Loving Our Cities is a 501c3 non-profit community development corporation with a mission to enhance the quality of life where we live, work, serve and worship through its operation of five pantries in South Jersey, KidFLIX summer meals program, and a 9,000 square-foot warehouse serving as a food HUB with a "Garden State of Mind" serving up food for the body, mind, and spirit for our neighbors and fellow pantry providers tackling food insecurity.
ProducePedia is a free resource that covers the types of fresh produce that can be delivered to food pantries. Each entry includes information on color, taste, and possible uses. People unfamiliar with the vegetable or fruit will learn how to use it, and those who are familiar with it still might learn a fun fact or two!
The Cooperative Extension sites have a wealth of information for any backyard gardener. Once you go to the site (each one if very different from the others) look for a link for “homes and gardens”, “landscape”, “consumer horticulture”, etc. to find information on improving your backyard garden. Neighboring state sites may offer information your own state’s site lacks.
