Month: April 2018

The program in partnership with area middle schools officially kicked off Wednesday, April 11th at the Assumption BVM School in Avondale, PA.  The goal of #GrowingFutures is to bring agriculture and science-based learning into early education classrooms to teach students about the importance of these industries and peak curiosity and interest in these fields as potential future career paths. …

The “inconvenient truth” here is that the very same USDA data EWG is using to classify commodities as “dirty” documents the fact that organic food samples also contain detectable synthetic pesticide residues. If those low-level residues qualify as “dirty” when they are on “conventional” food, then organic is also “dirty.” …

With the Organic Produce Network citing an 11 percent increase in organic apple sales volume last year, Oppy is poised to meet the demand with fresh new crop Southern Hemisphere fruit right now. …

Stemilt Growers is adding to their sustainability and social responsibility program, Responsible Choice® by making its first investment in solar energy. The grower-packer-shipper has installed 100 solar panels onto a new distribution center, the Fresh Cube, set to open this summer. Stemilt’s marketing director, Roger Pepperl believes the addition of solar panels is a great next step for Responsible Choice®. …

Cinco de Mayo festivities are on the horizon, and Superfresh Growers® is targeting Granny Smith apples as a popular promotional item. Granny Smith is one of America’s favorite apples, maintaining the #4 placement in top apple varieties. …