The New England Produce Council announced that Blake Bolden, a former hockey player with the National Women's Hockey League, who has broken barriers since she was a young girl, will deliver the keynote speech, "Overcoming Adversity with a Healthy Mind and Body," at the council's expo this August.

The New England Produce Council has scheduled two exciting events for the coming months: its annual golf tournament in July and its annual expo in August.

The golf tournament will take place Tuesday, July 19, at the Indian Pond Country Club, 60 Country Club Way, in Kingston, MA, to benefit the council's scholarship fund.

About 140 golfers took part in last year's event, held at the same venue, and a full complement of golfers is expected again this year, so the council is encouraging golfers to register early.

The New England Produce Council Inc. has announced that the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport is the new venue for its 2022 Produce, Floral & Food Service Expo, scheduled to take place Aug. 24-25.

BOSTON — The New England Produce Council celebrated its 21st anniversary at its 2021 Produce, Floral & Foodservice Expo, held Sept. 29-30, here. After having to cancel last year's expo due to the pandemic, the council enthusiastically welcomed the fresh produce industry back, and those in attendance were equally happy to see and reconnect with friends and colleagues at the in-person event.

BOSTON -- Fresh produce from around the country was on display at the 2021 New England Produce Council expo, held Thursday, Sept. 30, here at the Hynes Convention Center. The trade show was the culmination of the two-day NEPC Produce, Floral & Foodservice Expo.

This year's event drew about 115 exhibitors, according to NEPC Executive Director Laura Sullivan, who saw "good participation on both the attendee side and the exhibitor side."

The quaint hamlet of Milton, in New York’s Hudson River Valley, plays an outsized role in late summer when apple season starts to pick up. Hudson River Fruit Distributors is at the heart of it, as it has been every year since 1963 when it purchased its first orchard here.