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Consalo Family Farms has been in the farming industry since the 1920s and four generations of the Consalo family have kept the company thriving and successful. That includes attending events like the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure show.

ASHEVILLE, NC — The National Watermelon Association kicked off its 108th annual convention, here, on Feb. 22 with an opening reception at the historic Omni Grove Park Inn, overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina. This year’s convention is notable for the retirement of longtime Executive Director Bob Morrissey and National Watermelon Queen Coordinator Eleanore Bullock, and the welcoming of new Executive Director George Szczepanski and National Watermelon Queen Coordinator Kerri Wiggins.

The performance of individual organic produce categories ranged widely last year, according to the State of Organic Produce 2022, a report released today by Organic Produce Network.

The 72-page report provides an overall view of organic produce retail performance in 2022 as well as specific insights into the top 20 organic produce categories.

For more than four decades, WP Produce, a family-owned and operated grower, packer and shipper of Desbry tropical produce for the U.S. grocery retail and foodservice industry, has been a leader in importing tropical avocados from the Dominican Republic and is a full-line purveyor of tropical and exotic items.

The fresh produce industry will be beaming up to Orlando, FL, the first weekend in March to attend Southern Exposure, the Southeast Produce Council’s annual conference and trade show.