URBAN AGRICULTURE IN NEW BRUNSWICK
RALPH W. VOORHEES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FELLOWS & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOOD STUDIO
Chike Achebe, Marc Brotman, Anthony Capece, Emily Joiner, Anita Kambhampati, Harini Kidambi, Dorothy Kieu Le, Ronit Leib, Doris Nguyen, Katherine Nosker, Timothy Shek, and Alexandra Tereshonkova
Instructor: Kathe Newman
Fall 2011
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy • Rutgers University • New Brunswick Table of Contents
Acknowledgements! 1
Introduction! 1
Where to Grow Food in New Brunswick! 3
Community Gardens 4
Rooftops 5
Growing in the City! 9
Backyard Gardens 9
Rooftop Gardening 11
Urban Orchards 14
Hoop Houses 20
Beekeeping 24
Gleaning and Other Forms of Rescuing Food 27
Composting 30
Buying in the City! 33
Residents 33
Restaurants and Grocery Stores 33
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i Eds and Meds 35
Elijah’s Promise 35
Public Schools 36
Growing New Brunswick’s Food Hub! 37
Locally-Supported Agriculture (LSA) 37
Community One-Stop-Shop Garden Resources Center 42
High Tunnel Production System 43
What Next?! 57
Bibliography! 59
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ii Acknowledgements