by wtroxell | Jul 17, 2017 | Marketing, News
This twilight meeting will be held at Buzas’ Greenhouses and Farm at 3927 Newburg Road in Easton from 6:30 to 8:30 in the evening on August 2. The farm is easily accessible from Routes 33, 22 and 78. Buzas’ Greenhouses and Farm is a third and fourth generation...
by wtroxell | May 26, 2017 | Marketing, Vegetables
If you are a new grower selling your produce wholesale, you might want to review some of the marketing tips newly posted on the Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program’s website – www.paveggies.org. The information, previously published in...
by wtroxell | Apr 25, 2017 | Marketing, News
After adjusting for inflation, the price of Easter eggs is at the lowest level in more than 20 years, down four percent from 1995. The real inflation-adjusted value of an 11-item subset of the Spring Picnic Marketbasket is $13.04, the lowest level since 2010. The...
by wtroxell | Apr 15, 2017 | Marketing
ShopRite has added five New Jersey and Pennsylvania stores to those that have been offering free fruit to kids under 12 when they’re in the store. The program was launched earlier this year to encourage consumption of healthy snacks, Grocery...
by wtroxell | Apr 15, 2017 | Marketing
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have determined your mom was right. You should eat your Brussel sprouts, kale, cabbage and 27 additional varieties of Brassica microgreens. That declaration comes following the identification of phytochemicals, vitamins...
by wtroxell | Apr 1, 2017 | Marketing
Join the Southern Allegheny Establishing Farmer Study Circle Network for an evening focusing on “Joining a Grower Cooperative”. The event will be held April 19th at Friends Farm in Williamsburg, PA from 6:00 to 8:30pm. Discussion points will include the process of...