Local

Parker Farms – Virginia
Rod and Chris Parker’s father, Mr. Edelen Parker, originally started as Piscataway Farms. In 1974 Parker Farms began farming for local customers. As their philosophy of quality and customer satisfaction spread, growth expanded to the point of shipping to retailers and high end wholesalers in the local area outside Washington, D.C. Soon the word of Parker Farms got out to retailers and Parker Farms became one of the largest and outstanding shipper’s of vegetables on the East Coast.   parkerfarms.net

Irwin Mushrooms – Pennsylvania
The R.L. Irwin Mushroom Company was started in 1946 by Raymond Irwin. He had the idea of shipping fresh mushrooms from Kennett Square, PA, the Mushroom Capital of the World, directly to restaurants and hotels in Washington, D.C. Thanks to his ingenuity and hard work the Irwin Mushroom Co. is still going strong over 60 years later.  irwinmushrooms.com

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