By: Follow South Jersey Staff
MILLVILLE, N.J. — Christy Gamber, of Millville, has an eye for apples. She is the overall winner of the 2023 #JerseyFreshApples social media photo contest sponsored by the N.J. Department of Agriculture in partnership with the New Jersey Apple Industry Advisory Council.
A picture of Gamber’s husband, Ryan, pulling a wagon with daughter Ella and son Jackson into the orchard at Hill Creek Farms in Mullica Hill took the top prize of a $250 gift card for Duffield’s Farm Market in Sewell.
“The fall season is a wonderful time of year to spend time with family outdoors and in an agricultural setting,” Gamber said in a press release from the N.J Department of Agriculture. “The pick-your-own experience provides an opportunity to teach our children about where food comes from and the importance of supporting farmers and the essential produce they grow each year. I am honored and humbled that my picture was chosen as the winner.”
The contest, that ran from Sept. 6 to Oct. 31, encouraged pick-your-own apple farm visitors to submit photographs showing their appreciation of New Jersey apple orchards by sharing images of New Jersey farmers, farms, markets or produce with the hashtag #JerseyFreshApples, according to the press release. Weekly winners received a $50 gift card to their Jersey Fresh market of choice. The grand prize winner was chosen by voting on the eight weekly winners via the contest web page.
“We were pleased to partner with the Apple Council to promote and highlight the many wonderful pick-your-own apple locations throughout the state,” Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Joe Atchison III said in the press release. “Congratulations to Christy as well as each of our weekly winners for bringing more attention to our hard-working farmers who grow the best produce anywhere.”
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