🥬 Food Transparency

The journey of your food matters, too. When we think about fresh produce, we usually think about where it was grown. But there’s another question worth asking: What happened to your food after it was harvested? For much of the produce sold through conventional grocery supply chains, the harvest isn't the end of the journey. It may be only the beginning. Produce can move through packing facilities, distributors, warehouses, trucks, distribution centers and retail stores before

Not long ago, most people knew where their food came from. Maybe it was a family garden. Maybe it was a roadside stand. Maybe it was the farmer down the road whose name everyone knew. Today, that's rarely the case. Our produce often travels hundreds or even thousands of miles before reaching the closest grocery store. Along the way it may pass through multiple farms, processors, distributors, warehouses, and trucks before finally ending up in a shopping cart. Most of us have

If you've followed the news lately, you've probably seen headlines about produce recalls and investigations involving Cyclospora and other foodborne illnesses. While those investigations continue, they highlight something many people are thinking about: Where does my food come from? At Crop Stop Farm, we've always believed that trust starts with transparency. We grow our herbs, greens, and specialty crops right here in New Jersey. We harvest them ourselves, package them ourse