The Sagami tomato is the only one cultivated with so much care in an organic milieu, without pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides. In fact, our culture method reproduces ideal conditions throughout the year, the equivalent of your garden tomato. Insofar as you don't usepesticides, that is!

The greenhouse culture ensures an ideal environment for the Sagami tomato. Computer control enables optimization of all conditions of temperature, irrigation, and ventilation.

The advantages of the Sagami greenhouse culture are:

the root system in organic media which accentuates the taste
 no pesticides used throughout growth
 no genetically modified plants
natural control of insect pests
 natural pollination with the aid of bumblebees
 nutrient film technique which reduces the risk of disease
advanced lighting system that assures adequate illumination at all times
 minimal manipulation

 

 

 ROOTS IN ORGANIC MEDIA TO ACCENTUATE THE TASTE
Sagami innovates by being the only producer in Quebec
that cultivates tomatoes-on-the-vine in organic media.

The growth of the plants is carried out in cakes of coconut husk fiber, offering better aeration for theroots and providing a medium rich in nutrients. In addition to obtaining a tomato of superior quality, the
natural savor is accentuated. The taste of the Sagami tomato compares well with tomatoes grown in the garden. And furthermore, the coconut husk fibers provide an important ecological benefit. In effect, husk fiber is an organic material that is recycled into choice
fertilizer in our fields.

NO PESTICIDES DURING GROWTH.

We at Sagami refuse absolutely all use of pesticides,
fungicides, insecticides, or herbicides in our
greenhouses. We have chosen biological and integrated methods. In addition to its health advantages, this approach increases the nutritional value of the tomatoes.
GROWTH NO GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS .

And of course, following the same idea, Sagami does not use genetically modified plants or organisms(GMOs).

NATURAL CONTROL OF INSECT PESTS

Insects that are harmful to the developing tomatoes such as the plant louse, the whitefly, and the pinworm are controlled in a natural way by using a natural predator, Dicyphus hesperus.

NATURAL POLLINATION WITH BUMBLEBEES

Efficient and natural pollination of the flowers is ensured by a friendly insect, the bumblebee (Bombus impatiens), which works continually from flower to flower. This contributes directly to making the Sagami tomato a top-of-the-line product. .
NUTRIENT FILM TECHNIQUE TO REDUCE DISEASE

Sagami innovates by using a European method called the nutrient film technique. The base of the tomato plant is raised a meter from the ground to maximize air circulation. This inhibits the proliferation of
diseases frequently encountered in agriculture (fungi, botrytis, mildew). .
ADVANCED LIGHTING SYSTEM

When daylight hours decrease, an advanced artificial illumination
system ensures lighting essential to photosynthesis of the plant and to maturation of the tomato. The tomatoes of winter have exactly the same characteristics as those of summer.
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MINIMAL HANDLING, FROM HARVEST TO YOUR TABLE

At Sagami, the tomato is harvested ripe. Our methods thus reduce handling to the minimum, from our greenhouses to your favorite grocer, to preserve the fruit's superior quality.