New Jersey lawmakers advance landmark legislation aimed at expanding urban farming
New Jersey lawmakers took a step Monday towards making the state the first to establish a program to acquire and preserve urban land for farming and community gardening.
By Mike Hayes
Gothamist
June 9, 2025
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The state Senate’s Appropriation and Budget committee passed the bill Monday, 9-3.
The bill, authored by Sen. Shirley Turner, a Democrat from Central Jersey, would appropriate $25 million dollars collected from corporate tax revenues to establish the Preserve New Jersey Urban Agriculture and Horticulture Fund. This money would be used to purchase and lease small plots of land in cities around the state for growing food and other plant life, as well as educating local communities on agriculture. The bill also gives the program clearance to partner with local growers and nonprofits to steward the land.
Turner called it an opportunity for “shortchanged” NJ city residents who ?haven’t been able to participate in the preservation of open space and agricultural opportunities to the degree that suburbanites have.
“That is where we really need it most because we have so much in the way of concrete, pavement, and of course food deserts where we have a hard time getting grocery stores that provide fresh fruits and vegetables,” she told Gothamist.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/new-jersey-lawmakers-advance-landmark-legislation-aimed-at-expanding-urban-farming/
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