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SUMMARY:Organic Diversified Vegetable Farm Buyer Tour with NOFA NJ
DESCRIPTION:Join NOFA NJ and Rodale Institute at Marolda Farm in Vineland\, NJ for an afternoon farm tour and discussion on successful buyer-seller relationships.\nDuring the farm tour\, learn about Marolda’s split Organic/Conventional management\, diversified wholesale production\, improving soil health and implementing organic practices on both OG and Conventional fields for improved farm outcomes. After the tour\, enjoy local food and refreshments while participating in a stakeholder conversation on successful wholesale partnerships with notable South Jersey producers\, distributors\, and institutional buyers. \nThis is a great opportunity to learn more about accessing wholesale markets and scaling up to meet buyer demand. This event is free; Registration is strongly encouraged. \nAbout Marolda Farms\nMarolda Farms is a second generation vegetable farm started in the late 1970s on twenty acres by the Marolda brothers Richard Sr. and Joseph Sr. In 2008 Richard Jr. started an organic division on five acres of fallow land under Sweetvine\, LLC utilizing the organic label “Rock N Roll Organics”. \nToday\, Marolda Farms\, Inc./Sweetvine LLC run a split operation covering 350 acres (approximately 200 acres of conventional production and 150 acres of certified organic production). The two companies service various wholesale distributors encompassing various sectors including the retail\, food service and processing markets. \nDetails\nDate: April 29\, 2025 \nTime: 2 – 4pm EDT \nLocation: Marolda Farms\n3024 Vine Rd\, Vineland\, NJ 08360 \nCost: FREE Registration\n\nCompleting this form automatically signs you up for electronic communications from Rodale Institute. You can easily unsubscribe at any time. \n \nThis session is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).
URL:https://rodaleinstitute.org/events/organic-diversified-vegetable-farm-buyer-tour-with-nofa-nj/
LOCATION:Marolda Farms\, 3024 Vine Rd\, Vineland\, NJ\, 08360\, United States
CATEGORIES:Organic Consulting
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