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...
by Brianna Baker - Next City | May 19, 2020 | Agriculture, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Tama Matsuoka Wong (center) and friends foraging for wild plants (Photo: Chad Brauze) From purslane to garlic mustard, weeds have a talent for popping up exactly where we don’t want them. But Tama Matsuoka Wong doesn’t fault them for that. A professional forager...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Apr 29, 2020 | Agriculture, Atlantic, Education, New Jersey
Linda Esposito stands in front of the hay bales she uses for gardening. With spring in full swing, many home gardeners are once again beginning to plant their crops. Amy Menzel, communications manager for the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) and a...
