Plot It Fresh Program Analysis

apple, peach, pear, fig and cherry. In addition to the intensive farm area and fruit tree orchard, for ten dollars a year, residents can rent a raised bed to grow their own vegetables through the Plot it Fresh program. This program allows residents to purchase 4’x8’ or 4’x4′ garden plots that provide healthy fresh produce throughout the season. Plot It Fresh also supplies startup materials, such as seeds, and technical gardening assistance. The Plot it Fresh Program offers Newark residents access to fruits, vegetables and other naturally sourced food items. While the Greater Newark Conservancy is not a supermarket, it is fighting to help close the fresh produce gap throughout the city. Other forms of urban agriculture that offer local economic benefits include farmers markets. Farmers markets provide a variety of fruits and vegetables to residents living in urban communities. In 2011, the USDA found that over seven thousand United States cities and towns held farmers markets. The three types of producers that participate …show more content…
The New Brunswick Community Farmers Market (NBCFM) is a project in partnership with the City of New Brunswick, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, and Johnson & Johnson. NBCFM accepts federal food assistance benefits, including SNAP, The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) vouchers and Seniors Farmers Market Checks. The market offers local products, including fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and honey. NBCFM is also home to a community garden, which is tended by local residents. The community garden grows a variety of ‘culturally appropriate’ produce, as well as marigolds, which are traditionally used when celebrating the Day of the Dead. The cultural significance of food focuses on social values and beliefs, rather than just on dietary requirements and nutritional