The Super Bowl pool is moving across the office as everyone at Houweling’s Tomatoes is excited about the big game. It features two exciting teams, the Ravens & 49ers. The rivalry of this Super Bowl will be magnified by the bond of two brothers who square off as the head coaches of the teams. We expect a thrilling game that will come down to the final minutes, if the playoffs are any indicator, it will.… Read more
A special thanks to Chef Tyrell Brandvold of Chewies Steam & Oyster Bar in Vancouver who prepared a delectable Tomato Horseradish Relish to accompany fresh shucked oysters. With Super Bowl around the corner, Canadian Sales Manager Carol Glancy, along side Richard Chew owner of Chewies stopped by the Team 1040 Vancouver Sports Saturday show with Bob “The Moj” Marjanovich & Chris Burns to share the creation and talk fresh, local ingredients and appetizers for the big game.… Read more
A short update this week that starts with a huge congratulations to Angie E of North Dakota. Our tomatoes don’t make it to the mid-west too often, but fortunately for Angie she is going to see them right at her door every two weeks for a year. Proving the more you enter, the better your chances of winning, Angie has shared her simple #365Green tips on everything from recycling all your papers to save trees, conserving energy with the simple flip of a light switch when you are not in a room to donating unused items to charity so others can benefit.… Read more
What a week. Since my last blog, the flood of contest entries has continued and we successfully launched our 2 GE Jenbacher Combined Heat, Power, Water & CO2 plant. With over 250 people in attendance we certainly put forward an impressive event. If you are interested in seeing how the day unfolded, it has been condensed into a video on our Website and YouTube.
The technology behind the Jenbacher engine and catalytic converter for CO2 fertilization can be a little technical.… Read more
It is an exciting day for Houweling’s as we will bring our latest green innovation online. We officially unveil our two low emission GE natural gas cogeneration engines, the first US greenhouse installation. These machines are remarkable and will contribute to the State of California’s goal to create 6500 MW of new CHP power generation while reducing our environmental impact and allow us to continue to grow our great tasting tomatoes, which after all is what we do best!… Read more
