When you think of wine, places like Italy, France, and California come to mind. Hardly ever do wine connoisseurs think of New Jersey as a place to find exceptional wines. However, in blind taste tests, participants choose New Jersey wines over California varieties. Over the past decade, New Jersey has become the seventh largest wine...
A century after it was cultivated, New Jersey is now in the top 10 blueberry-growing states in the nation, but locally grown organic can still be hard to find. Source: Can’t find Jersey-fresh organic blueberries? Here’s why | NJ.com
Students helped harvest more than 6,000 pounds of green and yellow squash! What a great way to build community and an appreciation of where food comes from. Source: Student-farmers donate crop to ‘Farmers Against Hunger’ | NJ.com
Peaches! Nothing beats the taste of a ripe juicy peach in the summertime. Lucky for us New Jersey’s peach crop is looking great this year. Be sure to stop at your local farm to taste one of the delights of summer before it’s too late! Source: http://www.njherald.com/20170709/summers-beginning-to-look-just-peachy#
