Bok choy. Rapini. Fennel. These are examples of the specialty produce that Ontario growers are bringing to market based on signals from brokers and retailer buyers.

The Grower is Digging Deeper behind the December 2024 cover story titled Retail agreements hard earned for niche produce growers <click to read> and speaking with Shawn Brenn, potato grower and chair of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association. Shawn lists the opportunities but also the risks for these niche markets. He developed a specialty potato with great taste that retailers sold for awhile then delisted.

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