04/16/2026
🚨 SHOW UP TONIGHT: PROTECT OUR WATER, FARMS & FOOD SYSTEM 🚨
Right in the backyard of our SAgE Farm property, a zoning ordinance has already been passed and tonight, Andover officials may allow even taller, more intensive data center development. Our SAgE farmers rely on consistent, reliable access to water to grow food for the community. That water comes from the same local sources this data center would draw from, sources that are not unlimited.
What that means here:
A farmer planning their season… unsure if there will be enough water in July.
Crops stressed during peak heat because irrigation is limited.
Rising costs just to keep fields productive.
And in the long term, farmers being forced to scale back.
Tonight, decisions are being made that could allow this project to grow even larger. This is a moment to stand with our farmers.
Foodshed Alliance works every day to ensure farmers have access to land, resources, and the support they need to feed our region. But that work relies on if the natural resources they depend on, especially water, are protected!
📍 Rally: 6:00–6:45 PM
Intersection in front of municipal building
(134 Newton Sparta Rd, Newton, NJ)
📍 Town Council Meeting: 7:00 PM
If you can attend, even briefly, it matters. Our region’s water shouldn’t be treated as an unlimited resource.
