Instacart, Partnership for a Healthier America, Building Bridges Across the River and Martha’s Table launched the Good Food at Home in DC. The program will provide 500 Washington, DC, families with a $60 monthly Instacart Health Fresh Funds stipend to buy fresh fruits and vegetables on Instacart, as well as free grocery delivery.

Nearly one third of residents in the greater Washington, DC, area were food insecure within the last year, according to a recent report, a figure that has gone virtually unchanged from the prior year.

The Southeast Produce Council increased the top figure for its Vorhees Vision Scholarship.

One college-aged student (graduating high school senior or current college student) will now receive a one-time scholarship of $10,000 to his or her college or university. The second-place recipient will receive $1,500 and the third-place recipient will receive $1,000.

Taylor Farms has been named the recipient of the Rabobank Award for Excellence in Corporate Leadership, which recognizes a large-scale market leader in North America that has generated strong business results while forging a lasting impact on its sector and the world at large.

Taylor Farms is a leading producer of salads and healthy fresh foods in North America with production facilities across the United States, Canada and Mexico. The company is family-owned and based in Salinas, CA — "the salad bowl of the world."

Ocean Mist Farms' Oxnard winter crop artichoke program is in full production — and the Coachella season is just beginning — providing excellent volumes to meet customer demand and keep consumers happy through the holiday season and into the new year.

Danziger, a global leader in bedding plants, cut flowers and foliage production, is announcing the first dedicated rooting station for its Floresta foliage program. The company is partnering with Moss Hill Foliage, a wholesale grower of tropicals, based in Apopka, FL.

Goldenberry Farms has expanded its mixed-origin organic and conventional lime program, featuring expanded growing regions in Meta and Santander, Colombia.  

The focus of this multi-origin program is sustainability and minimizing gaps that can occur from single-origin commodity items.