On a bright Friday morning, New Jersey agriculture officials stopped at Fairgrown Farm in Hopewell Township to recognize work that reaches well beyond its fields. New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture…
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Farm, Schools and State Officials Look for Ways to Keep New Jersey Produce in School Cafeterias
Standing in front of nearly 200 elementary school students last fall, Fairgrown Farm owner James Klett turned a simple apple cider press into something much bigger. As he cranked fresh…
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Rows of sunflowers, herbs and young tomato plants stretched across Fairgrown Farm on Monday as farmers, legislators, state officials and community leaders walked through the fields together. The farm tour…
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Preserved Patricelli Farm to Go to Auction, Offering Rare Chance to Steward Working Farmland in Hopewell Valley
A 27-acre preserved farm along Bear Tavern Road in Hopewell Township will be offered at public auction this spring, creating a rare opportunity to purchase — and permanently steward —…
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Amid Rising Hunger and Shrinking Federal Aid, NJ Food Security Leaders Gather at Fairgrown Farm
Food security advocates from across New Jersey gathered at Fairgrown Farm in Hopewell Township on Friday, July 11, for a collaborative summit aimed at strengthening relationships across the state’s local…
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Terhune Orchards Receives the New Jersey ‘Farm to School’ Farmer Recognition Award
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher Monday recognized Terhune Orchards and the Mount family of Mercer County as the winning farm participating in the first Jersey Fresh Farm …
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Hopewell Elementary School was named the “Best in New Jersey Farm to School” yesterday by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture at an assembly as part of the 8th annual Jersey Fresh …
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