Distributors meet at Drumthwacket for Jersey Fresh breakfast
Distributors meet at Drumthwacket for Jersey Fresh breakfast
PRINCETON, NJ -- About 50 people gathered here Friday morning, July 29 to hear New Jersey's governor and secretary of agriculture thank the attendees for their ongoing support of the state's fresh produce industry and to offer a brief update on the 2005 Jersey Fresh promotional campaign.
Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey, Secretary of Agriculture Charles M. Kuperus and New Jersey Food Council President Linda M. Doherty addressed the retailers, distributors and state government staffers who attended the Jersey Fresh breakfast here at the governor's mansion, which is known as Drumthwacket.
"We're excited to be here for the first time with Governor Codey," Mr. Kuperus said. "The governor continues the tradition of making sure we have a strong agricultural industry in the state of New Jersey.
Mr. Codey added, "I don't come from an agricultural area, but I understand that agriculture makes us a better state.
Alluding to the increasing pressure on farmers to sell their land to developers in a time of hot real estate prices, Gov. Codey said that he supports a strong agricultural industry in the state and quipped, "We want to continue to have 'Garden State' on our license plates.
The breakfast was sponsored by Jersey Fresh and the New Jersey Food Council.
(Photos from the event appear in the Aug. 8 issue of The Produce News.)
Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey, Secretary of Agriculture Charles M. Kuperus and New Jersey Food Council President Linda M. Doherty addressed the retailers, distributors and state government staffers who attended the Jersey Fresh breakfast here at the governor's mansion, which is known as Drumthwacket.
"We're excited to be here for the first time with Governor Codey," Mr. Kuperus said. "The governor continues the tradition of making sure we have a strong agricultural industry in the state of New Jersey.
Mr. Codey added, "I don't come from an agricultural area, but I understand that agriculture makes us a better state.
Alluding to the increasing pressure on farmers to sell their land to developers in a time of hot real estate prices, Gov. Codey said that he supports a strong agricultural industry in the state and quipped, "We want to continue to have 'Garden State' on our license plates.
The breakfast was sponsored by Jersey Fresh and the New Jersey Food Council.
(Photos from the event appear in the Aug. 8 issue of The Produce News.)