Campos Borquez and Deardorff Family Farms have come together to provide the marketplace a consistent supply of organic vegetables directly from farmers committed to social and environmental sustainability. The program will focus on organic celery and then add organic broccoli and organic cauliflower later in the season.

When you’ve been doing something well for 40 years, you become a trusted name in the industry. That’s certainly the case with Exp Group, which distributes tropical fruits and vegetables.

The company’s 35-acre, 293,000-square-foot facility in North Bergen, NJ, houses Exp Group, Exp Logistics and Exp Banana.

As the booming $7 billion avocado industry in the U.S. is continually navigating opportunities as well as challenges that impact its future, emerging leaders are stepping forward and investing their passion and time for the betterment of the whole industry through the Hass Avocado Board’s Board Leadership Development (BOLD) program.

Brighter Bites, a national nonprofit organization that delivers fresh fruits and vegetables directly into families’ hands, is further expanding within the Washington, DC, area.

Brighter Bites has served families in Prince George’s County, MD, since 2017, and is now expanding its reach to hundreds of more families in the D.C. Public Schools District. This year, the organization is serving 16 schools in Prince George's County and two in Washington, DC.

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas will celebrate its 54th annual Fresh Produce Convention & Golf Tournament under a new name and a new location.

Pear Bureau Northwest will celebrate its annual World Pear Day on Dec. 3. Kicking off the 18th annual Celebrate Pears Month, this year’s World Pear Day offers consumers around the world the opportunity to celebrate with pears through a variety of new fun and exciting activities.