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It's time for apple harvest and the fact that Americans love apples is no surprise. What's surprising is how in a relatively short period of time, new apple varieties have changed consumers' perception of an old-fashioned fruit. Apples are no longer a fruit to be taken for granted with the advent of new apples introduced by growers like Rainier Fruit Company. Varieties such as Honeycrisp, and brand apples like Lady Alice® and Junami™, have sparked a new generation of enthusiasts, and changed what consumers are willing to spend on a coveted, delicious apple. …

During the month of October, Pero Family Farms Food Company, LLC is helping support Breast Cancer Awareness as part of the Company’s charitable giving program, “Pero Family Farms Food Company, LLC- We support…Early Detection. Cure. Prevention.” …

Beginning Monday, October 21 at 9 am, widespread virtual conversations with parents and bloggers will begin across all Produce for Kids social platforms, the produceforkids.com Blog and in the Forum to celebrate the launch of the new and improved produceforkids.com. Anyone can join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #ProduceforKids or by visiting the Blog or Forum. …

A pilot program that provides free fresh produce to local schools has been started by a partnership of local nonprofits and businesses. The organizations that have partnered together for this program include Ag Against Hunger, HELP, the Food Bank for Monterey County, the Grower-Shipper Association Foundation and Fresh from D’Vine. The More Produce for Schools program is bringing fresh and nutritious produce into local schools in an effort to provide students with a more balanced lunch-time meal. …

Mastronardi Produce is in New Orleans for PMA Fresh Summit and is impacting the community in a big way. On Thursday, staff from Mastronardi Produce paid a visit to Second Harvest, the local chapter of Feeding America, and they didn't go empty handed. Mastronardi donated 1,000 cases of fresh, gourmet greenhouse grown tomatoes including Zima(tm) grape tomatoes and Campari(r) brand cocktail tomatoes. …