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Urban farming can be tough and rewarding. This page is a place for urban farmers to connect with each other, share information with fellow growers about your experiences in urban ag in New Jersey, raise awareness of event and funding opportunities, and to discuss success tips and best practices.
You are welcome to contribute a post or share a relevant event/funding opportunity, please submit your information. We are always looking to expand the pool of contributors to ensure a diversity of voices sharing their personal experiences and technical expertise.
Feel free to suggest how this page can be made more useful to the NJ urban ag community.
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Apply for your free urban pollinator Habitat Kits!
The Xerces Society is accepting project proposals through Feb 16. Many of the kits are designed for urban farms, community gardens, and other shared and educational spaces in cities. This year, the priority regions are again all of New Jersey and NYC and Philadelphia.
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City Green busca vendedores de frutas y verduras en Passaic.
El mercado agrícola Veggie Mobile de City Green busca vendedores de productos frescos para ayudar a satisfacer la demanda de nuestros compradores en Passaic City Hall. Compromiso semanal viernes 10am-2pm, Junio-Noviembre 2025.
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Fruit and vegetable vendor needed for City Green mobile market in Passaic.
Every Friday from June-November from 10am-2pm. Demand at the Passaic City Hall location is sometimes too much for City Green’s inventory, hence the invitation for another vendor!
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New Spanish language urban gardening webinar series!
This is a series geared towards beginner gardeners interested in learning how to grow a vegetable and herb garden in urban spaces. Join us on Wednesdays starting February 19th online at 7:00 PM.
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El Servicio de Extensión Agrícola de la Universidad de Rutgers del Condado de Hudson y Essex se complacen en invitarte a nuestra seria virtual en español, El Huerto Urbano.
Esta seria está dirigida a principiantes, personas interesadas en aprender a cultivar hortalizas y hierbas en espacios urbanos. Acompáñanos los miércoles comenzando el 19 de febrero del 2025, a las 7:00 pm.
New grant opportunity for underserved farmer communities
SARE grants of up to $250,000 each. Informational webinars about the grants begin November 13, 2024. Open to business owners (including growers), community groups, farm employees, non-profit organizations, and tribal communities.
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