Amy Sowder

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While all fresh produce is healthy and can boost the immune system to some extent, mushrooms have some unique qualities that can still be promoted during what is hopefully the tail end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shortages in labor, raw materials and freight in the mushroom sector are requiring creative thinking.
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Gotham Greens, which grows, packages and markets sustainable greenhouse-grown salad greens, herbs, dressings, dips and cooking sauces, is expanding its fresh foods line.
Almost two dozen students earned a little more help with their college expenses from a food organization scholarship.
The Mushroom Council’s collaboration with The Food Network — estimated to make more than 90 million impressions in 2021 — is one of the largest partnerships the council has ever undertaken.
Two cantaloupes may have the same DNA, but their growing climate can change the flavor — a concept one organization is promoting in a campaign through peak cantaloupe season.
This week on social media, we found cool robots, a foodservice winner, tips to keep figs fresh, job advice and an orange cake that makes our childhood selves give a wide, sticky grin.
The Maryland Department of Agriculture recognizes the power of social media in its 2021 promotional efforts, as more and more people are glued to their phones.
Sherrington, Quebec-based Vegpro International is investing $55 million into its first greenhouse complex, including packing lines, in Sherrington, part of the Montérégie region.
Johanna Mirenda, Organic Trade Association farm policy director, is laser-focused specifically on the fresh produce industry in two ways.