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Rutgers Cooperative Extension is pleased to announce the upcoming program, called “Networks to Reduce Risk: Annie’s Project Builds Viable Farms in Urban and Rural NJ.” The program will include four unique field trips and a dynamic, six-part webinar series. The overarching goal of this program is to improve risk management strategies of urban and rural farm business owners by connecting them with interactive educational opportunities, practical resources, and each other. This program is open to all.
The first field trip will launch on Saturday, November 1 in partnership with Urban Agriculture Cooperative (UAC) to explore UAC’s unique food hub operations! UAC is a NJ-based food hub aggregating and distributing products from urban and small/medium farms in NJ through farmer’s markets and wholesale. Attendees will start the day by meeting up at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Essex County in Roseland before boarding a bus that will transport the group to UAC. We will tour the facility with Emilio Panasci, Executive Director and Co-founder of UAC, to learn about this unique market channel and the role of food hubs in the food system. Attendees will also have the opportunity to talk with a UAC farmer-partner and enjoy informal networking over a chef-prepared lunch.
Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Fee: $15 (a limited number of scholarships are available upon request)
Interested participants can register for this field trip by October 25 at https://go.rutgers.edu/4mipihj.
For more information or to request a scholarship, email anniesproject@njaes.rutgers.edu.
Annie’s Project webinar series begins in January 2026. Register for webinar series at https://go.rutgers.edu/sb9i57z0 .
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