Of Greening and Diversity
To farmer Dave DeFrange, a verdant infrastructure needs to be part of every village, town, suburb and city in the Garden State and cultivated by a wide range of people growing for an equally wide range of communities. It’s about next-gen farms and farmers – and the need for both is now.
LongTable, at Mount Salem Vineyards
The “best dinner in Hunterdon County” just might be an annual event that celebrates heritage and harvest at a winery heralded for its world-class wines. It’s on tap for Sept. 12.
Citizen George
George Melick, a farmer with a piercing vision and a dominating presence not only in the fields and orchards, but in chambers where elected officials preside, turns 90. It’s cause for celebration and reflection.
Dinner, at Chickadee Creek Farm
A state grant-funded series of suppers at the organic farm in Pennington spotlights not just produce in its prime, but teamwork in a kitchen led by Jared Batson.
They Have a Dream
Landownership is the biggest obstacle for young people looking to forever-farm in New Jersey. A visionary who reached out to the farmers behind Ramblin’ Sol Farm in Upper Freehold broke down the barriers to make that happen.
Taking Pride, Talking Pride
New Jersey’s Department of Agriculture notched an important first this week by celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month with a program at Fairgrown Farm in Pennington.
On the Farm, Diversification Grows
While extremes in weather without question have hurt our Garden State’s fruit growers, legacy farms are taking the lead in expanding what they offer. Farm-to-table ain’t seen nothing yet.
The Secret Ingredient
At Black Sheep Farm in South Jersey, what’s being grown is hyper-seasonal, often unusual, and always with the chef in mind, be that chef based in a pro kitchen or one at home. It’s where two veterans of the restaurant industry have come together determined to make tables ever more enticing in the Garden State.
Reports from Women in the Fields
The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer. In recognition, the New Jersey Department of Ag on Monday brought together women prominent in the industry to share stories, ideas and experiences to help keep the growing going.
Zarov Kitchen
Details with a difference matter to Katie Yegiazarov, a baker who brings a scientist’s precision, an educator’s devotion to nourishing minds, and a cook’s passion for expanding the scope of flavor to classics marked her one-of-a-kind voice.
A Guild Raising
When New Jersey’s dairy farmers found themselves individually facing issues with a regulatory agency not adhering to its mandates, they stepped up as a community with a mission to support, educate and promote small dairy farms and the artisan cheese industry. Who benefits? Everybody.