Fruit and Vegetable News

• Coronavirus: Four workers 'escape' Herefordshire vegetable farm
  
  Police say three vegetable pickers, one who tested positive for Covid-19, have fled after 75 people working for A S Green And Co in Mathon, Herefordshire, tested positive for coronavirus.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 13 Jul 2020.
• Tennessee doubles reimbursement for farmer certification
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee agriculture officials have doubled the reimbursement available for fruit and vegetable farmers who achieve a certification that lets them sell directly to customers. ...
  Washington Times.  Monday, 13 Jul 2020.
• Farm outbreak leads 200 to self isolate
  
  Up to 200 vegetable pickers and packers will remain on the farm in Herefordshire while isolating.
  BBC News.  Sunday, 12 Jul 2020.
• Farm workers isolating after virus cases
  
  The vegetable pickers and packers will remain on the farm in Herefordshire while isolating.
  BBC News.  Sunday, 12 Jul 2020.
• Dozens contract coronavirus after outbreak on Herefordshire farm
  
  Dozens of key workers picking and packing vegetables at a farm in Herefordshire have tested positive for coronavirus.
  Sky News.  Sunday, 12 Jul 2020.
• This Fully Automated Smart Garden Lets You Grow Fresh Herbs, Fruits, and Veggies With the Click of a Button
  
  The Smart Garden 9 is a fully automated indoor garden that can grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs, with the press of a button.
  Mental Floss.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Taekwondo ace snuffs out candles and slices fruit in amazing martial arts stunts
  
  Amazing footage shows Farabi Davletchin's tricks which he filmed at his home in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Thinking about teaming up? Here are 3 principles for a solid partnership
  
  Partnerships can leverage your strengths, grow your income and deliver the best parts of the real estate business to you. Be wise, and chart your steps carefully to craft a lasting and fruitful team.
  Inman.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Higher fruit, vegetable and whole grain intake linked to lower risk of diabetes
  
  Higher consumption of fruit, vegetables and whole grain foods are associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to two new studies.
  Science Daily.  Wednesday, 8 Jul 2020.
• Circular RNA makes fruit flies live longer
  
  The molecule influences the insulin signalling pathway and thus prolongs life.
  Science Daily.  Tuesday, 7 Jul 2020.
• Texas City bakery gives part of their profits to different small business each week
  
  This is what community is all about! Bear Fruit Bakery gives 25 percent of profits to a different small business each week.
  ABC News.  Sunday, 5 Jul 2020.
• L.A. ice cream vendor adapts to life in a COVID-19 world
  
  For the past 16 years, Mauro Rios Parra has sold fruit bars and ice cream on the streets of Pico-Union, one of L.A.'s densest cities and among the hardest hit by the coronavirus.
  Los Angeles Times.  Thursday, 2 Jul 2020.
• Escaped boa constrictor found at allotment in Wales
  
  Allotment holders in South Wales got the shock of their life when they discovered a 6ft (1.8-metre) boa constrictor among their vegetables.
  Sky News.  Wednesday, 1 Jul 2020.
• UK fruit producer becomes latest to use 'green loan' to fund sustainable development
  
  As concerns over the environment mount, organizations are turning to sustainable solutions.
  CNBC.  Friday, 26 Jun 2020.
• Target adds hundreds of fresh, frozen groceries to curbside pickup as Americans look for safer ways to shop
  
  The national retailer already planned to add fruit, milk and bread to same-day services, but that's taken on new urgency as grocery items become a crucial sales driver during the pandemic.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 25 Jun 2020.

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