Mid-Atlantic Grower
Nester sowing seeds of compassion
RINER, Va. — Alicia Nester is a grower at Riverbend Nursery, responsible for raising bright and colorful daisies, hellebores, and pansies that brighten rooms and bring smiles.One day, she got a text from Sarah Dove, her sister-in-law and a certified...
Nester sowing seeds of compassion
RINER, Va. — Alicia Nester is a grower at Riverbend Nursery, responsible for raising bright and colorful daisies, hellebores, and pansies that brighten rooms and bring smiles.One day, she got a text from Sarah Dove, her sister-in-law and a certified...
Roberts remembered for innovation to industry
NEW MONMOUTH, N.J. — Sometimes innovation strikes at the most unlikely of times and in the most unlikely of places. For Rutgers Cooperative Extension specialist in bioresource engineering Dr. William Roberts, it was Christmas Day 1964, when he used...
Couple’s certified kitchen designed to help farmers’ markets entrepreneurs
TRENTON, N.J. — For farmers with ideas for value-added products to sell at their retail farm stands or farmers’ markets, access to a certified kitchen can be an obstacle in getting the products made. With caterers a key customer base for the Cherry...
Schiefersteins open garden shop early due to pandemic
CLARK, N.J. — Given that Clark, Cranford and Westfield are all bedroom communities for many who work in New York City, Schieferstein’s Farm and Garden Center has been well-positioned for growth since the retail farm stand and store was launched in...
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