Bees called to rescue apple production
PITTSTOWN — Chip Paillex of America’s Grow-a-Row noticed a drop-off in apple production after a beekeeper took his 10 hives off the original AGAR farm here. Paillex mentioned that to John Knoble, a volunteer who came to harvest corn with a contingent from Johnson...
Bill is Sweeney’s latest battle for ag land
TRENTON — Normally calm, cool and collected, New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney is getting a bit nervous.As Sweeney sees it, too much prime farmland — not just in the South Jersey counties like Camden, Gloucester and Salem, where he’s from — but all over the...
Family works to rescue at RH Farms
HACKETTSTOWN — When Roy Hildebrant died of melanoma at the age of 49 in August of 2012, he left behind his wife, Michele, and their six children.And a 56-acre farm with a lien on it called “Iona Hill Farm.”Initially founded in the depression era as a dairy farm by...
Von Thun Farm hosts aspiring artists’ lesson
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — A sunny Saturday attracted a crowd of aspiring artists for a painting lesson at Von Thun Farm on Route 57.The Von Thuns do tours and a petting zoo, but they decided to add some special events as well, according to Kristie Von Thun who manages...
Government, farm reps talk sustainable agriculture
HILLSBOROUGH — Farmers and civic leaders gathered here off Amwell Road on May 21 for a demonstration of climate smart farming practices. The event was organized by the North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development, based in the west Jersey town of Asbury. In...
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