We wanted to take a moment to give our gratitude and tribute to Huell Howser. Huell was a California public television personality and was best known for California’s Gold, his travel show based in Los Angeles at KCET for California PBS stations. He recently passed away and he will be missed…. Read the Rest »
Have you got plans for next weekend? We sure do! On Saturday, October 27 & 28 Hollandia Produce (yes, that’s us, your makers of Live Gourmet Living Leafy Greens) will be attending the PMA Fresh Summit Convention in Anaheim, California. PMA’s (Produce Marketing Association) Fresh Summit is the largest produce… Read the Rest »
Over the past couple weeks we’ve given you the low-down on almost all of the delicious veggies that we grow here at Live Gourmet. Now it is time to discuss our Living Red Butter Lettuce. Despite what you might think, this stuff isn’t exactly the same as our regular lettuce…. Read the Rest »
Check out our new video featuring Dani Spies of CleanAndDelicious.com! This short video will give you the low down on our Living Butter Lettuce, as well as the basics of how to handle and prepare it. The video is below, enjoy!
If you’ve been following this blog, then you probably already know about how we’ve gone green with our packaging. Now we’ve got something new for our friend the earth to be happy about because what hauls our green packaging around is now green too. Our state of the art trucks… Read the Rest »
Earlier this year many of you participated in our truck trailer art selection process by choosing your favorite conceptual design from seven designs we sent out for review. We were elated by the response to our inquiry and the comments we received with many of the replies. Everyone’s help made… Read the Rest »
Carpinteria, CA – Hollandia Produce, LLCs, innovative produce squircle clamshell and shipping container won one of the five 2011 PMA Impact Awards for Excellence in Packaging last week in Atlanta, Georgia at the 2011 Produce Marketing Association conference. In its 5th year, the PMA Impact Award is presented to companies… Read the Rest »
Last month we told you about our new Clam Shell (aka Squircle) packaging. You can check out that post here if you missed it. If you don’t remember, the Squircle design, as well as our new shipping boxes, use less materials and are better for the environment. The Produce Marketing Association… Read the Rest »
As a company that sells a lot of green things, we’re always looking for more ways to go green. Watch this video with our own Vince Choate, giving you the low-down on our new clamshell package design and the other ways in which we’re trying to reduce waste in our… Read the Rest »
We usually devote this blog to talk of Butter Lettuce and other Live Gourmet products, but lettuce take a moment to introduce you to the man behind the lettuce: Pete Overgaag. Pete is part of a family of greenhouse growers from Holland going back three generations. The benefits of greenhouse / hydroponic… Read the Rest »