EPC 2024 Leadership Class Visits America's Grow-A-Row &
Rutgers' Snyder Research Farm

The sixth Eastern Produce Council (EPC) Leadership Class had a chance to get into the field and actually do some harvesting during a tour of New Jersey farms on October 8, 2024. As part of the ongoing leadership program, the group visited America’s Grow-a-Row and the Clifford E. and Melda C. Snyder Research and Extension Farm at Rutgers University, both located in Pittstown, NJ.

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EPC Hosts 10th Annual
Joe DeLorenzo Family
Apple Picking Event

The Eastern Produce Council hosted its 10th Annual Apple Picking Event at Melick’s Farm in Oldwick, NJ on Saturday, October 5th.

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EPC Hosts Tailgate at MetLife Stadium 

On September 17th, EPC members enjoyed a night at MetLife Stadium sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission, Oppenheimer, and Zespri.

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Eastern Produce Council Hosts 49th Annual Golf Outing

On Tuesday, June 11th, the Eastern Produce Council hosted its 49th Annual Golf Outing in Branchburg, NJ, at Fox Hollow Golf Club. 

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NJDA Hosts Annual BBQ at Demarest Farm
EPC/Nolan Family Foundation Scholarship Awarded

On Tuesday, May 21st, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture hosted the Eastern Produce Council's Annual BBQ at Demarest Farm in Hillsdale, NJ. It was a beautiful evening for a BBQ with a great turnout of EPC members, NJDA staff, and New Jersey farmers, growers, and shippers.

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EPC’s 2024 TopGolf Event
Sponsored By South Carolina Department of Agriculture

The South Carolina Department of Agriculture hosted its 52nd Annual consecutive meeting on Tuesday, April 30th at TopGolf in Edison, NJ.

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Thank you to all those who attended our Annual Gala and supported our Ad Journal this year. 

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EPC 2024 Leadership Class Examines Logistics Firsthand at Philly Port and Wholesale Market

EPC’s 2024 Leadership Class visits Garden State Farms at the PWPM, with former Leadership participant Gabrielle Procacci.

EPC’s 2024 Leadership Class outside the Del Monte facility at the Gloucester City Port. 

The sixth Eastern Produce Council (EPC) Leadership Class toured the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market (PWPM) and Holt Logistics on March 19, 2024. The group then walked the concourse of the 700,000 square-foot facility to meet with various merchants. A highlight of the tour was a reconnection with previous EPC Leadership Class participants including Gabrielle Procacci of Procacci Brothers Sales Corp. and Christopher Scotti of John Vena Inc.

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The 2024 EPC Leadership Class

The EPC proudly announces its 2024 Leadership Class, a professional development program that provides an opportunity for participants to grow and gain valuable knowledge from experiences both in the field and in the classroom.

Schedule of Events

March 19th - Visit to Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market and Holt Logistics at the Port of Gloucester, NJ.

April 30th - Food Safety Modernization Act Seminar at Top Golf in Edison, NJ (Prior to EPC Membership Event.)

October 8th - Field Trip to America’s Grow-a-Row & Rutgers’ Snyder Research Farm and Classroom Experience with Rutgers’ Adjunct Professor, Pittstown, NJ.

Dec 10th-12th - Attend New York Produce Show Seminar, Cocktail Party, Keynote Breakfast, and Trade Show at Sheraton Times Square and Javits Center, New York City.

 

11th Annual
James & Theresa Nolan
Family Foundation
and EPC Scholarship 2024

Deadline to Apply:
Friday, April 19th

Winner to be Announced:
Tuesday, May 21st

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2023 New York
Produce Show & Conference

Thank You!

Thank you for supporting this year’s New York Produce Show and Conference.
It could not have succeeded without your support!

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