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In a New Zealand first, All Good and T&G Fresh have partnered to deliver the first Fairtrade and Zero Carbon certified bananas.

Longo’s Brothers Fruit Market (“Longo’s”) has become the first grocery retailer in North America to commit to offering only Fairtrade bananas in their 36 stores and through delivery on Grocery Gateway.

The Mushroom Council® will remind diners that researchers consider mushrooms “one of the most sustainably produced foods in the United States.”

Lipman Family Farms, North America’s largest field tomato grower based in Immokalee, FL, held their annual 5K Run for Backpacks as a hybrid event this past weekend.

Sormapeel, the innovative and ultra-light packaging line for fruit and vegetables, is entering the Selex Group’s supermarkets.

For those of us fortunate to be working in the agriculture industry, our everyday is Earth Day. We have a connection to the earth unlike any other.

Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) in Congress, which outlines a farmer-focused, research-driven path to net zero agriculture.

The Packer is seeking input from produce operators solution providers on the topic of sustainability and the environment.

In the land of plenty, many people are going hungry, a problem worsened in the past year by the pandemic. The FarmLink Project is a new organization formed last spring to help change that.

Worthington, Minn.-based Bedford Industries has introduced CloseIt Bio-Clip, its new plant-based bag closure containing 100% USDA certified bio-based content that is commercially compostable.