Spring 2021

A Letter from Chip - What you can glean from our three pillars CLICK HERE>>>

We’re All Bees-ness at the Farm Tristan Wallack, our Senior Director of Programming and Operations, shares an update from our Pittstown farm.  CLICK HERE>>>

America’s Grow-a-Row Wins Project Innovation Grant Challenge Award We are proud to announce that America’s Grow-a-Row is a winner of The Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation’s 2021 Project Innovation Grant Challenge. This competitive grant is more than an award to our program – it is a celebration of our mission and we are very happy to share this exciting opportunity of growth. We are grateful to our volunteers and supporters who made this award possible! Read the full announcement here

Our Gleaning Partners   America's Grow-a-Row's volunteer gleaners rescue excess fruits and vegetables that would otherwise go to waste from local grocery stores to deliver to food pantries for our neighbors facing food insecurity. We are excited to partner with ShopRite of Hunterdon County and our newest partner, ShopRite of Washington, in this effort. So far this year, we’ve delivered more than 55,000 pounds of healthy fruits and vegetables to the Flemington Area Food Pantry, Fisherman’s Mark, Delaware Valley Food Pantry, Washington Community Food Pantry, Hunterdon County YMCA, The Outreach Connection, North Hunterdon Food Pantry, and more!

What is the Farm to Fork Volunteer Sponsorship all about?    The Farm to Fork Volunteer Sponsorship provides impactful volunteer experiences for companies who harvest nutritious fruits and vegetables for the most vulnerable in our communities. The sponsorship supports your company's day in the fields, or if you are unable to join us in the fields, your donation will underwrite a volunteer experience for another group, such as a community group, school, scout troop, faith-based group, or recipient group. This sponsorship opportunity will provide your company with full-year exposure to over 15,000+ volunteers, supporters, friends, and the general public through press releases and our website and social media, and it will provide an opportunity to align with local hunger-relief efforts. Your company logo banner will be prominently displayed in our education center at volunteer events throughout the year. Each year, America’s Grow-a-Row donates over 8 million servings of farm-fresh produce to regional hunger relief agencies and at our local Free Farm Markets, feeding 80,000+ people per day in-season. We are thankful to our 2021 Lead Sponsor, Unity Bank, and to all of our sponsors! To learn more about how to become a sponsor and for the full list of benefits, click here.

Recipe of the Month We hope you enjoy this tasty fresh peach recipe created by America’s Grow-a-Row’s own Chef Shauna.

America's Grow-a-Row 150 Pittstown Road Pittstown, New Jersey 08867  www.americasgrowarow.org

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