Plane-delivered peaches to bridge gap from farm to grocery

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Aug-11 Tue 09:32

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2020-Aug-11 Tue 09:32

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500Foods shared this story from FP.com.

The Giumarra Companies recently completed a test flight shipment to deliver peaches grown in the San Joaquin Valley to Southern California-based grocery retailer Gelson’s. The test included Cessna aircraft loaded with freshly harvested Henry III variety peaches at Reedley Municipal Airport on the morning…

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Plane-delivered peaches to bridge gap from farm to grocery

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