New Jersey
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Preserving and Enhancing Farming and Agriculture in New Jersey
Join our 400+ members who support our mission
to preserve and enhance agriculture in the Garden State!
The New Jersey Agricultural Society is the oldest agricultural organization of its type in the nation. Established in 1781, its mission is to preserve and enhance agriculture, farming and related activities and businesses in New Jersey through educational, informational, and promotional programs:
to preserve and enhance agriculture in the Garden State!
The New Jersey Agricultural Society is the oldest agricultural organization of its type in the nation. Established in 1781, its mission is to preserve and enhance agriculture, farming and related activities and businesses in New Jersey through educational, informational, and promotional programs:
Farmers
Against Hunger Collecting surplus fresh produce from NJ farms, grocery stores, and wholesale suppliers and distributing to those in need through local hunger relief organizations |
Learning Through
Gardening Providing NJ elementary and preschools with grants to build vegetable gardens and training teachers to use the gardens as outdoor classrooms where they can teach all subjects. |
Agricultural Leadership Development Program
Developing articulate, knowledgeable and skilled leaders who encourage positive action on key issues, policy, and economics to advance NJ's agricultural industry |
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Featured lesson
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How many of your students really understand that all of the things that they eat made from flour – bread, pizza dough, cake, cookies, crackers, rolls – actually come from a plant? In this lesson, students will observe how wheat grows and learn the process of of turning wheat seeds into bread.
Students in grades PreK-2 will read favorites such as "The Little Red Hen" or Eric Carles' "Pancakes, Pancakes," and discuss how wheat seeds are turned into flour. Students in grades 3-5 will investigate the parts of the wheat plant and the wheat seed, learn how bread-making has evolved, and watch a fun video about the difference between white bread and whole grain bread. All students will plant wheat seeds in the classroom to see how they grow. Both lessons include recipes for Wheatgrass Smoothies and Bread in a Bag. Click the button below to see the complete lessons and activities. |
Check out our first ever FAH quarterly newsletter!
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Volunteer to Glean!
Glean: v. to gather produce left after the main crop has been harvested Register to join our volunteer email list to receive notifications of gleaning and other volunteer opportunities. |
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We are excited to share that Farmers Against Hunger was recently awarded a grant for $3,000 from The Kistler-Tiffany Foundation. The Foundation, which has devoted itself to improving the lives of those in need, approved the grant to help FAH expand our refrigerated storage space. We are so grateful for their continued support of our program!
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We are also extremely grateful for the continued support of the New Jersey Christmas Tree Growers Association! This past December, member farms raised more than $5,000 for FAH through register jars, matching gifts, photography sessions and personal donations ... we can't thank them enough! Please think fresh when picking out your 2018 tree, and visit the Growers' website for a list of farms near you!
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Visit Learning Through Gardening's Teacher Tool Box
for Garden-teaching Lesson Plans
Use your garden as an outdoor classroom! Learning Through Gardening offers 85 lesson plans that link the garden with math, language arts, social studies, health, and science lessons. Check out our list of 160 children's non-fiction and fiction books about gardening and agriculture. See our featured lesson of month for a fresh idea. Click on the Teacher Tool Box button below.
