by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Dec 8, 2021 | Agriculture, Article, Atlantic, Ecology, New Jersey, Sustainable Business, Transportation, Waste, Water
HAMMONTON—With the prevalence of plastic in virtually all aspects of life, there is an often unseen danger about which not much is known: microplastics. According to Amy Menzel, the chair of the Hammonton Green Committee and the communications manager for the Atlantic...
by Steven Rodas - TAPinto Camden | Sep 8, 2020 | Agriculture, Camden, Cumberland, New Jersey, Salem, Sustainable Business
Frederic Byarm and fiancée Myeshia Arline — as part of their work with Invincible City Farms — will look to fight food insecurity in Camden and South Jersey starting in 2021. (Photo courtesy: Steven Rodas) Frederic Byarm, 54, has seen food from many sides. As a chef,...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Jul 29, 2020 | Agriculture, Atlantic, New Jersey
Marci Meyers enjoys fresh produce at Fiorentino’s Farm Market in Hammonton. “This is one of the best markets on the road. Period. I love getting vegetables and fruits here. The prices are good, the people are nice and it’s all good stuff here, New Jersey-grown....
by Steven Rodas - TAPinto Camden | Jul 23, 2020 | Agriculture, Camden, New Jersey
Augustine Cordero, 94, holding a green pepper in his East Camden garden. (Photo courtesy: Steven Rodas) CAMDEN, NJ — A four-day streak of nonstop sun, racking up 100 degrees Monday, led to what Augustine Cordero, 94, was holding in his hand right now. Half of a...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Jul 15, 2020 | Agriculture, Atlantic, New Jersey
HAMMONTON—For the Catania family, Felice Catania’s garden is a long-standing tradition. Catania’s son, Franco, said that his father has been growing produce for most of his life. “He’s been farming since the age of 16 in Sicily, but in Sicily they did lemon trees and...
by Bill Barlow - Cape May County Herald | Jul 15, 2020 | Agriculture, Cape May, New Jersey
Ocean City resident Amy Havens transformed the area around her home into a vegetable garden. Interest in growing food locally was already on the rise before the coronavirus, but it increased, as people have more time at home, more interest in things they can do...
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