New Jersey Agricultural Society
609-462-9691
  • About Us
    • Mission & Objectives
    • Board of Trustees
    • Meet the Team
    • Contact Us
  • Programs
    • Farmers Against Hunger >
      • Farm Partners & Donors
      • Produce Recipients
      • Volunteer to Glean >
        • Gleaning FAQ
        • Volunteer Groups
      • Culinary & Nutrition Education
      • Now Hiring: Truck Driver
    • Learning Through Gardening >
      • Learning Through Gardening At Home
      • Virtual Lessons
      • Apply for a Garden Grant
      • Our Participating Schools
      • Why Start a School Garden
      • Teacher Tool Box >
        • Basic Gardening Lessons
        • Teaching Math In The Garden
        • Teaching Science in the Garden
        • STEM Design Challenges for the Garden
        • Teaching Social Studies in the Garden
        • Teaching Language Arts in the Garden
        • Teaching Health and Nutrition in the Garden
        • Songs and Poetry for Preschool & Kindergarten
      • Children's Book: From The Garden State to Your Plate
      • Video: Food Doesn't Grow in the Supermarket
      • Recipes for Cool-Season Vegetables
    • Leadership Development Program >
      • Program Information
      • Apply for Class 11
      • NJALDP Blog
  • Events
    • Gala 2020
    • NJ Gleaning Week & Hunger Action Month
    • Christmas Tree Season
  • Awards
    • Award Nomination Forms
    • 2019 Gold Medallion Award
    • 2019 President's Award
    • 2019 Century Farm Award
    • 2019 Phillip Alampi Industry Marketing Award
    • 2019 Tony Russo Farmers Marketing Award
    • 2019 Neil Robson Farmers Against Hunger Award
    • 2020 Teacher of the Year
  • Get Involved
    • Donate Now
    • Volunteer With Us
    • Host an Outreach Event
    • Now Hiring: Gleaning Coordinator
https://www.njspotlight.com/2020/05/south-jersey-food-handout-highlights-growing-demand-from-the-newly-unemployed/?fbclid=IwAR3xIpHrnlDEcmBxFPnwKG-SNUtm_Q40PSqwDtD_2bk0ZV-vkSaS3m-lPzU#.Xr7BD97AGto.facebook

​
Snap resources: https://cfbnj.org/federal-nutrition-program/
https://cfbnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FINAL-NJSNAPOutreachFlyer7-20-updated-6.29.2020.pdf
​


  • "Giving Tree: Volunteers Glean to Support Food-Insecure Families" (8.20.20, WHYY, 'You Outta Know')
  • "Burlington County partners with nonprofits to distribute food to families struggling during the pandemic" (8.12.20, Central Jersey)
  • "750 Boxes of Food Distributed to Community by Law Enforcement and Farmers" (8.12.20, The Coaster)
  • "Meet the Gleaners, Combing Farm Fields to Feed the Newly Hungry" (7.6.20, New York Times)
  • "Free food offer response overwhelming, volunteers serve hundreds" (6.26.20, Vineland Daily Journal)
  • "Helping feed NJ’s hungry during the current crisis" (5.26.20, Produce News)
  • "Farmers Against Hunger: More Heroes in the Pandemic" (5.31.20, Tap Into)
  • "South Jersey Food Handout Highlights Growing Demand from the Newly Unemployed" (5.11.20, NJ Spotlight News)
  • "Families in need receive free produce from Camden pop-up market amid COVID-19" (4.26.20, 6ABC)
  • "New Jersey officials distributing free produce in Camden Saturday" (4.25.20, KYW Radio)
  • "Bordentown free farm market serves fresh produce to hundreds" (4.13.20, Echo-Pilot)
  • "Bordentown free farm market serves fresh produce to hundreds" (4.13.20. Burlington County Times)
  • "Bordentown free farm market serves fresh produce to hundreds" (4.13.20, The Times)
  • "Free farmers market in Bordentown Saturday, April 11 for those in need" (4.10.20, Community News)
  • "Bringing the Farm to the City" (3.4.17, Arm in Arm)
  • "New Jersey Farmers: Thanks for Giving!" (11.24.16, My Central Jersey Courier News)
  • "Gleaning Away Hunger" (9.26.16, Catholic Charities USA)
  • "Volunteers glean 1,600 pounds of apples at Giamarese Farms" (9.23.16, Central Jersey)
  • "Growing Up Hungry: How volunteers feed thousands of hungry South Jersey children with just leftovers" (8.28.16, The Press of Atlantic City)
  • "New Jersey Farmers Against Hunger: On the road against hunger for 20 years" (8.19.16, Produce News)
  • "The Gardener State: On the road against hunger" (7.21.16, Daily Record / My Central Jersey Home News Tribune)
  • "Gleaning with Farmers Against Hunger" (7.21.16, Catholic Star Herald)
  • "Farmers Against Hunger program celebrates 20 years" (2016, The New Jersey Farmer)
  • "So Many Strawberries, So Little Time" (6.8.16, Move for Hunger)
  • "New Jersey Farmers Against Hunger Receives $10,000 Donation from Farm Credit" (1.25.16, Farm Credit East)
  • "Surplus Crops Stock Local Food Pantries" (11.5.15, NJ Spotlight News)
  • "Groups to share $100,000 in grants" (11.3.15, My Central Jersey Home News Tribune)
  • "Kristina Guttadora named newest New Jersey Hero" (9.25.15, Produce News)
  • "Bills to combat hunger advanced" (2.26.15, Community News)
  • "A Growing Need / Farmers Against Hunger: program helps the state's working poor" (10.4.13, Courier News)
  • "Growing program gleans produce for hungry" (9.18.14, My Central Jersey Courier News)
  • "There's Love for Local in New Jersey" (12.10.13, Farm Flavor)
  • "Fields of honor: Teams help fight N.J. hunger" (11.27.13, Philadelphia Inquirer)
  • "New Jersey farm honored for charity" (5.16.13, Vegetable Growers News)
  • "Produce destined to feed the hungry" (10.25.12, My Central Jersey Home News Tribune)
  • "New Jersey Farmers Against Hunger partner with local farms to supply food banks" (10.22.12, NJ.com)
  • "Appreciate nature at Garden Field Day" (8.16.12, My Central Jersey Home News Tribune)
  • "Rutgers volunteers help harvest to feed the needy" (10.28.11, Asbury Park Press)
  • "Gleaning a crop of generosity" (10.28.10, Courier News)
  • "Hunger effort collects produce in East Brunswick" (10.3.16, My Central Jersey)
  • "Volunteers' harvest meets a growing need" (6.4.10, My Central Jersey Home News Tribune)
  • "Blueberries will help feed New Jersey's poor" (7.15.09, Philadelphia Inquirer"
  • "Farmers fight hunger, feed poor" (12.14.06, My Central Jersey Home News Tribune)
  • "Farmers Against Hunger feeding locals in need" (7.24.03, The Daily Journal)
  • "Volunteers spend day gleaning fields at farm for food destined for needy" (11.22.98, My Central Jersey Home News Tribune)

HOME

Mission
NJAS Board
Meet the Team
Contact Us

PROGRAMS

  • Farmers Against Hunger
  • Learning Through Gardening
  • NJ Agricultural Leadership  Development Program

EVENTS

Gala 2020
Gleaning Week
​Christmas Tree Season

GET INVOLVED

Donate
Volunteer to Glean
Gleaning FAQ
Become a Member - Join Us!
Copyright 2020, all rights reserved. NJAS is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit, EIN 21-0634544.
New Jersey Agricultural Society  •  (609) 462-9691  •  njagriculturalsociety@gmail.com
1200 Florence Columbus Road, Bordentown, NJ 08505