Agriculture Episodes

The Bridgeton Beacon welcomes Newell Thompson for a conversation that explores the New Jersey #Agricultural Society and its initiatives, particularly the Farmers Against Hunger program.

Chirp! It's springtime and once again Mark from Chance's General Store in Newport is here with a sample of the garden supply inventory for 2024!

We continue our history conversation at the former site of PJ Ritter Company, in Bridgeton. Meg hosts her father, Bob McCormick, and Paul J. Ritter IIII.

Enjoy a tour at the former site of PJ Ritter Company, in Bridgeton. Meg hosts her father, Bob McCormick, and Paul J. Ritter IIII.

🌿 Join us for a walkthrough at G & M Nursery on Shiloh Pike. Greg Willis discusses the family business and the seasonal offerings for landscaping. 1135 Shiloh Pike Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Check out G & M on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMNursery2011/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/bridgetonbeacon Brought to you, in part, by the Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce & Cumberland Grows at https://cumberlandgrows.com and on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cumberlandgrows1661 Music credits: License a...

Take a stroll and see the local produce at Cherry Lane Farms.

Welcome to back to the Bridgeton Beacon for "Seabrook at War", a historical narration by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. We'd like to thank the NJ Historical Commission for usage rights. This production tells the story of Seabrook Family and the namesake Farm in Cumberland County, New Jersey, during World War II. The Bridgeton Beacon is brought to you by the Law Offices of Meg McCormick Hoerner, at https://HoernerLaw.com Niche Podcast Network: https://nichepodcast.net Law Firm Podcasts: https://LawFirmPo...

The NJ Wine Economy is dynamic, 🍷 and has a meaningful impact on small & family farms. Episode page: https://bridgetonbeacon.com/winery-promotion Wineries, in fact, have become a primary means to sustain a family agriculture operation, 🚜 well into the future. We're looking forward, once again, to collaborating with the vintners, growers, and sellers of New Jersey wine. See our previous Winery Podcast audio episodes on the Beacon: https://www.bridgetonbeacon.com/category/south-jersey-winery...

Welcome back to part-five in a chat with wine maker, Todd Wuerker, owner of Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery, in Rio Grande, NJ. Todd and his wife, Kenna, founded the vineyard in 1997 on family land in the Cape May Peninsula of South Jersey. We hope you enjoy this episode about wine clubs and the headaches related to sparkling wine. 🥂 You can see the full series of South Jersey Winery podcasts here: https://www.bridgetonbeacon.com/category/south-jersey-winery/ Don't forget to visit: https://hawk...

Welcome back to our chat with Todd Wuerker, owner of Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery, in Rio Grande, NJ. Todd and his wife, Kenna, founded the vineyard in 1997 on family land in the Cape May Peninsula of South Jersey. We hope you enjoy this episode discussing sales & marketing in the NJ wine business.. Don't forget to visit: https://hawkhavenvineyard.com Sit back and enjoy this series, and our forthcoming winery podcast features. You can see the full series of South Jersey Winery podcasts here: ...

Welcome to part-four in our podcast series with Todd Wuerker, owner of Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery, in Rio Grande, NJ. Todd and his wife, Kenna, founded the vineyard in 1997 on family land in the Cape May Peninsula of South Jersey. We hope you enjoy this episode discussing hospitality in the wine business. Don't forget to visit: https://hawkhavenvineyard.com Sit back and enjoy this series, and our forthcoming winery podcast features. You can see the full series of South Jersey Winery podcast...

Welcome to part-2 in our podcast series with Todd Wuerker, owner of Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery, in Rio Grande, NJ. Todd and his wife, Kenna, founded the vineyard in 1997 on family land in the Cape May Peninsula of South Jersey. We hope you enjoy this episode with the story of Hawk Haven, and the history of wine in NJ. https://hawkhavenvineyard.com Sit back and enjoy this series, and our forthcoming winery podcast features. You can see the full series of South Jersey Winery podcasts here: ht...

Welcome to part-one in a series with Todd Wuerker, owner of Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery, in Rio Grande, NJ. Todd and his wife, Kenna, founded the vineyard in 1997 on family land in the Cape May Peninsula of South Jersey. We hope you enjoy this episode with the story of Hawk Haven, and the history of wine in NJ. https://hawkhavenvineyard.com Sit back and enjoy this series, and our forthcoming winery podcast features. You can see the full series of South Jersey Winery podcasts here: https:/...

You're invited to the GSWGA - Mother's Day Wine Trail, 2022. 🍇 Today we're joined by Devon Perry, the Executive Director of the Garden State Wine Growers Association, as she shares details for the upcoming weekend.   More information available at: 🍇 https://www.newjerseywines.com/events/category/trail-weekends/mothers-day-trail/   🍇 Sit back and enjoy this series, and our forthcoming winery podcast features.

Welcome to part six with Jack Tomasello - and part 16 in our South Jersey Winery series. 🍇 Tomasello Winery is on it's fourth generation of vintners and has nine outlets in NJ. Full New Jersey winery series here: https://www.bridgetonbeacon.com/category/south-jersey-winery/ Sit back and enjoy this series, and our forthcoming winery podcast features. The best way to support the podcast is to rate & subscribe anywhere you listen. FB: https://www.facebook.com/bridgetonbeacon Music credi...

Welcome to part 5 in this series with Jack Tomasello - and part 15 in our South Jersey Winery series. 🍇 Tomasello Winery is on it's fourth generation of vintners and has nine outlets in NJ. Full New Jersey winery series here: https://www.bridgetonbeacon.com/category/south-jersey-winery/ Sit back and enjoy this series, and our forthcoming winery podcast features. The best way to support the podcast is to rate & subscribe anywhere you listen. FB: https://www.facebook.com/bridgetonbeaco...

🌿 This is part four in a series of episodes with Jack Tomasello, of Tomasello Winery in Hammonton. Full New Jersey winery series here: https://www.bridgetonbeacon.com/category/south-jersey-winery/ Sit back and enjoy this series, and our forthcoming winery podcast features. The best way to support the podcast is to rate & subscribe anywhere you listen. FB: https://www.facebook.com/bridgetonbeacon Learn about niche podcasting: https://nichepodcastpodcast.com Music credits: License as defi...

Welcome back to the Bridgeton Beacon podcast, and part 3 in this series with NJ Secretary of Agriculture, Doug Fisher. From aquaculture to zucchini, clams to Christmas trees, 🌲 hops to horticulture, firewood to farm land preservation, nurseries to nectarines, the agricultural industry has been the backbone of the economy in Cumberland and Salem counties - and throughout South Jersey - for hundreds of years. In this multi-part series, Meg speaks with NJ Department of Agriculture Secretary Doug F...

Welcome to part 2 in this series with NJ Secretary of Agriculture, Doug Fisher. From aquaculture to zucchini, clams to Christmas trees, 🌲 hops to horticulture, firewood to farm land preservation, nurseries to nectarines, the agricultural industry has been the backbone of the economy in Cumberland and Salem counties - and throughout South Jersey - for hundreds of years. In this multi-part series, Meg speaks with NJ Department of Agriculture Secretary Doug Fisher. Join local conversations wi...

From aquaculture to zucchini, clams to Christmas trees, 🌲 hops to horticulture, firewood to farm land preservation, nurseries to nectarines, the agricultural industry has been the backbone of the economy in Cumberland and Salem counties - and throughout South Jersey - for hundreds of years. In this multi-part series, Meg speaks with NJ Department of Agriculture Secretary Doug Fisher. Join local conversations with the "beacons' of Bridgeton, New Jersey at https://bridgetonbeacon.com YouTube: h...

Welcome to part 2 in this series. Meg continues her conversation with David Wilson, Director of Marketing for Overdevest Nurseries, LP. Since 1952, when the nursery was founded by John and Jean Overdevest after they left Holland and settled in Bridgeton, Overdevest Nurseries has been a family-owned, wholesale-only nursery dedicated to providing the highest quality plant material by growing and selling over 2,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, and patio plants to garden centers...

Meg continues her series on the agricultural industry in the Bridgeton and Cumberland County area by speaking with David Wilson, Director of Marketing for Overdevest Nurseries, LP. Since 1952, when the nursery was founded by John and Jean Overdevest after they left Holland and settled in Bridgeton, Overdevest Nurseries has been a family-owned, wholesale-only nursery dedicated to providing the highest quality plant material by growing and selling over 2,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, vines, per...

Almost 100 years ago, Jacobus Geradus Akerboom brought his passion for Horticulture to Bridgeton, NJ from his native Netherlands and J.G. Akerboom was born. Jacobus's daughter Rachel Elizabeth Sherman, and her husband James E., took over the operations in the mid-60's and moved to the current location in Cedarville, until their sons, John and Brian Sherman took over in the early 1990's. Meg kicks off The Bridgeton Beacon's series on the importance of the agricultural industry to Cumberland Co...

Almost 100 years ago, Jacobus Geradus Akerboom brought his passion for Horticulture to Bridgeton, NJ from his native Netherlands and J.G. Akerboom was born. Jacobus's daughter Rachel Elizabeth Sherman, and her husband James E., took over the operations in the mid-60's and moved to the current location in Cedarville, until their sons, John and Brian Sherman took over in the early 1990's. Meg kicks off The Bridgeton Beacon's series on the importance of the agricultural industry to Cumberland Co...