Local Empire-Sweet onions to hit New York and the Northeast
Local Empire-Sweet onions to hit New York and the Northeast
Bland Farms Empire-Sweet onions are set to reach store shelves in the New York area and Northeast in the coming days, a July 27 press release stated. The sweet onion grower, a proud member of the Pride of New York Program, is very excited about enriching the lives of local neighbors and customers with this year's crop.
Omar Cruz, Bland Farms' director of farm production, said the Cato-based New York sweet onion looks great, "I feel very good about the crop. The quality is there and that makes me very happy — the crop overall will make good yields."
Delbert Bland, president and owner, said the quality of this year's crop should not only make Bland Farms and the local community proud, but also the entire state of New York, where the interest in locally grown products is very high.
"We are very proud to be involved with the Pride of New York program and hope that residents of the state of New York and those people purchasing our product in the Northeast will enjoy the high-quality sweet onions that their state and region is able to produce," Mr. Bland said. "There is a rich history to our farm and our Empire-Sweet's are a product of that history."
