Maker · North Brabant · Vegetables
Fresh Valley
Six Brabant greenhouses, one specialty: cucumber that snaps when you bite into it. Fresh Valley grows year-round with CO2 from the water authority and harvests for bite.
The story
Who's behind it
Fresh Valley is a collaboration of six modern glasshouse operations in North Brabant, including Tielemans Groentekwekerij and Mellantas. Together they grow on dozens of hectares under glass, with snack cucumbers as their specialty. The operations pool cultivation, knowledge and sales, and joined grower cooperative Kompany. Their stated goal: grow the snack cucumber market and supply year-round from their own greenhouses, close to the customer. For you that means a steady source, with a grower behind every box.
How they grow
Growing runs on waste streams. The CO2 released during water treatment by Waterschap De Dommel goes into the greenhouses and feeds the plants. LED lighting keeps production going year-round, solar panels and energy recovery reduce consumption. Against pests they deploy natural enemies and bumblebees handle pollination. A cucumber grows here in roughly two weeks from flower to harvest. That short, controlled cycle gives the bite: deep green, crisp and juicy.
In your kitchen
The cucumbers come from North Brabant and are grown year-round, so you have short supply lines, even in midwinter. The snack size saves work: whole mini cucumbers only need washing and splitting. Serve them raw, or give them a quick pickle or a flash on the heat. The crisp bite holds even if a plate has to wait.
Chef’s tip
Buy the mini snack by the tray and process it whole: wash, split lengthwise, lightly salt and let drain for ten minutes. This draws off moisture and keeps it crisp. Good for a crudité or a fresh garnish that stays firm while the plate sits in the pass.
How to use it
Ideas for your menu
Raw cucumber, yogurt, dill
Quick-pickled snack cucumber
Grilled cucumber, miso
Cucumber granité
For your menu
“Snack cucumber from the Brabant greenhouse of Fresh Valley, grown on CO2 from water treatment and harvested for crispness.”
Products from Fresh Valley
What we carry from this maker
Komkommer mini snack schaal 250g
Prices and availability are in the portal. Become a customer or log in to order.
Taste it in your own kitchen
Book a no-obligation tasting with Niels and taste it for yourself.