by Caroline Poskrobko | May 16, 2024 | Agriculture, Article, Environmental Justice, Health-Justice, New Jersey, Nutrition, Sustainable Business
By Caroline Poskrobko This story was produced in collaboration with NJSpark and the New Jersey Sustainability Reporting Hub as part of the Ecology-Justice Reporting Fellowship. Nestled along the Raritan River, New Brunswick is home to about 57,000...
by Tom Wiedmann | Aug 15, 2022 | Agriculture, Article, Cities-Parks, Education, Environmental Justice, Essex, New Jersey, Nutrition, Sustainable Business
NEWARK, NJ — An urban garden nestled behind the St. Benedict’s Preparatory School building is cultivating a path for students to lead Newark towards a more sustainable future. Among the beds of tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers and more, the garden serves more than...
by Janique Burke | Aug 1, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Education, Health-Justice, Mercer, New Jersey, Nutrition
Since 1981, Isles Inc. has served the Trenton, New Jersey area through numerous community development and environmental efforts. With the help of donations, Isles provides services and programs to cultivate strong, healthy, and sustainable neighborhoods. Alongside its...
by Talia Wiener | Jul 29, 2022 | Agriculture, Article, Essex, Health-Justice, New Jersey, Nutrition
When the Montclair Community Farms mobile farm stand arrives at local senior housing facilities each week, the residents are already lined up and waiting, farm director Lana Mustafa said. “They’re really excited,” she said. But the lines keep getting longer as the...
by Janique Burke | Jul 27, 2022 | Article, Environmental Justice, Health-Justice, Mercer, New Jersey, Nutrition, Sustainable Business, Water
It’s no secret that healthy food options are hard to find within urban and low-income communities. People living in food deserts, as these areas are sometimes referred to, lack access to affordable, nutritious food choices, which can lead to a community of unhealthy...
by Tom Wiedmann | Jun 27, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Essex, Health-Justice, New Jersey, Nutrition
NEWARK, NJ — Accessing nutritional food options in Newark has posed a challenge for years to the city’s most underserved residents and families dealing with poverty, an issue that was only exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic as supermarket shelves were left mostly...
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