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The book begins with Beatrice the honey bee—New Jersey’s official state insect—offering a tour of agriculture in New Jersey, where farming remains a key industry even though the state is the most densely populated in the country.

The book highlights 10 important fruit and vegetable crops grown in New Jersey, and includes a map showing the counties in which these commodities are grown. A two-page spread on each fruit or vegetable explains where, when, and how it is grown, plus nutrition information.

​The book also includes information on beekeeping in New Jersey, machines that New Jersey farmers use, and a section on where to find locally grown fruits and vegetables. There are many photos of New Jersey farms.

A grant from the United States Department of Agriculture enabled us to distribute five copies of From the Garden State to Your Plate FREE to every public elementary school in New Jersey that houses grades three, four, or five in 2019-20.


From the Garden State
​to Your Plate:

Farming Fruits and Vegetables in New Jersey

The New Jersey Agricultural Society's children's book is designed to give elementary school students information about agriculture, the state’s third largest industry. You and your students can take a tour of the fruits and vegetables that are grown in our great Garden State!

Read the book
online with your students!

Click HERE to view a digital version of the book online.
Click HERE for From the Garden State to Your Plate lesson plan and follow-up ​activities.

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