Month: April 2012

Clover Stornetta Farms Partners With Healthy Child Healthy World

April 20, 2012 Clover Stornetta Farms

Clover Stornetta Farms, Inc. will partner with the nation's leading environmental health nonprofit, Healthy Child Healthy World, to continue their efforts in creating safe, healthy environments for children and families. Beginning in May, the year-long campaign will coordinate Clover Stornetta Farms with Healthy Child Healthy World's community of parents, bloggers and parent ambassadors to spread their message of safety and health, as well as participate in their 20th Anniversary Healthy Child Home Party Kit. Clover will also participate in the organization's annual fundraising event scheduled for the fall. …

Combs Produce Introduces Locally Grown Product Solution

April 20, 2012 Combs Produce

Combs Produce, a Texas-based fresh produce solution provider for foodservice, retail and wholesale customers, continues their tradition providing high standards, quality and service based solutions in fresh produce with the introduction of their new service, JC’s Local. …

Strawberry Harvesting Begins In Monterey County

April 20, 2012 Staff Reporter, The Salinas Californian

At least six crews from local growers were harvesting berries along Highway 1 in north Monterey County. The popular fruit dethroned lettuce in 2010 as the top revenue-generating crop, according to the county Agriculture Commissioner office. …

Initial Working Draft Of National Sustainable Agriculture Standard Released For Standard Committee Review

April 20, 2012 Leonardo Academy

An initial draft comprised of working documents and reference guide material of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard (LEO-4000) has been released for review by the Sustainable Agriculture Standard Committee. The review and revision process will begin at the committee's annual meeting that is being held in Washington, DC April 24-25, 2012. This marks a milestone achievement in the committee's aggressive timeline to complete the standard. The committee will now begin the process of review and refinement to prepare the draft standard for release for public comment later this year. …

Chelan Fresh Employs Fruit Stickers To Show Grower Videos To Consumers

April 20, 2012 Chelan Fresh

Thanks to a new databar technology, greenscans, consumers will be able to view a grower video on sixteen different apples supplied by Chelan Fresh, by scanning the sticker on the apple. The video connects the consumer, regardless of geography, directly to the apple orchards of Chelan, Washington. …