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NJ Department of Agriculture Update on Seeds from China

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Instructions for People Who Planted Those Seeds

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

We have been receiving reports of people receiving seeds in the mail from China that they did not order. Sometimes the seeds are sent in packages stating that the contents are jewelry. Unsolicited seeds could be invasive, introduce diseases to local plants, or be harmful to livestock.

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NJ Department of Agriculture: Goffle Brook Farm & Garden Center is considered an essential business and will remain open Monday thru Sunday 8:30-5:00

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from Donna Osborne

Ridgewood NJ, As per the NJ Department of Agriculture Goffle Brook Farm & Garden Center is considered an essential business and will remain open Monday thru Sunday 8:30-5:00. The only change in those hours would be a day that rains all day. We would then close to avoid too many people in the store.
Thank you for your continued support. As we have mentioned we offer:

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FBI indicates Interest in potential Clean Water Act Violations and Possible Cover Up at Apple Ridge in Mahwah

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Upper Saddle River NJ, according to Derek Michalski the moderator of the Facebook group  GreenUSR,  “After proposing on this site an Environmental Debate between incumbent Josh Gottheimer and his opponent John McCann reporter from CBS News called and interviewed me for the story. When I announced this on October 13, 2018 I immediately noticed that mud is no longer being pumped into Pleasant Brook/Saddle River. Today I spoke to the same reporter and she confirmed that she has also reached out to NJDEP and NJ Department of Agriculture for comments. Immediately after she spoke to them Roy Otto from Bergen County Soil Conservation Department called me. When I asked him what sparked his sudden interest in our situation after 10 months of NOT RETUTNING ANY CALLS he said “let’s not talk about what caused me to call you””.

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