by Devin | Aug 20, 2020 | Consumer, Farmers Markets, Health, Nutrition
Festomato was generously supported by: Jammin Crepes, The Experimental Farm Network, Autumn Olive, Whole Earth Center, the Princeton Public Library and the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Special thanks to the farmers who donated Tomatoes to...
by Mic Reddy | Jul 23, 2020 | Consumer, Farmers Markets, Health, Nutrition, Uncategorized
Reasons organic food is so expensive 1. No chemicals = more laborThe Organic Farming Research Foundation explained it well: “The organic price tag more closely reflects the true cost of growing the food: substituting labor and intensive management for chemicals,...
by Michele Beyers | May 17, 2020 | Consumer, Health, Nutrition, Uncategorized
https://centraljersey.com/2020/05/10/go-organic/ A trip to the supermarket, or to a local farmers market or farm stand, offers a dazzling array of fruits and veggies. Which should you pick? If you are looking for the healthiest choices, head straight for the organic...
by Devin | Apr 30, 2020 | Businesss, Consumer, Farming, Food System, Health, News, Nutrition, Organic
At the beginning of this year, I took over the position of Executive Director of Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey. Over the past several weeks, our farming network has experienced an unprecedented surge in consumer demand driven by public concerns...
by Al Johnson | Feb 16, 2019 | Business, News, Nutrition
Support your family’s health, your local farmer, your local community and reduce your carbon footprint by joining one of our region’s many CSAs. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members form a community that supports their local farm in return for a steady supply...
by Jacqueline Ricotta | Feb 11, 2019 | News, Nutrition, Policy
The EAT-Lancet commission, an offshoot of the Lancet, a medical journal from Great Britain, recently published a landmark paper titled: Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets for Sustainable Food Systems...
