Month: September 2016

Josie’s Organics Sweet Kale Chopped Salad (10 oz.) is a delicious mix of organic kale, green cabbage, broccoli and radicchio. The organic toppings included in the kit, roasted pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries and poppyseed dressing, add sweet and savory elements to this mild chopped salad. Josie’s Organics Asian Chopped Salad kit (12 oz.) is a craveable and crunchy combination of organic green cabbage, celery, carrots, cilantro and green onions, plus organic almonds, sesame seeds, wonton strips and tangy sesame dressing. Consumer tasting panels were big fans of the ingredient combinations. …

The world’s largest potato on wheels traded its tires for buoys in celebration of the 2016 Idaho® Potato Harvest. On Wednesday, August 24, the giant spud embarked on her maiden voyage through the New York Harbor – beginning in Brooklyn and passing all the major landmarks in South Manhattan including the Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty and Freedom Tower. …

Sambrailo Packaging recently introduced a new stock print row crop box in partnership with CCOF (California Certified Organic Farmers) for CCOF-certified organic growers. The box clearly states “Certified Organic Fruits and Vegetables” on the sides in an effort to help small organic farmers promote certified organics right from their fields. …

Washington State is coming off warm temperatures in late August yet it’s the cool nights that have growers talking. Cool nights help deliver the vibrant colors in apples, and are particularly important in Stemilt’s quest to harvest the best Honeycrisp apples. Harvest of this consumer favorite apple is underway now across eastern Washington, including Stemilt’s picturesque Othello, WA orchards. …