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Richmond, Va.-based Seasonal Roots is filling a niche as a “dirt to doorstep” online farmers market serving Mid-Atlantic shoppers, said Duane Slyder, founder.

Organic fresh fruit and vegetable sales registered a 6% gain in 2021, according to the Organic Trade Association’s just-released Organic Industry Survey.

The Kroger Co. has launched a digital farmers market in Atlanta, Ga.

California’s San Joaquin Valley grape harvest is ready to boom, and The Oppenheimer Group expects a substantial volume increase this season.

The judges have made their decisions: They’ve voted for the winners of the 2022 Produce Artist Award Series Contest. Learn who won and what they did that was such a success.

Milton, N.Y.-based Hudson River Fruit Distributors, an East Coast apple supplier, has added a fourth-generation family member, Marcus Albinder, to its staff.

When someone pivotal to the fresh produce industry — as Tom Stenzel is — retires, the industry notices.

Free, live Zoom classes offer recipe ideas for all ages June through August.

The No. 1 reason shoppers buy Hass avocados is because of the nutritional value, and that’s not just a fact during the pandemic.

There are some positive findings too.