FIELDSBORO, N.J. \u2014 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has welcomed the New Jersey Agricultural Society to Feed It Onward, EPA\u2019s growing network of businesses, farmers, nonprofits, and communities working to keep good food from going to waste. Through its Farmers Against Hunger program, the New Jersey Agricultural Society reduces food waste and food insecurity by helping farmers and wholesalers share their surplus produce with those in need and by increasing access to fresh and healthy produce for everyone in New Jersey.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cAs an apple farmer myself, I never want to see my apples go to waste, and I know other farmers feel the same about their crops,\u201d\u00a0said EPA Region 2 Regional Administrator Michael Martucci.\u00a0\u201cThe New Jersey Agricultural Society helps fill the gap between farmers and hunger relief organizations by harvesting, storing and transporting surplus crops during the busy harvest season. That is exactly what Feed It Onward is about: people coming together and implementing simple ideas to help quality food reach more communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Under Administrator Lee Zeldin\u2019s leadership, EPA launched Feed It Onward to highlight practical solutions already working across America and help those ideas go further.\u00a0Feed It Onward\u00a0shares what is working and gives successful efforts a national platform so that organizations doing this work can come together.<\/p>\n
The New Jersey Agricultural Society\u2019s Farmers Against Hunger program works with local food rescue organizations to harvest surplus crops, a process called \u201cgleaning,\u201d and take it back to the cooler for inventory and storage. They then distribute the produce among a network of New Jersey food banks, churches and other groups engaged in feeding their communities. By joining Feed It Onward, the New Jersey Agricultural Society will share what it has learned and connect with other organizations finding practical ways to make better use of food in their own communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud to work side\u2011by\u2011side with New Jersey farmers, helping to cut food waste at the source, mobilizing volunteers to make it happen, and sharing on\u2011site knowledge about how our food is grown for the last 30 years,\u201d\u00a0said New Jersey Agricultural Society Director Stacey Kennedy.<\/p>\n
\u2014 EPA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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