Month: December 2015

In the wake of a lawsuit filed against D’Arrigo Brothers Co. of New York, Teamster Local Union 202 and the Hunts Point Cooperative, D’Arrigo is aggressively firing back saying the lawsuit won’t be able to withstand the sunlight of a trial. …

The University of Akron (7-5) of the Mid-American Conference and Utah State University (6-6) of the Mountain West Conference have accepted invitations to play in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Saturday, Dec. 22 at 1:30 p.m. MST. This is the 11th post-season appearance for Utah State, as well as the third Famous Idaho Potato Bowl appearance in the past five seasons. Akron will play in its second FBS bowl game, while playing in the Boise-based bowl game for the first time. …

Garden Highway™, a Renaissance Food Group (RFG) brand, once again teamed up with Tessemae’s All Natural to deliver Crop Circles, a community event that features a pop-up style Farmers Market with a free produce giveaway at New Hope Academy in Baltimore, MD. The event took place on Saturday, November 21st, 2015 and gave away an estimated 40,000 LBS of commodity fruit and vegetables and 3,000 LBS of fresh-cut fruit and vegetables. An estimated 4,000 attendees came to collect donated fruit and vegetables in anticipation of the Thanksgiving holiday. …

Tasteful Selections™ is pleased to announce the winners of their #RescuedMoments Sweepstakes. Jeremy Hitchcock of Reno, Nevada is the grand prize winner and receives a private cooking session for two with Michelin Star chef Joey Elenterio, at his newest restaurant, Cadence, in San Francisco. Hitchcock’s prize package also includes two round-trip airfares, transportation and hotel accommodations for two nights. …

Branch: A Family of Farms, the premier grower, packer and shipper of sweet corn in the United States has announced that it now offers an organic bi-color corn variety, effective this month. …