New York/New Jersey

Local Farm Gives to Community

Sunday, September 1, 2013 11:34 pm | < 1 Minute Read
Workers load large containers of nectarines for sorting, at Eastern ProPak Farmers Cooperative in Glassboro, N.J. Along with processing the harvest of nectarines, peaches and apples, South Jersey farmers are donating about 800,000 pounds of slightly blemished peaches, typically discarded, to Campbell Soup Company. Campbell will produce Just Peachy Salsa, to be sold locally, with the proceeds going to the Food Bank of South Jersey. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Workers load large containers of nectarines for sorting, at Eastern ProPak Farmers Cooperative in Glassboro, N.J. Along with processing the harvest of nectarines, peaches and apples, South Jersey farmers are donating about 800,000 pounds of slightly blemished peaches, typically discarded, to Campbell Soup Company. Campbell will produce Just Peachy Salsa, to be sold locally, with the proceeds going to the Food Bank of South Jersey. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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