Veg Power teams up on cherry tomato Grow Strong Project with Edinburgh Community Food
The health-driven non-profit Veg Power added another strong partner to its growing stable of helpers, combining forces with social enterprise Edinburgh Community Food to help deliver its Grow Strong project. Grow Strong is an initiative whereby 38 schools are taking part in the production of cherry tomatoes that are converted to create pasta sauce. Former […]
UK’s Freshgro co-op looks to produce world’s first carbon-neutral carrots
Carbon neutral is all the rage across the globe as governments, businesses and individuals strive for a more sustainable planet. Growers are trying to do their part, as well. The Nottingham-based Fresh Growers, or Freshgro co-operative, is hoping to deliver the world’s first carbon-neutral carrots later this year. The 10 farmers said premium Chantenay carrots, […]
Blair Institute report suggests cities should aim to produce 30% of fruits and vegetables in the future
What might be the best future hedge against supply chain disruption issues and help deliver more sustainable growing of fruits and vegetables without worries of pandemics, wars and other challenges? According to a new report from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, cities and suburban areas across the world should work toward producing 30 […]
How do consumers value produce and local vs. long-distance?
A new researcher at the New York Produce Show, Rebecca Wasserman-Olin, shared new research findings about how customers value various appearance characteristics and how a consumer value perception is affected when a strawberry is marketed as ‘local,’ among other key findings. While this work uses strawberries as an example, it provides important lessons for everyone in the fresh produce […]
UK’s Jones Food Company begins construction on huge new vertical farm
Ocado-backed Jones Food Company has broken ground on a massive new vertical farm in Gloucestershire it says will be the biggest in the world. At 148,000 square feet, the multimillion-pound site in Lydney will be the second for Jones, whose current farm in Lincolnshire is one of largest in the UK – the size of […]
Camellia-Bardsley partnership to propel agri-tech innovation
Earlier this month, Bardsley England , the UK’s second-largest apple supplier, was acquired by global agriculture group Camellia Plc – a grower-supplier of tea, nuts, avocados, blueberries, maize and timber in Africa, India, Bangladesh and Brazil. The tie-up is designed to allow both businesses to spearhead development and technology projects to transform how they grow food […]
How BerryWorld and its growers are thriving while keeping an eye on the environment
Like most UK produce companies, BerryWorld for decades not only has focussed on delivering high-quality fruit to consumers but also ensured its operations and growers do in a sustainable manner. Its grower base are all Global Gap certified, as well as meeting Nurture, Sedex, BRC and Leaf standards for food safety and labour. While working […]
South Africa’s citrus markets to see ‘very little impact’ as port gets back to normal
South Africa’s citrus industry body says there will be “very little impact” in its export markets following a few days of disruption as violent unrest erupted in the country. Parts of the country were recently gripped by more than a week of chaos in which more than 200 people were killed as looters ransacked shopping […]
