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Hi, I'm Rini Hopmans and I grow organic tomatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables under the transparency code of Nature & More. Thank you for buying our vegetables and I hope you'll enjoy them!

Our greenhouse is situated in South West of the Netherlands near the beautiful and historic city of Bergen op Zoom and just next to the fascinating Brabantse Wal Nature Reserve. The reserve is best described as a sandy dune environment covered with lush forests. Next to the farm lies a smaller nature reserve area called ‘Lievensberg’. It is really beautiful but unfortunately the soil is sandy and therefore not ideal for growing vegetables. We make use of compost and manure to improve the soil fertility.  Composting is good for biodiversity in the soil and for carbon sequestration, so it benefits the climate.

Our greenhouse is split into two parts, one unit with tomatoes and one with cucumbers. Although originally my expertise lies in growing tomatoes, since I converted to organic practices I am proud to call myself a cucumber grower as well! Furthermore, we also grow organic courgettes (zucchini).