Organics Unlimited Promotes Quality Through Social Involvement

February 28, 2012 Organics Unlimited

Continuing their mission to promote “quality” throughout the industry, Organics Unlimited will be furthering efforts with another contest this March. While encouraging interactivity through social media, Organics Unlimited is keeping the game fresh with the end goal of promoting quality.

Green Giant Fresh Launches Greenhouse Tomatoes

February 27, 2012 Green Giant® Fresh

Windset Farms™ recently joined Green Giant ® Fresh as a trusted grower and brand supplier of Green Giant Fresh Greenhouse products. Headquartered in British Columbia, Windset Farms started shipping Concerto™ grape tomatoes under Green Giant Fresh this week.

USDA Webinar: "Getting The Most From The Fruit & Vegetable Market News Retail Report"

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) invites you to a free, interactive webinar on USDA’s Fruit and Vegetable Market News, a Web-based resource that provides price and movement data for hundreds of agricultural commodities. Market News reports cover this information for domestic and international wholesale markets, production areas and ports of entry.

Avocados From Mexico Launches Promotions To Increase Demand

Registered dietitian and chef Cheryl Forberg and Top Chef Master Suvir Saran have partnered with the Mexican Hass Avocado Importers Association (MHAIA) to give one lucky winner a private nutrition consultation, cooking lesson, and food shopping instruction in the winners’ home.

Eating Citrus Fruit May Lower Women’s Stroke Risk

February 27, 2012 American Heart Association

A compound in citrus fruits may reduce your stroke risk, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. This prospective study is one of the first in which researchers examine how consuming flavonoid subclasses affects the risk of stroke. Flavonoids are a class of compounds present in fruits, vegetables, dark chocolate and red wine.