Foodshed Alliance

06/05/2026

This Father’s Day, skip the usual plans and join us at Marksboro Mills for an afternoon of good food, live music, local history, and community—all while supporting Foodshed Alliance .

On Sunday, June 21 from 3–6 PM, we'll gather at the Mill for a pizza-making demonstration and tasting with Emily's Hearth , live music from Matt Mingo Lodge , farm tours, vintage shopping, and more!

Bring a cooler, a chair, or a blanket and settle in on the lawn. It's the perfect way to spend Father's Day with family and friends while supporting local farmers, healthy food access, and a stronger regional food system.

$40 per person | Kids under 16 free
🎟️ Tickets available now: FoodshedAlliance.org/fathersday26

Stay Local. Support Local. Celebrate Dad.

05/29/2026

🌾 Foodshed Alliance’s Grain Project is proud to be supported by the New Jersey Highlands Council , and we’re happy to be sponsors for the Annual Spring Car Trek: From Field to Flour, NJ Grain Heritage Tour on Saturday, June 20!

Hosted by the New Jersey Highlands Coalition , this unique self guided driving tour
explores the rich history and exciting revival of grain in New Jersey. Participants
will visit historic gristmills, working mills, local businesses using locally grown
grain, and a thriving grain farm in action.

🚗 The day kicks off at Marksboro Mills with guided tours beginning at 10:00
AM, 10:30 AM, and 11:00 AM.

🛤 Stops along the tour include:
Marksboro Mills
Cooper Gristmill
Chilton Mill Brewing
Ethos Farm to Health
Cold Brook Farm
Taylor’s Mill
Historic Asbury Gristmill

We’re proud to support this event celebrating New Jersey agriculture, history, and
community.

🎟 Tickets are available now.
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/cartreks/event/springcartrek2026/

05/28/2026

05/28/2026

05/22/2026

🍎 Attention New Jersey Fruit Growers 🍑

Rutgers University is conducting a brief survey to better understand how the April frost events have impacted fruit crop production, farm operations, and the economic challenges growers are facing across New Jersey.

The information gathered will help communicate the severity of these impacts to legislative offices, the Farm Service Agency, and other partners, while also helping shape future research and Extension support programs for fruit growers statewide.

🔗 Take the survey here: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6zliIMszIABIRjU

Thank you to all of the growers continuing to navigate unpredictable weather and support our local food system. 🌱

05/18/2026

Opportunity: Building food security for everyone in our state includes ensuring more of our eligible childcare and school students and their families make the most of existing meal programs that can alleviate the strain on their household food budgets and the strain on our charitable food system. The Building Expanded Access to Nutritious School Meals (BEANS) Request for Applications is now open and the (OFSA) is accepting proposals for up to $30K in funding for county-led initiatives, and for up to $100K in funding for statewide initiatives that help expand eligible families’ access to and participation in nourishing meal programs, particularly in the wake of H.R. 1.

Proposed work must directly advance Focus Area 3 of the NJ Food Security Strategic Plan: Build and Support Local Partnerships to Advance Community-Driven Food Security Approaches, by prioritizing school and childcare meals through the following:

+ Tailored Education, Outreach and Awareness
+ County-Level Coordination
+ Bi-directional Community Engagement
+ Screening and Referrals
Applications are due Wed., June 3, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Incomplete or late submissions will not be accepted.

On the OFSA website, interested applicants can...

View the full RFA, application template and guidance for submitting a question about the RFA to OFSA: https://nj.gov/foodsecurity/funding-opportunities/

Browse the NJ Food Security Strategic Plan and its corresponding Implementation Planning Toolkit** for help in planning a proposed program: https://nj.gov/foodsecurity/food-security/strategic-plan/
**The toolkit is an open resource to organizations and coalitions, regardless of whether they apply for BEANS funding. There is no requirement to use the toolkit to develop an application, or to reference the toolkit when applying, and the toolkit is not reflected in the scoring rubric.
https://nj.gov/foodsecurity/funding-opportunities/

05/08/2026

Curious about gardening but not sure where to begin? Treat mom (or yourself) to a morning in the garden 🌸🌸

Start with the basics at Blue Herons Farm & Native Nursery. These hands-on beginner classes will help you build confidence in the garden and connect with the growing season. From planting schedules and soil health to compost, mulch, and pest management. SAgE farmer, Erin Shroll, will share practical tools and knowledge to help gardeners of all experience levels get growing this season 🌿

📅 Saturdays, May 16 & 23 at 10AM
📍 SAgE Farm, 290 State Rt. 206 S Newton, NJ
$40 per class
Drop-ins welcome
RSVP [email protected]

Farmer-led learning is one of the many ways our SAgE farm strengthens local food systems!

05/07/2026

Help protect the waters that sustain our community 💧

Join Paulins Kill Watershed this week and become part of a hands-on effort to protect the river through community-powered science. Get trained and certified in water quality monitoring, collect meaningful data, and help safeguard this vital local resource! No experience needed.

📍 Certification Training
May 7 & 9 | 9 AM–3 PM
Paulins Kill Lake Spillway

📍 Public River Monitoring Event
May 8 | 10 AM–1 PM
Location TBD (likely Lafayette Park)

❗Please contact [email protected] for details.

Sign up today and be part of a community working to protect our watershed: FoodshedAlliance.org/volunteer