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...
by Brianna Baker - Next City | Jul 1, 2020 | Agriculture, Mercer, New Jersey
Community gardeners pick up plants, seeds, fertilizer, and books at Isles garden distributions. (Photo credit: Isles) Fifty pounds of lettuce, greens and radishes — that’s the donation that Trenton-based Isles, Inc. made to a local food bank in early June. Like other...
by Steven Rodas - TAPinto Camden | Jun 26, 2020 | Agriculture, Camden, New Jersey
Longtime Camden resident Christoff Lindsey grows eggplants, zucchini, cucumbers, beets, greens, lettuce, figs, collards, tomatoes and more out of his Bergen Square gardens. (Photo credit: Steven Rodas) CAMDEN, NJ — If you ever find yourself strolling down the 600...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Jun 3, 2020 | Agriculture, Atlantic, Environmental Justice, New Jersey
HAMMONTON — On May 20, the State of New Jersey released guidance for migrant and seasonal farm workers, their employers and housing providers. This guidance reflected a joint effort between the New Jersey Departments of Health, Agriculture and Labor and Workforce...
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