Tag: New Jersey Farmers Against Hunger
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Volunteers glean apples at Lee Turkey Farm for distribution in Thanksgiving baskets
PHOTOS COURTESY OF FARMERS AGAINST HUNGER Volunteers gleaned 8,000 pounds of apples at Lee Turkey Farm in East Windsor on Nov. 9. New Jersey Farmers Against Hunger will pack apples, along with other produce, in Thanksgiving bags for delivery to hunger relief agencies, food pantries and soup kitchens next week. Items will be delivered to…
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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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Free farmers market in Bordentown considered a success
BORDENTOWN – Sruti Desai, a member of the Bordentown City Green Team and co-manager of the Bordentown Farmers Market, got an unexpected tip from her neighbor late last week. Her neighbor Brian Strumfels, who is the director of New Jersey Farmers Against Hunger, told Desai that the organization received a large shipment of perishable produce…
