Year: 2024

SpartanNash ‘Ramps Up’ Plastic Bag Recycling for Earth Day 

April 24, 2024 SpartanNash

“The upcycling of plastic bags into accessible ramps for veterans with disabilities is a People First program that gives our nation’s heroes the gift of mobility and the opportunity to more easily enjoy life outside of their homes,” said SpartanNash Senior Vice President of Communications Adrienne Chance. “We are grateful to the Associates and shoppers in our stores who recycle their plastic grocery bags so that SpartanNash can make these kinds of donations possible.”  …

Impossible Foods Unveils Impossible Ranch, Transitions Traditional Cattle Ranch to ‘Make Meat the New Way’ – From Plants

April 24, 2024 Impossible Foods

Over the duration of the project, Impossible will invest in growing and harvesting crops such as soybeans, sunflowers and coconut trees, all of which represent key ingredients in Impossible’s beef, chicken and pork products. Impossible will share the daily goings-on of Impossible Ranch with the brand’s social media community, offering a visual and wholesome connection between the simplicity of these ingredients and the farm-based roots of making Impossible meat from plants. …

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay & Perdue Farms Partner to Celebrate Earth Day by Planting Hundreds of Trees on PA Poultry Farm

April 24, 2024 Perdue Farms

The partnership has big plans for additional on-the-ground projects throughout the rest of 2024 that will help reduce energy costs, minimize disease risk, increase carbon sequestration, and boost local air and water quality. …

Cavano’s Perennials Expands to Meet Native Plant Demand: Now Offering American Beauties Native Plants

April 24, 2024 Cavano's Perennials

Cavano’s Perennials has joined American Beauties Native Plants® as a licensed grower, providing garden-worthy native plants that promise to “make your garden come alive”. Cavano’s is a thriving wholesale nursery in Kingsville, Maryland, who has always provided quality plants to garden centers, landscape contractors, re-wholesalers, and municipalities through the eastern United States. …

Gardencomm 2024 Annual Conference Registration Is Now Open

April 24, 2024 GardenComm

Registration is now open for the GardenComm Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, MI, August 26-30. The four-day event, with an optional fifth-day add-on tour, will feature quality educational sessions, opportunities to connect with horticultural professionals, behind-the-scenes nursery tours, and exclusive garden tours of both private and public gardens. …