Here at Price Chopper/Market 32, we have a way of celebrating the communities that we are a part of. We call it home.grown. Supporting the farmers and producers of the Northeast is something we’ve taken to heart since 1932. It’s our unwavering commitment to honoring our homegrown roots. This month we’re highlighting local farms from across the Northeast. Based in Port Trevorton, Pennsylvania, we’re proud to partner with Hoover’s Produce. Established in 1993, Hoover’s Produce has been a supplier of wholesale produce for Price Chopper for 20 years. They supply everything from tomatoes and summer squash to gourds and pumpkins.  Come fall, Hoover’s offers a unique array of white pumpkins and goose gourds, mainly used for decoration. More commonly, the farm grows acorn, butternut, buttercup, and spaghetti squash, along with jack-be-littles in the autumn season. As well as, melons, cucumbers, and sweet corn earlier in the year. Owner Titus Hoover is a Pennsylvania Agricultural Expert, evident in his wide array of products. We are proud to work with local farms like Hoover’s Produce. Their dedication and hard work has allowed them to find success here at home. As a result, we are able to sell high quality, local products in our stores! Here at Price Chopper/Market 32, we have a way of celebrating the communities that we are a part of. We call it home.grown. Supporting the farmers and producers of the Northeast is something we’ve taken to heart since 1932. It’s our unwavering commitment to honoring our homegrown roots. This month we’re highlighting local farms from across the Northeast. Based in Hadley, Massachusetts, we’re proud to partner with Plainville Farm. Plainville Farm is a third generation family farm in Hadley, MA that specializes in asparagus, cucumbers, beets, greens, eggplant, and their famous butternut squash. Farmer Wally is an expert in hard squashes. In fact, he has been working to expand the popularity of his bora bora squash. A squash he claims is a better alternative to the highly popular butternut squash due to its increased flavor. In addition to being a local farm, Plainville also serves as one of our Food Hub locations. This means other farmers deliver their produce to Plainville and we send an empty Price Chopper truck returning from store deliveries to load up with produce. This helps local, small-scale producers have a chance to have their product reach more consumers. We are proud to work with local farms like Plainville Farm. Their dedication and hard work has allowed them to find success here at home. As a result, we are able to sell high quality, local products in our stores! Here at Price Chopper/Market 32, we have a way of celebrating the communities that we are a part of. We call it home.grown. Supporting the farmers and producers of the Northeast is something we’ve taken to heart since 1932. It’s our unwavering commitment to honoring our homegrown roots. This month we’re highlighting local farms from across the Northeast. Based in Loudon, New Hampshire, we’re proud to partner with lēf Farms. lēf Farms is a new grower this year, dedicated to serving up fresh and delicious greens at their absolute best. They specialize in greenhouse-grown hydroponic salad greens. In a hydroponic growing system, plants grow in an aquatic based environment. Instead of using soil to grow the plants, mineral nutrient solutions are used to feed the plants water, without soil. The hydroponic growing of plants brings many advantages. Through this method there is increased sustainability, more consciousness of food safety techniques, and the ability to consistently grow a high quality product all year round in the Northeast. Through hydroponic growth, plants receive the perfect amount of nutrients at the perfect time, and arrive on your plate at the peak of freshness. We are proud to work with local farms like lēf Farms. Their dedication and hard work has allowed them to find success here at home. As a result, we are able to sell high quality, local products in our stores!   Here at Price Chopper/Market 32, we have a way of celebrating the communities that we are a part of. We call it home.grown. Supporting the farmers and producers of the Northeast is something we’ve taken to heart since 1932. It’s our unwavering commitment to honoring our homegrown roots. This month we’re highlighting local farms from across the Northeast. Based in Utica, New York we’re proud to partner with Brightwater Farms. Brightwaters Farms has been in family ownership since the 1600’s. Expanding over 100 acres it is one of the largest greenhouse facilities in the northeast. The facility contains over 750,000 square feet of state of the art computer climate controlled greenhouses, and 250,000 square feet of supporting warehousing, storage, loading docks, offices, and a staff cafeteria. The Utica facility is just one of three Brightwaters Farms locations across the state. Its main focus is on growing, processing, packaging, and distributing, tomatoes and cucumbers, amongst other produce items year round. Brightwaters Farms uses a hydroponic growing operation, a very precise controlled growing environment that allows for consistent production of the highest quality products. We are proud to work with local farms like Brightwaters Farms. Their dedication and hard work has allowed them to find success here at home. As a result, we are able to sell high quality, local products in our stores! Here at Price Chopper/Market 32, we have a way of celebrating the communities that we are a part of. We call it home.grown. Supporting the farmers and producers of the Northeast is something we’ve taken to heart since 1932. It’s our unwavering commitment to honoring our homegrown roots. This month we’re highlighting local farms from across the Northeast. Based in Colchester, Vermont, we’re proud to partner with Paul Mazza Farms. Paul Mazza Farms has been a local partner of ours for 15 years. Located over approximately 250 acres of land across Jericho, Williston, Essex, and Colchester. They focus on sourcing strawberries in June and July, then sweet corn, cucumbers, and peppers later on in the year. Owner Paul Mazza works with his family and hires about 50 seasonal workers to keep the farm in top notch shape. Both farm locations, one in Colchester and the other in Essex, offer pick-your-own strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries. In addition to Price Chopper, you can find Paul Mazza Farms products in restaurants and smaller farm stands around Vermont. We are proud to work with local farms like Paul Mazza Farms. Their dedication and hard work has allowed them to find success here at home. As a result, we are able to sell high quality, local products in our stores! Here at Price Chopper/Market 32, we have a way of celebrating the communities that we are a part of. We call it home.grown. Supporting the farmers and producers of the Northeast is something we’ve taken to heart since 1932. It’s our unwavering commitment to honoring our homegrown roots. This month we’re highlighting local farms from across the Northeast. Based in Cheshire, Connecticut, we’re proud to partner with Maple Lane Farms. Maple Lane Farms, a currant berry farm, has been a local partner of ours for over a decade. They specialize in black currants, a dark purple fruit with four times the vitamin C of oranges, and more antioxidants than blueberries. They also provide a healthy dose of iron, potassium, and organic acids. Today, Allyn Brown of Maple Lane, is the largest black currant grower in North America. He grows, harvests, and crushes the berries to create his Currant Affair juice. These juices come in Currant Affair Black Currant Juice and Currant Affair Black Currant Juice Blends, sold in Price Chopper stores. We are proud to work with local farms like Maple Lane Farms. Their dedication and hard work has allowed them to find success here at home. As a result, we are able to sell high quality, local products in our stores!