CROPS Nonprofit

06/02/2026

Yesterday, we had a great visit with in Fisherman’s Park Community Garden! 🌼🌸🌱

We explored the garden’s raised beds for a tasting tour, walked through the yellow lance-leaved coreopsis flowers, learned about composting, and enjoyed the beautiful flowers visited by pollinators.

Thank you, Mighty Writers, for spending time in the a garden with us!

05/29/2026

🌱☀️🥬 C.R.O.P.S. is excited to share that our Summer Fridays program, now in its 2nd year as a partnership with Atlantic Center for Independent Living, begins June 5th and continues through September 19th!

In this program, the C.R.O.P.S. Team will facilitate inclusive programming in Fisherman’s Park Community Garden for all participants, with focuses on gardening and nutrition - and free, roundtrip jitney transportation from multiple locations in Atlantic City & Pleasantville to increase access to fresh, locally grown food. This programming will provide participants with enjoyable, interactive experiences in Fisherman’s Park Community Garden to foster a connection with nature through gardening and wildlife habitat exploration, as well as a Farmers Market experience.

See you there!! ♥️

05/28/2026

Who's coming to Flower Friday tomorrow (5/29)?? The weather forecast is looking PERFECT! 🌼🦋🌸

Last week, the rain stopped just in time for us to enjoy time in the garden- we're excited to be back at it again tomorrow with better weather and more sunshine, we hope you can make it! . .
🌼 Learn about & harvest edible flowers growing in Fisherman’s Park Community Garden (pictured above) - make a bouquet or add them to salads, desserts or smoothies for fun flavor, texture & color!

🦋 Learn about how flowers provide food for pollinators!

📍 Fisherman’s Park Community Garden in Atlantic City
📅 Fridays, 4-6pm, May-October
🚗 There is free parking on the street! . .
• Not all flowers are edible AND even though one part of a plant might be edible, that doesn’t mean the others are.

• Never experiment with eating unknown plants - first call the Cooperative Extension Office of Atlantic County (609-625-0056).

• Like any food, some people might have sensitivities to edible flowers.

05/26/2026

Our UCAN Farmers Cohort 2 visited Walking Bird Farm to learn from our good friend and partner Jen LaMonica, owner of ! 🐦🌱

Jen spoke about the pros and cons of Agro-tourism, ways we can incorporate agro-tourism as a full production farm, how to add "U-Pick" fruits, flowers, and vegg to your farming operation to bring customers to the farm and so much more!

Jen is very passionate about having your buyers know and understand the farm and who is growing their food along with the value of providing education and real life farming experience to the buyer. Connected communities are the strongest and Jen truly lives the sentiment by inviting everyone to see their growing operations.

Thank you, Walking Bird Farm, for everything you do for us at C.R.O.P.S.! Our UCAN Farmers and everyone involved learn something new every time we visit! ♥️ . .
C.R.O.P.S.’s UCAN (Urban Coastal Agriculture Network) Farming Program is a farmer training program and is one of the six components of our Funding Agreements with the CRDA. Through a series of education sessions, hands-on farming activities and farm field trips with the C.R.O.P.S. Team, farmer participants in our program learn farming skills as well as business skills like bookkeeping and marketing to set them up for success as they build their own urban farming business as part of strengthening Atlantic City as a Farm to Fork City. . .





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05/25/2026

Please note:

C.R.O.P.S. will be closed on Monday 5/25.

We will respond to all emails & messages when we return.

Have a safe holiday!

Thank you for your continued love & support ♥️

05/22/2026

Hi! Erika here to let you know that today, Volunteer Day in the Garden is still on along with Flower Friday! 🌼 💐🥬

Tons of lettuce, spinach, parsley, and cilantro available!

⏰️ 4-6pm
📍 Fisherman’s Park Community Garden
Massachusetts & Drexel Ave in Atlantic City
🚗 There is free parking on the street

05/20/2026

🌸 Start off Memorial Weekend with some good vibes & community love by joining us for Flower Friday (5/22)! All are welcome!

🌼 Learn about & harvest edible flowers growing in Fisherman’s Park Community Garden (pictured above) - make a bouquet or add them to salads, desserts or smoothies for fun flavor, texture & color!

🦋 Learn about how flowers provide food for pollinators!

📍 Fisherman’s Park Community Garden in Atlantic City
📅 Fridays, 4-6pm, May-October
🚗 There is free parking on the street! . .
• Not all flowers are edible AND even though one part of a plant might be edible, that doesn’t mean the others are.

• Never experiment with eating unknown plants - first call the Cooperative Extension Office of Atlantic County (609-625-0056).

• Like any food, some people might have sensitivities to edible flowers.

05/20/2026

05/19/2026

Thank you for having us for your Mother's Day event at Brown's Park! 💐

Our Team shared produce sourced from Ploch Farms & spring veggie seedlings, as well as the newly updated Atlantic City Fresh Food Map and information about Flower Fridays, the Farm Share Program, and our upcoming farmers markets season with our community at the event.

05/18/2026

Smiles all around for our Farm Share Program!! 🍎🥕🥬🫐🫑 . .
Sign up today on the New Roots app for Apple or Google Play & visit cropsnj.org/farmshareprogram for more information!