Month: March 2014

A new program allows Winston-Salem-based Lowes Foods to buy fresh produce and meats directly from more than 100 small farms in North Carolina. N.C. Growing Together is facilitating the partnership between the N.C. State University Cooperative Extension and local food hubs. N.C. Growing Together is a part of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems at NCSU. …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Florida citrus producers will vote from April 7 – 25, 2014, on whether to continue their federal marketing order. …

The Allen Lund Company announced the promotion of Keith Curtis to assistant manager of the Information and Technology (IT) Department.   …

CBS Sports announcer Greg Gumbel will be the keynote speaker at the Thursday breakfast general session during United Fresh 2014, June 10-13. Gumbel is currently hosting his 17th season of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament, better known as “March Madness.” …

When SunSelect, of Aldergrove, B.C., achieved Fair Trade certification in early 2014, it became the first farm in the global north to do so. Along with Fair Trade USA and The Oppenheimer Group, the leading greenhouse pepper grower has embarked on a new learning journey to discover how Fair Trade principles can benefit workers in the global north, in addition to those in the global south. …