NJDA Hosts Annual BBQ at Demarest Farm

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture hosted its 16th annual barbecue for the Eastern Produce Council at Demarest Farm in Hillsdale, NJ, May 19.

EPC President and Executive VP Produce & Floral JOH, Theresa Lowden, welcomed the audience and covered EPC business before turning things over to Ed Wengryn, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture; Tom Beaver, Sunny Valley’s director or sales and marketing; Brandon Raso of Variety Farms Inc.; and Zach Heiken of ZRH Farms, all of whom provided updates on New Jersey crops and the impact of the weather.

Edwin Steep, brother of Theresa Nolan, announced this year’s EPC/Nolan Family Foundation Scholarship winner, Michael Larson. Larson is the son of EPC Member Rob Larson of Alpha1Marketing/Krasdale. He will be a sophomore at Rowan University in the fall.