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Urban Agriculture Strategies for the State of New Jersey frames the Garden State’s challenges and opportunities in considering how to define, engage, educate, and fund farming in the more densely populated areas on New Jersey’s rural to urban farming continuum.
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New Jersey has a long and rich agricultural history. In the nation’s most densely populated state, New Jersey farming happens in and around large cities and suburban communities, and our agricultural practices take many forms. The Rutgers Office of Urban Extension and Engagement is working with community partners to identify significant urban agricultural sites across the state, share information, resources, and aid urban growers across New Jersey. Be sure to check out helpful Resources links, learn from other Farmers Sharing Knowledge, and try out the interactive Urban Ag Maps.
Feel free to suggest how this page can be made more useful to the NJ urban ag community.
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2026 Good Food Bucks Program Applications are Open!
All SNAP-authorized New Jersey Farmers, Farmers Markets, Farm Stands, Mobile Produce Markets, or CSA programs are invited to apply for City Green’s Good Food Bucks program! Partners will receive funding for the Good Food Bucks SNAP nutrition incentive program, up to $10,000 throughout 2026, $500 in outreach and marketing funding, and more! Rolling applications accepted Nov 5, 2025, through April 15, 2026.
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USDA 2026 Farm to School Grant Program Applications due December 5, 2025
This grant program is designed to increase the availability of local foods in Child Nutrition Program (CNP) operations and connect students to the sources of their food. Grants can be used to launch new farm to CNP1 programs or expand existing efforts. State agencies, Child Nutrition Program operators, local agencies, agricultural producers, groups of agricultural producers, and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply.
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Register for Annie’s Project Urban and Rural Farm Risk Management Webinar Series
This six-part webinar series will explore all five areas of risk management (financial, human resource, legal, market and production) as they relate to ag in NJ. Begins Wednesdays January 7-February 18, 2026 from 6-8pm.
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Registration Open for Annie’s Project Nov 1 Field Trip!
Come learn about Urban Agriculture Cooperative’s unique food hub operations on November 1 from 9am to 1pm. Enjoy a chef-prepared lunch and informal networking, too.
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