On Saturday, October 10th, the Eastern Produce Council held the Inaugural Joe DeLorenzo Apple Picking Event at Melick’s Family Farm in Oldwick, NJ. The weather was fabulous and 65 people including Joe’s family and EPC members and their families enjoy cider and doughnuts, apple picking and a hay ride.
The event was named after long standing member and former President, Joe DeLorenzo, who passed away in November of 2014. While Joe was a well-respected and beloved member of the produce industry and had a very successful career, his first love was his family. When the EPC’s Board of Directors met early this year to determine an appropriate way to honor Joe, an event that involved families was the resounding theme.
Pictured below is the DeLorenzo Family.
Founded in 1966 in New York City, the Eastern Produce Council's mission is to provide their membership with multiple networking opportunities and the most relevant, up-to-date information available in the produce industry and to advance the sales and awareness of fresh fruits and vegetables.
For nearly 300 years, the Melick family has provided their community with delicious, locally grown, farm fresh fruits and vegetables! They also sell plants, shrubs, jams and jellies, baked goods, gifts, and even Christmas trees. The Melick’s are the largest apple grower in NJ with over 650 acres of land including 120 acres of fruit trees, 5,000 peach, nectarine and plum trees and 20,000 apple trees.
Source: Eastern Produce Council
