beef up your salad—not with complementary slices of tender chicken, steak or other meat but rather new, improved varieties of carrot and onion.

BDA/ Dorot Farm – The First Loads of Fresh and Sweet Carrots arrive to the Northeast Region

February 1, 2022 BDA/ Dorot Farm

BDA/ Dorot Farm, the number one exporter of fresh and sweet carrots from Israel, has their first loads of fresh jumbo and cello carrots arriving to the Northeast Market with fresh production.

BDA/Dorot Farm – Launches Product For the New Export Season at The New York Produce Show

December 20, 2021 BDA/Dorot Farm

Dorot Farm supplies jumbo carrots to the markets, foodservice and ‘fresh and cut’ companies, Rainbow carrots, and cello carrots in 1lb, 2lb, 3lb and 5lb bags to the major retail chains.