John-Campbell Barmmer, Longtime Industry Executive, Passes Away

April 26, 2022 Chestnut Hill Farms

Fruit and floral industry executive John-Campbell Barmmer, age 76, passed away on April 18, 2022 at home in Glen Mills, PA. Born in Bridgeport, CT and raised in Westport, CT, John graduated from Norwalk, CT’s Central Catholic High School in 1963 and went on to earn his undergraduate degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA and his MBA from Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA.

Plastic Bank’s David Katz to Keynote OPS 2022

April 26, 2022 Organic Produce Summit

Katz will deliver a TedTalk style presentation on how Plastic Bank and the world’s most progressive companies are stewarding the collection of ocean-bound plastic waste and empowering communities to thrive. Plastic Bank allows people living in poverty to collect plastic and trade it in for material goods such as school tuition, medical insurance, internet access, and cooking fuel.

Alpine Fresh Conducts Voluntary Recall of “Hippie Organics French Beans” Because of Possible Health Risk

April 26, 2022 FDA

Alpine Fresh, Inc. of Doral, Florida is voluntarily recalling its 1 pound packages of “Hippie Organics” French Beans from lot# 313-626, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria.

ASMI Launches New Alaska Seafood Online Marketplace

Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) officially launched the Alaska Seafood Online Marketplace, a new web-based directory designed to connect buyers and suppliers of Alaska seafood around the globe. As the number of seafood purchases taking place online continues to grow, the new Marketplace provides opportunities for all Alaska seafood businesses to showcase their products to seafood purchasers of all types.

Alaska Snow Crab Fishery Saw Steep Decline. This Reporter Went ‘Into the Ice’ to See it for Himself.

Bering Sea crabbers and communities in the region are struggling with a steep decline in snow crab this year, likely the result of climate change.