More & More Cut Flowers To Be Shipped By Sea?

Transporting fresh-cut flowers is increasingly taking place by boat rather than by airplane, the Wall Street Journal signals. A change that, however innocuous perhaps, can have significant consequences for the floristry trade.

Loblaw Banner Stores Highlight Plants Sourced From Canadian Growers

Searching for brilliant flowering baskets, gorgeous blooms, edible plants, and stunning designer planters? Then look no further than the outdoor Garden Centres at your local grocery stores like Real Canadian Superstore®, Your Independent Grocer®, nofrills®, Extra Foods®, and Wholesale Club™.

Coach Farm Introduces Their First Raw Milk Aged Goat Cheese 'Rawstruck'

May 15, 2013 Coach Farm

Coach Farm, farmstead goat dairy and creamery, introduces Rawstruck™, raw milk aged goat cheese.  After 28 years of pasteurized cheese making, this is the first raw milk goat cheese from award-winning goat cheese maker Coach Farm.

Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery Breaks Ground On First Demonstration Goat Dairy In The US

Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery officially broke ground this spring at the newly acquired Ayers Brook Goat Dairy in Randolph, Vermont. The first demonstration farm of its kind in the U.S., Ayers Brook will model best practices in goat dairy farming, support regional agriculture and offer a teaching venue for potential and current goat farmers.

Kretschmar Deli Meats, Kirby Foods, Grant Peoria, Il Boy's Make-A-Wish

May 15, 2013 Kretschmar

Kretschmar® Premium Deli Meats, Make-A-Wish® Illinois and Kirby Foods worked together to help make a 12-year-old boy's wish come true. Elias lives in Peoria with his parents and siblings. Elias is described as a pretty easy-going kid with a good sense of humor. Like many boys his age, Elias enjoys playing video games and some of his favorite foods include ham and turkey. Unlike most boys his age, Elias was born with life-threatening medical conditions that include a congenital heart defect and a chromosomal defect called DiGeorge Syndrome that impacts the development of several body systems.