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 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 Vernon Ogrodnek - The Press of Atlantic City | Jun 1, 2020 | Atlantic, New Jersey, Sustainable Business
A look at if there is a food shortage in New Jersey during the coronavirus crisis and what is happening to strengthen our food resiliency system. (Video by Vernon Ogrodnek) Reports of food shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic are not hard to find. But for every...
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...
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