You’ll pay more for farm-fresh this year because of brutal late freeze

By: Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor

Outlets: NJ Spotlight

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 1,358

Last Updated: 3 days, 2 hours ago

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This article first appeared in New Jersey Monitor, a nonprofit content-sharing partner of NJ Spotlight News.

A four-day freeze in April that proved mildly bothersome for summer-starved New Jerseyans was devastating for Garden State farmers, with growers of tree fruits, strawberries, blueberries and other early bloomers reporting catastrophic losses.

Gov. Mikie Sherrill declared a state of emergency in all 21 counties, a move that should ultimately open funding to help farmers recover from damages …

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