Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visits Blue Ridge Produce in Elkwood, VA on Thursday, May 30, 2013. Blue Ridge Produce is a local food hub aggregating Virginia-grown fruits and vegetables for sale to wholesale customers in the Capitol region. Blue Ridge customers include supermarkets, food service companies serving institutions and regional distributors and the company recently received a contract with a restaurant franchise to supply all of their restaurants in the mid-Atlantic region with lettuce, onions, peppers and jalapeño peppers. (L to R Blue Ridge Produce Jim Epstein, Blue Ridge Produce Mark Seale, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack).  USDA Photo by Bob Nichols.
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