Amy Sowder

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Blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries do well on social media, with their natural good looks and sweet nature.
Blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries do well on social media, with their natural good looks and sweet nature.
Since graduating from college in 2014, Chelsea Consalo not only found her footing in her family business, she’s running at the front of the pack of young professionals in the fresh produce industry.
Charlotte Vick is an owning partner with parents Jerome and Diane Vick and brother Linwood Vick of Wilson, N.C.-based Vick Family Farms, which grows a variety of crops, including sweet potatoes, on more than 8,000 acres.
Brittany Lee is a prime example of someone entrenched in the produce industry far beyond her own family business.
Egg Harbor City, N.J.-based Consalo Family Farms hired Miles Fraser-Jones as vice president of new business development and procurement.
Mushroom production is environmentally friendly by its very nature, but growers are looking for more ways to use less and reduce waste. It’s a great way to trim budgets amid this inflationary economic climate.
Hantsport, Nova Scotia-based CKF Inc.’s Earthcycle brand of compostable and recyclable packaging has expanded its range of sustainable options.
While several red-hued fruits are compared to rubies, the shiny arils within pomegranates are about the size of what a wealthy woman would wear on her finger. And these jewels are doing well.
The five-year growth trend of indoor farming, especially controlled environment agriculture, accelerated in 2021, when supply chain delays and rising costs made shipping produce from across the country more difficult.