Capitol Comments

TRENTON - As a member of the Assembly Agriculture and Food Insecurity Committee, I would be remiss if I didn’t write a summer item on the Jersey Fresh program and thank all our farmers, both commercial and backyard, for the work you do in putting the “garden” in the “Garden State.”

Through your efforts, New Jersey is the home of more than 100 different varieties of fruits, vegetables and herbs. We also rank nationally in the top 10 as a producer of blueberries, peaches, bell peppers, squash, tomatoes and cranberries.

The Jersey Fresh program was originally launched in 1984, under former Governor Tom Kean, to help farmers inform consum-