Tag: organic farming

  • Celebrate 50 years of organic farming

    Celebrate 50 years of organic farming

    By Michele S. Byers When Mark Canright’s father, John, opened his organic farm in Somerset County in 1974, many customers did not know what “organic” meant or why it was important. “Farmer John’s Organic Produce was the first farm in New Jersey that called itself ‘organic.’ We spent a lot of time explaining to people…