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Friends of Farmers™ Local Produce Program

Foster-Caviness believes that a strong local growing community means a higher quality product to our various market partners. That was the idea behind our Friends of Farmers™ program - to establish relationships between our local produce Farmers and the finest Chefs in the area by providing our expertise in vendor screening, food safety, and logistics. The end result is a supply of fresh, seasonal produce that not only helps our customers deliver deliciously fresh food, but also helps our community at large grow into a more prosperous, agricultural region.

Local Produce Listing
In addition to its weekly Market Reports and periodic Inventory Alerts, Foster-Caviness also offers our market partners a Local Produce Listing. Each growing month or season, we provide a guide of locally grown produce that lists all available product and ordering specifics. The Listing also contains our local “Featured Farmer,” where our customers can get to know the farming community that is actually growing the produce they use in their establishments. To see the latest Local Produce Listing in PDF format, simply click on the PDF icon below.

If you would like to receive Local Produce Listings by email, please click here.

Local Produce Listing Spring 2010 - Updated

Featured Farmer - Coosaw Farms - Fairfax, SC
The O’Neal family of Coosaw Farms, located in Fairfax, SC, holds a history steeped in four generations of watermelon growing, and is one of the leading Mid-Atlantic watermelon producers in the US today. Producing high quality Watermelons, Southern Highbush Blueberries, and Cabbage, the O’Neal family takes great pride in Food Safety, Quality,Service and Sustainability. From crop diversification and annual rotation, precision-based soil, water, and nutrient management, their business practices have always made careful consideration of environmental, economic, and social responsibilities. Foster-Caviness is proud to be a friend of Coosaw Farms, and deliver their fresh produce to our market partners.

To find out how to order some of these delicious produce, call Foster-Caviness at 1-800-289-8344, or contact us by email here.

Pro*Act Provides Guidance to Ensure Safe Practices for Locally Grown Produce

Demand by foodservice operator for local produce is growing fast, but so are questions about how to ensure its safety. To that end, Pro*Act, America’s leading distributor of fresh produce to the foodservice industry, has published tow new guidance documents to increase understanding and use of proper food-safety standards and procedures in the burgeoning business.

To read more about this click on the PDF below.

Pro*Act Local Produce Safety Standards