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RESOURCE LIST FOR LOCAL PURCHASING

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RESOURCES

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AGGREGATORS, DISTRIBUTORS and HAULERS

 

Ambrogi Produce

Larry Tambone

856 845-0377

ltambone@ambrogifoods.com

www.ambrogifoods.com

 

Common Market Philadelphia

Lindsay Gilmour

215 275-3435, Ext. 2

lindsay@commonmarketphila.org

http://www.commonmarketphila.org/

 

Jersey Fruit

856 863-9100

sales@jerseyfruit.com

http://www.jerseyfruit.com/aboutus.asp

 

Paul’s Commodity Hauling, Inc.

938 Union Rd

Mullica Hill, NJ 08062

856 467-0165

 

Sunny Valley International

Phil Neary

856 881-7232

info@sunnyint.com

http://www.sunnyint.com/

 

Tri County Cooperative Auction Market

Pegi Ballister-Howells

609 448-0193

TriCountyCoop@verizon.net

http://www.tricountycoop.net/

 

Zone 7

Mikey Azzara

609 206-0344

info@freshfromzone7.com

http://www.freshfromzone7.com/

 

 

 

FARMS and FARM REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS

 

A.T. Buzby Farm

Dawn Buzby

856-769-2242

www.buzbyfarm.com

 

Flaim Farms

Kevin Flaim

609 381-3888

http://www.flaimfarms.com/

 

New Jersey Council of Farmers and Communities

609 393-4763

http://www.jerseyfarmersmarkets.com/

 

New Jersey Farm Bureau

Peter Furey

609 393-7163

peterf@njfb.org

http://www.njfb.org

NJFB Produce Directory: http://www.njfb.org/cgi-bin/start.cgi/produce/Welcome.html

 

New Jersey Vegetable Growers Association

Joe Marino

856 769-5280

http://www.njveggies.org/

 

 

 

FOOD SERVICE COMPANIES

 

Promise Catering

Matthew Borgen

732 545-9002

info@elijahspromise.net

http://www.elijahspromise.net

 

Sustainable Fare LLC

Gary Giberson

609 620-6143

ggiberson@sustainablefare.com

http://www.sustainablefare.com

 

NuWay Concessionaires

Sal Valenza

914 672-8209

svalenza@wnyschools.net

http://www.nuwayfoodservices.com

 

 

NON PROFITS

 

Community Food Security Coalition

Farm to School and Child Nutrition Reauthorization:

http://www.foodsecurity.org/policy_CNR_F2S.html

http://www.foodsecurity.org

 

Fair Food

Deborah Bentzel

215-386-5211 x 102

deb@fairfoodphilly.org

www.fairfoodphilly.org

 

The Food Trust

Jean Wallace

215 575-0444

contact@thefoodtrust.org

http://www.thefoodtrust.org/php/programs/farm.to.school.php

 

National Farm to School Network

Resources: http://www.farmtoschool.org/resources.php

http://www.farmtoschool.org/

 

NJ Farm to School Network

Beth Feehan

609 577-5113

info@njfarmtoschool.org

www.njfarmtoschool.org

 

School Food Focus

646 619-6777

http://www.schoolfoodfocus.org/

 

 

 

NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

New Jersey Department of Agriculture 

(609) 292-3976 
www.nj.gov/agriculture


NJDA Food and Nutrition Division
Janet Hawk
http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/divisions/fn/


NJDA Farm to School Program
Jacqueline Bricker
http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/divisions/fn/childadult/farm_to_school.html


Marketing and Development Division/Jersey Fresh Program
William Walker
www.jerseyfresh.nj.gov


NJDA List of Crops by County: https://www6.state.nj.us/AG_WBG/searchpage.jsp


POLICY

Jersey Fresh Farm to School Week: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bills/AL11/10_.PDF
USDA Farm to School: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/F2S/Default.htm
Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Governance/Legislation/CNR_memo.pdf
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ296/pdf/PLAW-111publ296.pdf
Provisions: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Governance/Legislation/PL111-296_Summary.pdf
Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/knowyourfarmer?navid=KNOWYOURFARMER
Bringing Small Farms and Schools Together: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/Downloadable/small.pdf
From Farm to School-Improving Small Farm Viability: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/impact/2008/nri/07291_farm_to_school.html



VALUE ADDED PROCESSING

 

F&S Produce Co. Inc.

Lou Cooperhouse

732-266-3977

LCooperhouse@freshcutproduce.com

www.freshcutproduce.com

 

Rutgers Food Innovation Center

Diane Holtaway

856 459-1900

Holtaway@NJAES.Rutgers.edu

http://www.foodinnovation.rutgers.edu/

 

 

Updated 04-18-2011