RIO RICO, AZ – Grower Alliance has been building its name and reputation as a top grower and distributor of Mexican produce items since its founding in 2007. Now, the company has another badge of honor to display, as it just received its Fair Trade certification.

Boston is a city that is clearly committed to promoting quality fresh produce — for the benefit of growers and for the city’s residents.

Meijer checkout lanes and parking lot pickup spaces were the backdrop for many tears of joy and relieved expressions as the retailer celebrated its ninth annual Very Merry Meijer event by surprising hundreds of customers with a special holiday shopping spree. Meijer Store Directors and Executives surprised one in-store customer with a $1,000 shopping spree and two Meijer Pickup customers with $250 coupons along with gift bags full of Meijer products in each of the retailer's 262 stores across the Midwest.    

This recipe is super easy to make and boy will it make your taste buds sing joy to the world!

This is one recipe that even non-bakers can make. And it’s so delicious and simple that you’re going to make it all the time. The Heavenly Villagio Marzano Tomato Galette uses a store-bought Pillsbury Pie Crust, some caramelized onions, shredded white cheddar and Heavenly Villagio Marzano tomatoes.

On Friday, Dec. 2, Wholesum, the Fair Trade-certified grower and shipper of organic farm-fresh vegetables based in Amado, AZ, celebrated 10 years of Fair Trade certification at its first-ever festival highlighting the themes of community, art and impact at its farm in Sonora, Mexico. The event featured special guest Paul Rice, founder and CEO of Fair Trade USA, who inspired those in attendance with a motivational speech about the positive impact of Fair Trade among farmworker communities.

Presented by Iryna Matsiakh, doctor of biological science for Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, who will be rounding out the seminar series with a talk on the unique boxwood forests (Buxus colchica) in the Caucasus: their habitat, ecology and biodiversity.