Page 4 • Wednesday , July 7 , 2021 • The Hammonton Gazette
Farm markets continue to thrive
FARM , from Page 1 fairly good , which is great .”
“ they do such beautiful work here , especially with the beautiful baskets that our girls make . Vegetables are very popular , because knows Barb , and that ’ s why we stopped by . they ’ ve got beautiful stuff , and we ’ re going to grab some . We ’ re buying flowers to put on our front porch to decorate a little bit . Our house is going up for sale , and we ’ re hoping to move to Hammonton ,” Bart Mcilvaine said . at fiorentino ’ s farm Market on rt . 73 , owner Justin arndt said that business has been “ going great .”
“ Local customers are out in full force , and the shore traffic ’ s picking up this year . tomatoes , corn , blueberries , watermelon — everyone wants fresh produce to eat ,” arndt said . arndt said that one thing that sets fiorentino ’ s farm Market apart from others is that it is “ more of a convenience store .”
“ We ’ ve become more of a convenience store here . instead of a typical farm market , they come in and , instead of just local corn or
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Fiorentino ’ s Farm Market owner Justin Arndt said that local customers are
out in force for their produce . Below : Dan Eisinger , of Berlin , travels to Pastore Orchards , Inc . for their tomatoes .
everybody , i think , is doing more vegetable gardens because they ’ re not going anywhere . i think COViD has had a lot to do with it . You ’ re always busy ; out the door you go . But , with everyone staying home , they ’ re like , ‘ You know what ? We need to refresh our yards .’ What better way than to put beautiful annuals in ?” eimer said . improving the aesthetics of their home is what brought Bart and Sherri Mcilvaine , of Williamstown , to recently travel to ron ’ s Gardens for the first time .
“ this is our first time here . a friend of ours recommended it ; he
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Owner Stephen Calcese said that
live crabs are popular at Captain Nick ’ s Seafood , located at the Green Thumb Garden Center . Below : At Pastore Orchards , Inc ., Paige O ’ Brien said that tomatoes and blueberries are a hit with the customers .
strawberries , they can get milk and eggs and out-of-state produce . they don ’ t have to make three stops anymore ; they can make one stop and get everything they need for dinner ,” arndt said . Walter and Susan Schrank , of Cherry Hill , said that they have been patronizing fiorentino ’ s farm Market for “ a number of years .”
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