The National Watermelon Promotion Board announced the launch of its new Do-It-Yourself Watermelon Day Activity guide designed to inspire creativity while encouraging healthy eating habits among children. The guide provides a wide range of hands-on educational crafts, décor ideas, coloring pages and activities that features our favorite fruit – watermelon.

Floral designers worldwide are invited to share their best work using garden roses in the Alexandra Farms Garden Rose Design Contest!

Full and fragrant, with ruffled petals and delicate to vibrant hues, fresh-cut garden roses are a favorite with designers everywhere. In the sixth annual competition, Alexandra Farms invite entries featuring garden roses in the categories of Wedding Work and Everyday Design.

The latest survey of grocery shoppers by FMI – The Food Industry Association for its U.S. Grocery Shopping Trends 2023 series, reveals that the meaning of “good value” is becoming more complex as consumers navigate grocery aisles.

The Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers Inc. announces its selections for the 2023 Cut Flowers of the Year. These varieties are chosen by the ASCFG’s members on their ease of culture, productivity andmarketability.

 Fresh Cut Flower of the Year: Lisianthus ‘Voyage 2 Champagne’

To-Jo Mushrooms, a grower, packer, shipper and processor of fresh mushrooms, based in Avondale, PA, is seeing a return to normal with mushroom sales patterns, according to Kevin Delaney, vice president of sales and marketing.

“Summer time is actually a traditionally slower period for mushroom sales,” said Delaney. “The last few years, with the pandemic and immediately after, some of the patterns were thrown off, so we’re trying to find a new balance.”

Frank Donio Inc. is celebrating 90 years and the Hammonton, NJ-based company continues to thrive.

“I’m incredibly honored to be part of my family’s legacy,” said Annie Pape, a fourth-generation family member of the company. “I get to continue on a path set by generations of hard work and entrepreneurial spirit alongside my mom, uncle, cousins and brother-in-law and that’s a uniquely special experience that gives so much meaning to the work that we do.”