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...
by Dana DiFilippo | May 31, 2022 | Agriculture, Article, Cities-Parks, Education, Environmental Justice, Mercer, New Jersey, Nutrition, Policy
Three years ago, Leslie Taylor knew nothing about gardening. Now she knows to plant marigolds to ward off bugs, rotate her crops to keep the soil healthy, and wait a few years to pick asparagus after planting it to ensure a bountiful harvest. Taylor learned that and...
by Clyde Hughes | May 28, 2022 | Agriculture, Article, Atlantic, Cities-Parks, Education, Environmental Justice, New Jersey, Nutrition
ATLANTIC CITY – There is some rejuvenation going on near Pennsylvania Avenue in Atlantic City, but if one drives by the empty concrete parking lots and abandoned buildings, they may miss it. In a strip of land next to the former St. Monica Catholic Church, Paige...
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 editors@civicstory.org | Sep 22, 2021 | Art, Article
***Update: the deadline to apply for the 2021-22 fellowships has now passed. Please check back in 2022 for an announcement of our next phase of the fellowship.*** CivicStory is offering student fellowships for NJ college and university juniors and seniors from October...
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