Summer Season Opening
Princeton Farmers Market
Thursday May 17th 11am – 4pm
in Hinds Plaza next to Princeton Public Library
12:30-2:30 The Gun Powder Falls Band
Fruits, vegetables, cheeses, crepes, honey, juices, eggs, chicken, pork,
cheesecakes, breads, pickles, jams, & more
Announcing Taste of the Nation Princeton 2012! Join us for Share Our Strengths 20th Anniversary of Taste of the Nation Princeton – A Locavores Adventure! Set in a new location, the event will offer guests a unique opportunity to mingle with chefs, bid on fabulous auction items and taste bites from local purveyors and artisans. The event will also celebrate the release of Tre Piani chef and owner, Jim Weavers new book Locavore Adventures: One Chefs Slow Food Journey. Come enjoy the bounty of Central New Jersey, while raising funds to end childhood hunger in Princeton and beyond!Please note this event is 21 and over.100% of ticket sales benefit Share Our Strengths efforts to end childhood hunger in America.
A new index tracks the rapid growth of local food systems in the US, the Locavore Index. The top five states for farmers markets, community-supported agriculture (CSA), farms-to-schools are: Vermont, Iowa, Montana, Maine and Hawaii, in that order.
Although locavorism is growing everywhere, the bottom five states are Florida (#50), Arizona, New Jersey, Nevada and Louisiana.
via Locavores Rising: Local Food Sources Growing in Every State.
Granet sat down to write a proposal for what would become The Garden of Eden, an initiative to empower students to make informed decisions about the food they eat through hands-on experiences, education and outreach.
via Rutgers Organic Garden Blooms Healthier Habits on Campus — Rutgers FOCUS.
Our objectives extend beyond making a profit as an agricultural business. We see our role as a catalyst of change for the common good.
Through our business, we hope to:
Promote improved eating and nutritional habits among our fellow citizens and to do so at prices which help our customers financially. This is not only good for us from the perspective of business competitiveness, but it is also good for our customers. As our customers gain more knowledge about the qualities and benefits of more natural diets, we hope they will change their diets and improve their own health and that of their families.
This will have a direct and beneficial effect on the health costs our society and its members face as we go through these challenging times. Less disease and treatment costs translate into lower medical expenditures from the average citizen’s budget, and also less burden on our governments both state and federal in those areas.
That is the personal and societal benefit of the food aspect of our business. But there is another aspect which goes hand and glove with the issues of the health benefits of food. That is the aspect of having and/or developing healthy living habits.
Through the Community Activities we plan on our farm, we hope to encourage better living habits among our customers. Physical exercise and general fitness are crucial to developing and maintaining improved health and is directly affected by the healthfulness of the food we eat. On our farm, activities and festivals that allow people to participate in fun, fulfilling physical activities and cause them to exert energy and burn calories will be provided and facilitated. We are very open to our customers renting the use of our farm and its facilities for a day or a weekend to carry out a festival, carnival or sports meet that is open to the general public and results in a healthy invigorating activities for the whole family, whether for a few hours, an afternoon or the weekend.
Through this duality of purpose, we believe that our fresh, local, organic food produced on farms using sustainable agricultural practices that protect the environment and provide ecological stewardship will give our society the greatest benefit and make us a truly responsible business.
We look forward to your participation with us!
Hisham Moharram, PhD.
Founder and CEO,
Good Tree Farm of New Egypt.
via Objectives.
Food Revolution Day on 19 May is a chance for people who love food to come together to share information, talents and resources; to pass on their knowledge and highlight the world’s food issues. All around the globe, people will work together to make a difference. Food Revolution Day is about connecting with your community through events at schools, restaurants, local businesses, dinner parties and farmers’ markets. We want to inspire change in people’s food habits and to promote the mission for better food and education for everyone.
Kite Day
Kite Day is a perfect time to explore the farm during our FREE spring festival – Saturday, May 5th & Sunday, May 6th – 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Spring on the farm is one of the most beautiful and exciting seasons. All is ready for the bountiful growing season. Bring your own kite or choose a ready-made kite from the wide selection in the store. Or better yet, make a “guaranteed to fly” kite. Whichever you choose, test fly your kite in our wide-open 10-acre pasture with all the farm animals looking on.
Locavores are delighted to see our farmers back at the markets, bringing fresh, locally grown foods. It’s great to know the farmers who produce our food and where our food comes from. Get to know Jess from Chickadee Creek Farm:
Meet Your Farmer
Introducing Farmer Jess
Jess is a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in Natural Resources. She traveled through her country and Latin America during the college years only to discover that there is no place like home! She also realized that for her, there was no vocation like the family vocation. After stints in conservation biology, ornithology, disaster relief, and development work, Jess realized that she wanted to be the 13th generation of Niederer farmers...
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Summer Season Markets
Pennington Farmers Market
Saturdays 9-1 June-Oct
Rosedale Mills, Rt 31 Pennington
Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market
Fridays 12-4, Mid May-Mid Nov
Rutgers Gardens, Ryders Lane
New Brunswick, NJ
Princeton Farmers Market
Thursdays 11-4, Mid May-Oct
Library Plaza, Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ
Friday May, 4 to Friday November 16th.
12 pm -5 pm
Location:
Rutgers Gardens
112 Ryder’s Lane
New Brunswick, NJ
Mission Statement:The mission of the Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market is to provide the local community, including residents, students, university faculty and staff, University Dining, and restaurants the opportunity to experience and purchase fresh, locally grown and/or prepared food products.
2012 Season Opens This Saturday!
Date: Saturday, May 5, 2012 – 09:00 to 13:00
Entertainment: Ed Goldberg and the Odessa Klezmer Band
Community Groups:
via 2012 Season Opens on May 5 | West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market.
PART TIME FARM STAFF
Gravity Hill Farm, located in Titusville, New Jersey is seeking one part time farm staff for the 2012 growing season. Applicant must be available to assist with harvest and packing for markets on Thursdays and Fridays. Majority of work will be harvest and packing with occasional involvement in other tasks. Applicants must be physically able and willing to work hard in all weather. Some tasks are repetitive and require heavy lifting.
Position starts in May and will go through October. 18 hours a week with occasional opportunities to fill in for weekend market staff. Compensation starts at $10/hour plus personal produce. This position does not include housing.
Please send a letter of interest and resume to Amy Scott at amyelisabethscott@gmail.com
