SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT
TO RULE 13d-2(a)
(Amendment No. 1)
FRESH AMERICA CORP.
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(Name Of Issuer)
Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
35803R105
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(CUSIP Number)
Jeffrey B. Rabin
DiMare Homestead, Inc.
258 NW 1st Avenue
Florida City, Florida 33034
Telephone: (305) 245-4211
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
March 21, 2000
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(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
(Continued on Following Pages)
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CUSIP No. 35803R105 13D Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
DiMare Homestead, Inc. 59-1204511
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
WC
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Florida
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 342,100
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
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9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
342,100
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
342,100
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
6.5%/1
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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1 Based on 5,241,051 shares of Common Stock of Fresh America outstanding as of
November 15, 1999, as reported by Fresh America in its most recently available
Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the Commission.
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CUSIP No. 35803R105 13D Page 3 of 6 Pages
AMENDMENT 1 TO SCHEDULE 13D
The original Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Statement"),
dated March 13, 2000 of DiMare Homestead, Inc., a company organized under the
laws of the State of Florida ("DiMare"), is hereby amended as set forth below.
Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings set forth in
such original Statement.
The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to the original Statement
(the "Amendment No. 1") is to disclose the increase in the percentage of the
class of equity securities beneficially owned by DiMare, from 5.2% to 6.5%, with
respect to the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"), of Fresh America Corp. Except as specifically provided herein, this
Amendment No. 1 does not modify any of the information previously reported in
the original Statement, and should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to, such original Statement.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
The source of funds used to purchase the shares of Common
Stock (the "Shares") of Fresh America was derived from the working capital of
DiMare. The aggregate amount of such funds to which this Amendment No. 1
relates, including commissions, was $248,991.26, thus, increasing the total
aggregate amount of funds used to purchase the Shares to $1,521,103.51.
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CUSIP No. 35803R105 13D Page 4 of 6 Pages
Item 5. Interest in Securities of Issuer.
(a) DiMare purchased an additional 67,209 Shares pursuant to
open market transactions, thus, increasing the total aggregate number of Shares
beneficially owned by DiMare to 342,100. Based upon 5,241,051 shares of Common
Stock outstanding as of November 15, 1999 (as reported by Fresh America in its
most recently available Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the Commission), such
Shares represent approximately 6.5% of the outstanding Common Stock. This
represents approximately a 1.3% increase from 5.2% of the outstanding Common
Stock previously reported on the original Statement.
(c) Information with respect to purchases of the additional
67,209 Shares is set forth in Annex B, attached hereto and incorporated by
reference herein, all of which were effected by DiMare.
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CUSIP No. 35803R105 13D Page 5 of 6 Pages
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set foth in this Statement is true,
complete and correct.
DIMARE HOMESTEAD, INC.
March 24, 2000
By: /s/ Jeffery B. Rabin
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Name: Jeffery B. Rabin
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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CUSIP No. 35803R105 13D Page 6 of 6 Pages
ANNEX B
The following table sets forth the open market purchase
transactions with respect to the Shares accomplished through the Nasdaq National
Market from the date of the original Statement to the date of this Amendment No.
1, all of which were effected by DiMare.
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Purchase Number of Price Per Share in
Date Shares Dollars
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14-Mar-00 1,909 3.8125
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15-Mar-00 29,600 3.7095
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16-Mar-00 16,600 3.6250
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16-Mar-00 1,100 3.3986
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17-Mar-00 1,600 3.6250
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20-Mar-00 500 3.6250
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21-Mar-00 5,400 3.7500
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21-Mar-00 500 3.6250
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22-Mar-00 10,000 3.6250
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