1.4 MILLION POUNDS DONATED!
Calling for Shop-Rite Gleaners! We only need two more spots filled at the Clinton Shop-Rite:
- Alternate Wednesday mornings (beginning 3/7) to the Flemington Food Pantry
- Alternate Thursday mornings (beginning 2/9) to Branching Out in Phillipsburg.
Even if you can volunteer once a month, that is a huge help! If interested, please email Leena@americasgrowarow.org. Thank you!
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Save the Date for our 2012 Fundraiser:
June 9th at the Brady Life Camp
(located just outside of Oldwick)
America’s Grow-a-Row is growing as fast as a green bean in the sun! In order for us to raise funds to get our new farm up and running and to support our operating expenses, we will be holding our first Farm-to-Fork Fundraiser. Download our Sponsorship Package here.
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Thank you to our 1,700+ volunteers this season! Here’s a sampling of the 2011 groups who came out to harvest fresh produce for those in need:
AkzoNobel * ARC of Hunterdon County * AT&T * Blair Academy * Camden Youth * Camp YDP from Paterson * Clinton Church of Jesus Christ * Crossroads Christian Academy * Del Val Football Team * ExxonMobil * Girl Scout and Boy Scout Troops of Western NJ* Highland Presbyterian Church * Hunterdon Young Professionals * Hunterdon Youth Services * Jewish Center of Northwest NJ * Johnson & Johnson * Lily of Imclone * Mars * Merck * Merck Child Learning Center * NJ Freeze Hockey Team * North Hunterdon Kiwanis and their 4 sponsored Key Clubs * NYLife * The Pennington School * Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township * Seth & Jackie Flaxman’s Wedding Party * St. Paul Lutheran Church * United Healthcare * Verizon * Zoe Lincoln’s Birthday Crew
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Check out our Public Service Announcement, compliments of
Green Birdie Productions:
What’s NEW at the New Farm!
America’s Grow-a-Row is Getting a New Home…
We literally bought a farm in 2010! After several months of working with some very, very generous benefactors as well as securing the winning bid at a local NJ farm auction, AGAR is now the proud owner of a spectacular 138 acre farm, with 130 acres on the property which can be farmed. Imagine the possibilities and the amount of produce that can be grown and delivered to those desperately in need all across NJ with this enormous opportunity. Conveniently located in Alexandria Township, NJ, just about 10 minutes from our official headquarters at Peaceful Valley Orchards, our new property will allow for us to expand our program well into the future. That’s the good news.
The challenge for us is that the farm did not come with any fence, buildings or infrastructure, so there is a huge need for us to raise funds to make the property more functional. Thanks to generous donations, we have so far installed deer fencing around the entire property, and we will soon begin to drill a well for much-needed water. We planted on approximately four acres of our new farm in 2011 and began harvesting there in July.
We are excited to report this very good news about the long-term possibilities for America’s Grow-a-Row and our neighbors in need who will benefit from this fabulous opportunity. While owning our new farm is exciting, the task of continuing to build it is daunting. If you’d like to contribute to growing our infrastructure, you can visit our donate page or talk to Jackie Etter, jackie@americasgrowarow.org, 908-310-2824. Thank you for joining us in the fight against hunger.