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Consalo partners with Mexican blueberry grower BlueDrop
Blueberry grower Consalo Family Farms, Egg Harbor City, N.J., has formed a growing, marketing and distribution partnership with BlueDrop, Jalisco, Mexico.
Oct 20, 2019 by Chris Koger
NJ-based AeroFarms receives sustainability award, launches microgreens
Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms won the Responsible Business Award for Sustainable Innovation at the Ethical Corporation Awards, a Reuters event.
Oct 16, 2019 by Amy Sowder
NJ Ag Department bestows Farm-to-School Award
Philip’s Academy Charter School in Newark received the Best in New Jersey Farm-to-School Award for the school’s rooftop garden.
Sep 24, 2019 by Amy Sowder
Eastern Produce Council's fall apple-picking event is full of family
If apple-picking in the fall is a rite of passage for a Northeasterner, then more than 100 people earned their badges Saturday.
Sep 23, 2019 by Amy Sowder
Firefighters battle blaze at F&S Produce plant in New Jersey
Management and employees at Vineland, N.J.-based F&S Produce Co. Inc. are recovering today from a fire on Tuesday at the west end of its Rosenhayn processing plant in South New Jersey.
Sep 19, 2019 by Amy Sowder
EPC leadership group tours New Jersey’s Wightman Farms
The Eastern Produce Council’s Leadership Program visited Morristown, N.J.-based Wightman Farms — the fourth leg of the program that included a tour and team-building exercises.
Sep 17, 2019 by Amy Sowder
Medoff Produce satisfies PACA order
Domanth Inc., doing business as Medoff Produce, can once again operate in the produce industry, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Sep 10, 2019 by Chris Koger
How to autumn: Pick apples with Eastern Produce Council
This is one of the most fall activities you can do in the Northeast: Go apple picking, complete with hayrides and apple cider.
Sep 06, 2019 by Amy Sowder
New Jersey ag official touts blueberry safety
Douglas H. Fisher, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture, released a statement in response to an Aug. 8 article from The Philadelphia Inquirer about labor housing conditions at blueberry farms.
Aug 08, 2019 by Cristin Shepard
Jersey Fresh Fridays partners with ShopRite through August
Registered dietitians at Village ShopRite stores around New Jersey are hosting Jersey Fresh Fridays in July and August in their produce departments, featuring a different Jersey Fresh fruit or vegetable each week.
Aug 05, 2019 by Amy Sowder