“There’s a lot more than salsa in these jars. To invest in the next generation of farmers and futurists, a percentage of all salsa sales will be donated to the AppHarvest Foundation to fund high school AgTech education in Central Appalachia.
AppHarvest plans to expand its line of value-added products in the future and is committed to sourcing all US-grown ingredients.
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The salsa comes in three heat levels: mild, medium, and spicy for $15 for a pack of three jars, including free U.S. “We want folks to understand where their food is coming from and how great these tomatoes taste either on their own or in a salsa-especially compared to the significant volume of imports on the market that can sit on semi-trucks for many days and thousands of miles,” said Lee.Ĭrafted in small batches using sustainably grown AppHarvest tomatoes, The Food Fight Salsa is a fresh and simple blend of whole fruits and veggies, all responsibly sourced from farms based in the United States including salt procured from an ancient sea deep below the Appalachian Mountains. See the tour schedule for more information and upcoming events. The campaign empowers consumers to take ownership of their purchases and be an active member of the movement by supporting products that promote sustainable farm operations and well-paying jobs in agriculture.ĪppHarvest is taking the Fight the Food Fight tour on the road with a food truck to provide sampling opportunities and a mobile greenhouse to educate people on how AppHarvest farms more sustainably with precision hydroponics. The Fight the Food Fight campaign is a call to action that encourages consumers to join AppHarvest in its mission to create a more resilient, American-owned food system designed for the long-term wellbeing of people, the planet, and future generations. population, the company’s base in Central Appalachia allows them to harvest at peak nutrition and reduce diesel use in transportation by up to 80%. Located within a day’s drive of 70% of the U.S. 1 tomatoes as we continue to grow into a broad sustainable foods company.”ĪppHarvest’s high-tech indoor farms are designed to grow more with fewer resources-up to 30 times more than open-field agriculture on the same amount of land with up to 90% less water. “We’ve leveraged lessons learned from the first season to work to improve our quality and volume of USDA No. “With this harvest, our second growing season is off to a solid start,” said AppHarvest President David Lee. AppHarvest’s first harvest of season one began in January 2021. The second season harvest grows from about 720,000 tomato plants, and the crop will continuously harvest into the summer of 2022. “As a mission-driven company, we’re working to deliver consumers options for more delicious, sustainably grown produce that’s better tasting, better for the environment and better for people-and still at about the same price as standard produce,” said AppHarvest Founder & CEO Jonathan Webb. AppHarvest’s non-GMO tomatoes are grown with 100% rainwater in Central Appalachia where they provide certified living wage jobs and inside a facility designed not to use harsh chemical pesticides.
The sustainably grown tomatoes, co-branded with Sunset, have been available in top national grocery stores such as Kroger and in restaurants such as Wendy’s.