The National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture, whose mission is to grow a healthy world through the art, science and business of plants, gardens and landscapes, recently shared a detailed array of resources for growers during its “Doing Business Under Difficult Circumstances: Finding the Resources You Need” webinar. (more…)
Michelle Piacente and Erich Smith went ahead and opened the Farmer’s Grind on March 19 because of a dedication to supporting local farmers.
Photo courtesy of the Farmer’s Grind
by Courtney Llewellyn
Last summer, Michelle Piacente and her fiancé Erich Smith were struck with the inspiration to open a new coffee shop/farmers market inside Copia Home and Garden, serving Westchester and Fairfield counties in downstate New York. (more…)
Lauren Errickson of Rutgers’ Ag Experiment Station makes a point about the New Brunswick Community Farmers Market.
Photo by Richard Skelly
by Richard Skelly
FREEHOLD, NJ – Bill and Lauren Errickson discussed new ideas for direct marketing to a packed house of vegetable and fruit growers as part of the Central New Jersey Vegetable Growers’ Association’s annual meeting. (more…)
Dr. Albert Ayeni makes point about ethnic and specialty crop research at NOFA-NJ 30th annual winter conference.
Photo by Richard Skelly
by Richard Skelly
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Many farmers offering produce in ethnically diverse states are experiencing growing consumer demand for vegetables like amaranth, roselle (a type of hibiscus), habanero peppers, okra and chufa (yellow nutsedge or tiger nuts). (more…)
by Richard Skelly
Retired environmental engineer Bill Muzychko developed a passion for growing figs about 16 years ago. (more…)
Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie, professor of weed ecology and management for specialty crops in horticulture, stated she is “really, really, really terrified” of Palmer amaranth and waterhemp getting footholds in New York State.
Photo by Courtney Llewellyn
by Courtney Llewellyn
Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie, assistant professor of horticulture at Cornell, focuses her work on biology-based research, crop injury and weed management. (more…)
Jacavone’s protects the health of its employees, providing PPE, checking in daily and taking temperatures.
Photo courtesy of Jacavone Garden Center
by Enrico Villamaino
As the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on businesses of every stripe, entrepreneurs in the horticultural world are making every effort to keep both their employees and customers safe while continuing to serve their communities and keep their businesses afloat. (more…)
Employee Olivia Houston and Andrew Cowles of Andrew’s Greenhouse in South Amherst, MA, with some of the new season’s begonias.
Photo by Laura Rodley
by Laura Rodley
The greenhouses of Andrew’s Greenhouse are full of the smell of spring: moist soil, violas, pansies, begonias, geraniums yet to blossom and herbs. (more…)
At 73, Chuck Lieberman says he’s done with large-scale Christmas tree growth and sales – but that hasn’t stopped him from trying new things.
Photo by Karl H. Kazaks
by Karl H. Kazaks
DEEP GAP, NC – Forty years ago Chuck Lieberman moved from Central Florida to the High Country of North Carolina. (more…)
By stepping up to offer disinfecting services, Timberline Landscaping has avoided needing to lay off or furlough workers in Colorado.
Photo courtesy of Timberline Landscaping
by Enrico Villamaino
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses are scrambling to adapt to a marketplace very different from the one in which they were operating just a few short weeks ago. (more…)
by Tamara Scully
Although COVID-19 is not thought to be transmitted as a foodborne illness, it is transmittable via contaminated surfaces, including produce packaging, tools and equipment, tables, bins, coolers and other surfaces part of the food supply chain. (more…)
They started in potatoes, but today, Hoffman Farms is all about the berries. Jay Hoffman showcases some of the strawberries that will either be sold to customers or baked into pies.
Photo courtesy of Melissa Berry
by Sally Colby
Hoffman Farms is located in the small farming community of Scholls, OR, but there’s nothing small about the farm. (more…)
