Month: April 2014

Bridges Organic Produce is partnering with Trees for the Future this Earth Day with a goal of plating 25,000 trees. A photo featuring students from a Cameroon school, who were Trees for the Future recipients earlier this year, will be posted on the Bridges Produce Facebook and twitter pages beginning Earth Day, April 22, 2014. Bridges Produce will then plant 10 trees with Trees for the Future for every Facebook like or retweet this photo receives during Earth Week, up to 25,000 trees! …

The United Fresh Foundation will host the first Fresh Produce Pavilion at the upcoming School Nutrition Association Annual Convention in Boston, July 14-16, establishing a destination area on the trade show floor focused exclusively on promoting fresh fruits and vegetables.   …

Did You Know Wisconsin is one of the largest potato-growing states in the nation? Its production amounts to 29 million hundred weight or 2.9 trillion lbs. of spuds on an annual basis according to Wisconsin Farm Facts 2014. WPVGA Executive Director Duane Maatz says this statistic is no surprise given Wisconsin’s ideal soils. …

Gourmet Trading Company prepares for an early start of its California blueberry season. The company anticipates beginning to pack by mid-April.   …