Roadside stands offer Jersey Fresh produce & more
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 • The Hammonton Gazette • Page 3
MARKETS, from Page 1
stocking up on a couple crates full
of Hammonton’s renowned blue-
berries at Pastore Orchards or or-
dering fresh, locally caught
seafood that is delivered daily to
Captain Nick’s Seafood and Pro-
duce, located at the Green thumb
Garden Center, there are countless
ways to enjoy all the bounties the
Garden State has to offer this sum-
mer, especially in Hammonton.
Shoppers who visit any of
Hammonton’s farmer’s markets
and garden centers—or the quality
spots located in Winslow twp.
(Mr Green Jeans farm Market and
Nursery or fiorentino’s farm
Market in Winslow twp.)—dur-
ing the summer months can ex-
pect to find a great variety of fresh
and local New Jersey produce.
according to zora alfonso, owner
of Hammonton farmer’s market
Waretown farms (515 White
Horse Pike) local produce is a top-
seller among the local markets this
time of year due to the reputation
that many local crops have gar-
nered.
“it’s the Jersey Produce. Once
the Jersey produce starts is when
everyone starts getting a little
antsy because the flavor’s there. i
mean, nothing beats a Jersey
tomato, or Jersey corn,” alfonso
said.
alfonso and her husband, Den-
nis, also own and operate Ham-
monton’s Square Deal farm
Market (276 White Horse Pike),
which is located just about a mile
down the road from Waretown
farms on the opposite side of the
White Horse Pike.
at Glossy fruit farms, located
on route 206, all produce is either
harvested from the market’s 500-
plus acres of farmland; or grown,
harvested and delivered from its
farms located within a 10-mile ra-
dius of the market. Glossy fruit
farms’ roadside market, located
on route 206, is a popular desti-
nation for both locals and out-of-
town visitors to stop and sample
some of the finest fruits and veg-
etables Hammonton has to offer.
“i just love coming in here. it’s
good quality food; it’s great. the
quality of the vegetables is great,”
Northfield resident Nicholas
Hillyer, a longtime patron of
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Danielle Cannistra (left) and Christina Tomasello, of Pastore Orchards. Blue-
berries are one of the roadside farmer’s market’s most popular products during
the summer months.
fruit farms, Pastore Orchards, lo-
Glossy fruit farms, said.
While some communities in cated at 626 S. White Horse Pike,
southern New Jersey may have is located on the highway frontage
numerous small produce stands of a vast stretch of farmland (300-
assembled on the side of the road plus acres) from which it receives
during the summer, Hammonton its stock of farm-fresh produce,
provides local “agritourists” the such as blueberries, tomatoes,
opportunity to purchase their pro- peaches and many other summer
duce just a few feet from the land favorites that have kept its regular
on which it was cultivated and customers coming back for
harvested.
See PRODuCE, Page 10
Much like the market at Glossy
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