Tom Burfield

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Peppers should be plentiful from California’s Coachella Valley this season.
North Bay Produce Inc. was established as Wilderness Fresh Produce in 1984, its primary focus was Michigan apples, said Brian Klumpp, director of marketing and strategic development.
HBF International LLC, Sheridan, Ore., has hired a new member for its sales team, said CEO Doug Perkins.
North American berry grower-shippers are responding to consumer and retailer pressure to reduce or eliminate single-use plastic.
Garlic supplies were ramping back up in early summer following a spring when the pungent bulbs sometimes were hard to find.
After a relatively light early crop — harvested from May to late June — California fig growers anticipate a full main crop when harvesting begins in July.
Organic berries, apples, grapes and other fruit have been faring well during the pandemic, grower-shippers say.
4Earth Farms has been shoring up resources and expanding its supply deals as it strives to maintain momentum and support its customers, said Mark Munger, vice president of sales and marketing.
Not only does Nature Fresh Farms grow a wide selection of certified organic and conventional peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes in more than 200 acres of high-tech greenhouses, but it grows them sustainably.
Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Awe Sum Organics will keep customers supplied with high-quality organic table grapes for loading on both coasts during the winter months, said David Posner, president and CEO.