Fruit & Companion Products Sale
Sale Begins: October 3, 2024
The Fruit & Companion Products Sale is the Right Fundraiser for Your FFA Chapter
For many years, the Fruit & Companion Products Sale has been a major fundraiser for Ohio FFA chapters. The annual Fruit & Companion Products Sale helps support statewide programs and events. Thanks to a variety of dedicated vendors, a rebate per case or unit is given to the Ohio FFA Foundation. This helps the Ohio FFA provide opportunities such as conferences, student award programs and the Ohio FFA Convention.
If you are looking for a way to raise money for your chapter that engages community members and allows you to customize your product offerings to your local community, start planning now for your chapter to participate in the Fruit & Companion Products Sale held each fall.
A Fundraiser with Long-standing Tradition in Ohio
The organization and growth of nationwide FFA citrus sales were a result of the first citrus sales program held in Ohio by the South Charleston FFA Chapter and James R. Beckley, advisor, in 1961. He later transitioned teaching positions to Northridge FFA and, as a result, all FFA chapters in Licking County conducted the first countywide citrus sales program in the nation. In 1969, Merlin A. Wentworth, a former student teacher in Licking County, began teaching at Amanda in Fairfield County. Working through the Florida Citrus Commission and Seald Sweet Growers, Inc., he presented the sales program idea to his fellow educators. The success of the program became widely known, and Ohio soon became a role model for FFA citrus sales throughout the country.
- Please use only the approved vendors listed below. These vendors have agreed to give a rebate to the Ohio FFA Foundation to fund student activities and awards. Vendors not listed have no formal obligation to support the Ohio FFA Foundation, which in turn, supports you and your students.
- Teachers should contact vendors directly for exact pricing.
- There will be no statewide minimum pricing for the fruit & companion products sale. Teachers are strongly encouraged to work with chapters in their area to establish local pricing standards.
- All orders must be made directly with your vendor.
- Work with your supplier on any specific procedures and problems.
- Your chapter may begin sales on or after October 3, 2024.
- Please pay your invoice on time.
- If you know of a vendor that is not on our list of approved vendors, please let us know and we will invite them to become a part of the Ohio FFA Foundation Fruit & Companion Products Sale.
2023 Fruit Sales & Companion Product Vendors
BigFoot Dust
Tony Steele
21636 St. Rte. 327
Laurelville, OH 43135
740-412-3391
8oz bottles of a unique seasoning blend available in
3 styles: Original, Sassy, and Hickory. Locally made
in Ohio’s Hocking Hills Region.
Blue Freedom Farm Market
Darcee Foy
1829 Locust Street
Sterling, IL 61081
blue@bluefreedom.com
800-626-7582
Premium fruit, cheese, and sausage boxes
along with apples, pears, and citrus boxes.
Buff Lo Dip
Duane Boring
53104 Clary Road
Londonberry, OH 45647
duaneboring@bufflodip.com
740-649-7959
www.bufflodip.com
Buff Lo Dip is the perfectly blended taste of a mild
buffalo chicken wing dipped in ranch in a 15 oz jar!
D.B. Yummers Barbeque Sauce
Jeff and Lu Ann Detty
10871 Carr Road
Jeffersonville, OH 43128
info@dbyummers.com
740-505-4021
www.dbyummers.com
D.B. Yummers Barbeque Sauce is family owned and
operated BBQ sauce company, locally made in Fayette
County, Ohio. They offer 3 kinds-Sweet & Smoky, Mildy
Spicy, Island. They are a proud supporter of FFA and
an Ohio Proud product.
Fischer Produce
Mallorie Chase
875 Reynolds Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
mallorie.chase@fischerproduce.com
614-681-3461 or 419-320-1347
Fischer Produce is proud to be your premier local
distributor for the FFA Fruit Sale. We deliver value
and quality across multiple categories: the finest
California and Florida citrus, Regional Ohio Apples,
Washington State Pears and Apples, Specialty Tropical
Fruit, as well as Gift Basket-making Supplies. We bring
80+ years’ experience serving Ohio businesses and
schools with hands-on customer service and flexible
deliveries.
Florida Farm Bureau Marketing Division
Chad Roberts
7705 US Highway 441
Leesburg, FL 34788
chad@fwffb.com
352-728-1561
https://fwffb.com
Florida Farm Bureau Association and our member growers
work hard to make sure the fruit you receive meets some of
the highest standards for quality, flavor and freshness. We
offer a variety of citrus and companion products. Please
contact us for complete details.
Florida Fruit Association
Patrick George and Fred Walter
1555 Indian River Boulevard Suite B113
Vero Beach, FL 32960
pgeorge@fundraisingfruit.com
fwalterfarms@frontier.com
800-613-7848
www.fundraisingfruit.com
Not only do we offer a delicious variety of
fruit such as Navels, Grapefruit, Pears, Apples,
Pineapples and Mandarin Oranges, but also
unique items such as Sweet Potatoes and Cheese
& Sausage.
Fruit Growers Marketing Association
Alex Buck
PO Box 70
Newcomerstown, OH 43832
alex@freshforwardfarms.com
330-472-3851
freshforwardfarms.com
Local Apples and Cider
Jose Madrid Salsa Fundraising
Matt Harlin
PO Box 1061
Zanesville, OH 43702
mike@josemadridsalsa.com
614-208-9982
www.josemadridsalsa.com
Hand crafted gourmet New Mexican style
salsa that comes in 25 plus flavors.
Liberty Fundraising
Joel Wegener
PO Box 933
Loveland, OH 45140
joel@libertyfrc.com
513-319-1990
www.libertyfrc.com
We are a fundraising company that prides
ourselves in providing quality products and
service since 2002. Our focus is on supporting
you and your group through all aspects of the
fundraiser — beginning to end. We are looking
forward to working with you and helping your
group raise the needed funds for your FFA
organization!
Nate’s Nectar
Erika Davis
4684 Township Road 53
DeGraff, OH 43318
sales@natesnectarandmore.com
937-935-3289
www.natesnectarandmore.com
Nate’s Nectar is a family-owned-and-operated
raw honey company delivering high-quality honey
products from Midwest Ohio. From our delicious
creamed honey to our non-toxic beeswax products,
we make all of our goods with raw honey that comes
directly from our Ohio apiaries. Our premium raw
honey and beeswax products include all-natural raw
honey, hot honey, creamed honey, beeswax candles,
body butter, lip balm, healing salves, and more.
Nature’s Honey Tree
Diane Kruger
6188 County Road 97
Mt. Gilead, OH 43338
natureshoneytree@outlook.com
419-512-0438
www.natureshoneytree.com
Ohio Proud 100% Pure Raw Honey and 100% Pure Maple
Syrup-Products include: Nature’s Harvest Gift Box, Sweet
Ohio Gift Box, Queenline Honey – 1 lb Glass Jar, 4 oz Muth
Jar Honey.
Olde Man Granola
Becca Green
7227 West State Route 12
Findlay, OH 45840
becca@oldemangranola.com
419-819-9574
www.oldemangranola.com
We have eight different flavors of all natural,
handmade granola baked to perfection. We are
located in Findlay, Ohio.
Pearl Valley Cheese
Sally Ellis and Jenna Burch
54760 Township Road 90
Fresno, OH 43824
sellis@pearlvalleycheese.com
740-545-6002
pearlvalleycheese.com
Cheese! Pearl Valley cheese offers 20 varieties
of cheese, along with Ohio maple syrup and
summer sausage to help with fundraising needs!
From Swiss cheese to bacon cheese, there is sure
to be something for everyone! Over half of the
options are made right here in Ohio and are all
natural cheeses – full of protein and calcium! The
milk is sources from around 40 Ohio farms and our
award winning cheese is distributed all over the
eastern United States.
Pee Jays Fresh Fruit
Anthony D’Agostino
1630 US HWY 332, Suite D
Swedesboro, NJ 08085
anthony@peejays.org
800-847-6141
www.peejays.org
Pee Jay’s makes selling fruit easy! You can
conduct your fruit sale the traditional way
or use our online program for delivery to your
school and/or direct delivery to your customers’
homes. Your customers will love the variety of
fruit we offer – citrus, apples, pears, mix boxes –
as well as other, non-fruit items like our cheesecakes,
meatsticks and our new Farmers Fresh Product Box.
Pee Jay’s has something for all of your customers!
Signature Beef LLC
Brad and Mary Ann Berry
5500 Canal Road
Pleasantville, OH 43148
brad@berryfamilyfarm.com
740-438-4463
Summer Sausage, Beef Sticks, and
Beef Jerky
Stoller Fundraising
Ben Stoller
4649 E. Pleasant Home Road
Creston, OH 44217
ben@stollerfundraising.com
800-939-0322
stollerfundraising.com
We feature Butter Braid Pastries, Mrs. Fields
Cookie Dough, Joyful Traditions cake rolls,
Latitude 40 snacks. A full-service fundraising
company. All items sold come packed by seller.
Online ordering and free samples to help promote
the fundraiser to your families.
The Crazy Kernel Kettle Corn Company
Clay Winland
715 Richey Road
Zanesville, OH 43701
winland50@icloud.com
740-252-6965
https://www.facebook.com/THECrazyKernel/
The Crazy Kernel Kettle Corn Company based
out of Zanesville, Ohio provides Kettle Corn,
Caramel Kettle Corn, and Flavored Kettle Corn
to predominately Agricultural related groups of
kids with large bag sizes (7×20″) and Great Profit
Earning Potential for 4-H groups and FFA Chapters
across Ohio. Each group can expect to earn close to
40% of their gross sales!
The Mullen Dairy and Creamery
Emily Mullen
7938 Hamilton Scipio Road
Okeana, OH 45053
mullen.2299@gmail.com
513-760-3184
www.facebook.com/TheMullenDairyandCreamery/
Only available to schools in Districts 5 and 9.
We have the perfect products to diversify your chapter’s
fruit sale! Our handmade cow’s milk based soaps and
lotions make a thoughtful holiday gift to any community
member. One gift set includes: One large bar of cows
milk soap, one small bar of cows milk soap, one six
ounce cows milk lotion as well as one chapstick made
from local beeswax. Make sure to reach out with any
questions!
-Gift Box 1 (Apple Sage): Our Apple Sage gift box is a clean,
undeniable holiday fragrance that takes you to a warm
kitchen and appeases a wide range of customers. It is paired
with a green apple chapstick.
-Gift Box 2 (Holiday Mix): Our Holiday Mix gift is made
up of our most popular Holiday fragrances. These include:
a large bar of our warm flannel fragrance, a small bar of
apple sage and a sparkling snowdrop scented lotion
paired with a peppermint chapstick.
Wendel’s BBQ Products LLC
Terry Wendel
2731 Sawmill Road
Fort Recovery, OH 45846
wendelterry@yahoo.com
419-852-8131
wendelsbbq.com
BBQ Sauce, Sweet Tang BBQ Sauce, BBQ Dry Rub,
TW’s Smokey Mayo
West Walnut Sisters
Jaime Koesters
1459 Township Line Road
Saint Henry, OH 45883
westwalnutsisters@gmail.com
419-852-8001
linktr.ee/westwalnutsisters
Incredible award winning smoked meats your
community will love and look forward to year
after year!
-Fisher’s Snack Sticks – 8 oz smoked meat stick:
3 Flavors: Original, Jalapenño & Cheese, & Sweet BBQ
-Fisher’s Summer Sausages – 10.75 oz stick of Summer
Sausage: 3 Flavors: Ol Fashion, Hunter’s, Jalapenño & Cheese
Questions?
Ohio FFA Foundation, Inc.
Shelby Brown, sbrown@ohioffa.org
717 A East 17th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43211
614-299-1332