Tag: New Jersey Agricultural Society
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Volunteers glean for a good cause
OLD BRIDGE – Volunteers pulled on their gloves and maneuvered through the 24-acre fields of Hauser Hill Farms to glean apples, Napa cabbage and rainbow swiss chard, all for a good cause. “Last year, because of [COVID-19] and economic hardship, we moved 2.6 million pounds of food to 87 feeding organizations across the State of…
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Thirty area nonprofits receive grant funding from Princeton Area Community Foundation
The Princeton Area Community Foundation has announced its initial round of COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund grants, totaling nearly $700,000 to more than 30 nonprofits. “This crisis is having a devastating impact on our most vulnerable communities,” said Jeffrey M. Vega, president and CEO, in a prepared statement. “As a philanthropic leader in this region, we knew we had to…
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Bowne-Munro students win agricultural poster contest
EAST BRUNSWICK – The New Jersey Agricultural Society recently announced the winners of its annual Farm-City Week Poster Contest from Bowne-Munro Elementary School in East Brunswick. First grader Brayden Faley, second grader Abby Mix, third grader Ayaan Hossain, fourth grader Hannah Stratton and fifth grader Prisha Dhruve, who is the grand prize winner for fifth…
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Volunteers glean 1,600 pounds of apples at Giamarese Farms
EAST BRUNSWICK – More than a dozen volunteers gathered at Giamarese Farm in East Brunswick to collect surplus apples for people in need. The gleaning — or collection of surplus produce left in the fields after the harvest — was held by New Jersey Farmers Against Hunger (FAH), a program of the non-profit New Jersey…