The Bridgeton Beacon

Welcome to part 3 in this series  with Jack Tomasello. 🍇 Tomasello Winery is on it's fourth generation of vintners and has nine outlets in NJ. Sit back and enjoy this series, and our forthcoming winery podcast features. Join local conversations with the "beacons' of South Jersey by leaving a voice message at https://bridgetonbeacon.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8VBp2F...

🌿 This is part II in a series of episodes with Jack Tomasello.  Jack and his brother Charlie are the current heads of Tomasello Winery in Hammonton. Founded immediately upon the repeal of prohibition, Tomasello Winery is on it's fourth generation of vintners and has nine outlets in NJ. Sit back and enjoy this series, and our forthcoming winery podcast features.  Join local conversations...

🌿 This is the first in a series of episodes with Jack Tomasello, of Tomasello Winery in Hammonton. Founded immediately upon the repeal of prohibition, Tomasello Winery is on it's fourth generation of vintners and has nine outlets in NJ.  Sit back and enjoy this series, and our forthcoming winery podcast features. The best way to support the podcast is to rate & subscribe anywhere you lis...

This is the third in a series of episodes with Adamo Natale Pipitone, the founder of Terra Nonno Vineyard & Winery in South Jersey .   We hope to have Adamo Natale Pipitone Jr on to discuss the chemistry of wine in New Jersey.  And don't miss the previous (7) episodes with Dustin Tarpine, of Cedar Rose Winery. Adamo and his son launched Terra Nonno to honor the family's multi-generat...

This is the second in a series of episodes with Adamo Natale Pipitone, the founder of Terra Nonno Vineyard & Winery in South Jersey .  And don't miss the previous (7) episodes with Dustin Tarpine, of Cedar Rose Winery.  Adamo and his son launched Terra Nonno to honor the family's multi-generational love of winemaking on grandfathers land, or "Terra Nonno", as it were. Terra Nonno off...

This is the first in a series of episodes with Adamo Natale Pipitone, the founder of Terra Nonno Vineyard & Winery in South Jersey .  Adamo and his son launched Terra Nonno to honor the family's multi-generational love of winemaking on grandfathers land, or "Terra Nonno", as it were. Terra Nonno offers wine-tasting, a calendar of events, and live music - all in your South Jersey backyard....

Join us for part-seven in this series with wine maker, Dustin Tarpine. He can't count how many visitors to his NJ Winery say "How did I not know....". Dustin is one of the owners of Cedar Rose Winery in South Jersey. He and his longtime friend, Steve Becker, originated the idea for their NJ winery while working in the fields together after college. Cedar Rose offers dining, wine-tasting, and live...

This is the sixth installment with Dustin Tarpine, of Cedar Rose Winery. He discusses their "go-to" wines and this years exceptional blueberry wine.  Dustin is one of the owners of Cedar Rose Winery in South Jersey. He and his longtime friend, Steve Becker, originated the idea for their NJ winery while working in the fields together after college. Cedar Rose offers dining, wine-tasting, and l...

Join us for part-five in this series with wine maker, Dustin Tarpine. Dustin is one of the owners of Cedar Rose Winery in South Jersey. He and his longtime friend, Steve Becker, originated the idea while working in the fields together. Cedar Rose offers dining, wine-tasting, and live music - all in your South Jersey backyard. https://cedarrosevineyards.com/ Sit back and enjoy this series, and our...

Welcome to part-four in this series with wine maker, Dustin Tarpine. Dustin is one of the owners of Cedar Rose Winery in South Jersey. He and his longtime friend, Steve Becker, originated the idea while working in the fields together. Cedar Rose offers dining, wine-tasting, and live music - all in your South Jersey backyard. https://cedarrosevineyards.com/ Sit back and enjoy this series, and our f...

This is part-three in this series with wine maker, Dustin Tarpine. Dustin is one of the owners of Cedar Rose Winery in South Jersey. He and his longtime friend, Steve Becker, originated the idea while working in the fields together. Cedar Rose offers dining, wine-tasting, and live music - all in your South Jersey backyard. https://cedarrosevineyards.com/ Sit back and enjoy this series, and our for...

This is part-two in this series with wine maker, Dustin Tarpine.  Dustin is one of the owners of Cedar Rose Winery in South Jersey. He and his longtime friend, Steve Becker, originated the idea while working in the fields together. Cedar Rose offers dining, wine-tasting, and live music - all in your South Jersey backyard. https://cedarrosevineyards.com/ Sit back and enjoy this series, and our...

Welcome to the first part in a series with wine maker, Dustin Tarpine, one of the owners of Cedar Rose Winery in South Jersey. He and his longtime friend, Steve Becker, originated the idea while working in the fields together.  Cedar Rose offers dining, wine-tasting, and live music - all in your South Jersey backyard.  https://cedarrosevineyards.com/ Sit back and enjoy this series, and o...

Welcome back to the Bridgeton Beacon podcast, and part 3 in this series with New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture, Doug Fisher . From aquaculture to zucchini, clams to Christmas trees, 🌲 hops to horticulture, firewood to farm land preservation, nurseries to nectarines, the agricultural industry has been the backbone of the economy in Cumberland and Salem counties - and throughout South Jersey - fo...

Welcome to part 2 in this series with NJ Secretary of Agriculture, Doug Fisher .  From aquaculture to zucchini, clams to Christmas trees, 🌲 hops to horticulture, firewood to farm land preservation, nurseries to nectarines, the agricultural industry has been the backbone of the economy in Cumberland and Salem counties - and throughout South Jersey - for hundreds of years.  In this multi-...

From aquaculture to zucchini, clams to Christmas trees, 🌲 hops to horticulture, firewood to farm land preservation, nurseries to nectarines, the agricultural industry has been the backbone of the economy in Cumberland and Salem counties - and throughout South Jersey - for hundreds of years.  In this multi-part series, Meg speaks with NJ Department of Agriculture Secretary, Doug Fisher . Join...

Welcome to part 2 in this series. Meg continues her conversation with David Wilson, Director of Marketing for Overdevest Nurseries , LP. Since 1952, when the nursery was founded by John and Jean Overdevest after they left Holland and settled in Bridgeton, Overdevest Nurseries has been a family-owned, wholesale-only nursery dedicated to providing the highest quality plant material by growing and se...

Meg continues her series on the agricultural industry in the Bridgeton and Cumberland County area by speaking with David Wilson, Director of Marketing for Overdevest Nurseries, LP. Since 1952, when the nursery was founded by John and Jean Overdevest after they left Holland and settled in Bridgeton, Overdevest Nurseries has been a family-owned, wholesale-only nursery dedicated to providing the high...

Almost 100 years ago, Jacobus Geradus Akerboom brought his passion for Horticulture to Bridgeton, NJ from his native Netherlands and J.G. Akerboom was born.  Jacobus's daughter Rachel Elizabeth Sherman, and her husband James E., took over the operations in the mid-60's and moved to the current location in Cedarville, until their sons, John and Brian Sherman took over in the early 1990's. Meg...

Almost 100 years ago, Jacobus Geradus Akerboom brought his passion for Horticulture to Bridgeton, NJ from his native Netherlands and J.G. Akerboom was born.  Jacobus's daughter Rachel Elizabeth Sherman, and her husband James E., took over the operations in the mid-60's and moved to the current location in Cedarville, until their sons, John and Brian Sherman took over in the early 1990's. Meg...

Welcome to part III in this series with Bob Woodruff, of Bridgeton, NJ.  For over 150 years, five generations of the Woodruff family have serviced the South Jersey community’s fuel needs.    In this three-part series, Bob Woodruff Sr. shares with Meg the history of the Woodruff family and the Woodruff Energy company, the long-standing tradition in the Woodruff family of service to t...

For over 150 years, five generations of the Woodruff family have serviced the South Jersey community’s fuel needs.   In this three-part series, Bob Woodruff Sr. shares with Meg the history of the Woodruff family and the Woodruff Energy company, the long-standing tradition in the Woodruff family of service to the community, and his love for and support of the Arts. -Rotary -NJ State Board...

For over 150 years, five generations of the Woodruff family have serviced the South Jersey community’s fuel needs.   In this three-part series, Bob Woodruff Sr. shares with Meg the history of the Woodruff family and the Woodruff Energy company, the long-standing tradition in the Woodruff family of service to the community, and his love for and support of the Arts. www.woodruffenergy.com...

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“For the country at large the eagle may remain the national bird, but for the National Capital the greatest bird that flies is the Goose,” sportswriter W.O. McGeehan once wrote. While he was a gifted slugger, Leon Allen Goslin’s outfield play included a penchant for flapping his arms as he tracked down fly balls, a task he had no small amount of difficulty with, as well as a general awkwardness ab...