New Jersey Agricultural Society Joins EPA’s Feed It Onward Program to Prevent Food Waste

New Jersey Agricultural Society Joins EPA's Feed It Onward Program to Prevent Food Waste

New partnership highlights a simple approach to putting good food to good use

October 29, 2026

NEW YORK - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has welcomed the New Jersey Agricultural Society to Feed It Onward, EPA's growing network of businesses, farmers, nonprofits, and communities working to keep good food from going to waste. Through its Farmers Against Hunger program, the New Jersey Agricultural Society reduces food waste and food insecurity by helping farmers and wholesalers share their surplus produce with those in need and by increasing access to fresh and healthy produce for everyone in New Jersey.

"As an apple farmer myself, I never want to see my apples go to waste, and I know other farmers feel the same about their crops," said EPA Region 2 Regional Administrator Michael Martucci. "The New Jersey Agricultural Society helps fill the gap between farmers and hunger relief organizations by harvesting, storing and transporting surplus crops during the busy harvest season. That is exactly what Feed It Onward is about: people coming together and implementing simple ideas to help quality food reach more communities."

Under Administrator Lee Zeldin's leadership, EPA launched Feed It Onward to highlight practical solutions already working across America and help those ideas go further. Feed It Onward shares what is working and gives successful efforts a national platform so that organizations doing this work can come together.

The New Jersey Agricultural Society's Farmers Against Hunger program works with local food rescue organizations to harvest surplus crops, a process called "gleaning," and take it back to the cooler for inventory and storage. They then distribute the produce among a network of New Jersey food banks, churches and other groups engaged in feeding their communities. By joining Feed It Onward, the New Jersey Agricultural Society will share what it has learned and connect with other organizations finding practical ways to make better use of food in their own communities.

"We are proud to work side-by-side with New Jersey farmers, helping to cut food waste at the source, mobilizing volunteers to make it happen, and sharing on-site knowledge about how our food is grown for the last 30 years," said New Jersey Agricultural Society Director Stacey Kennedy.

More information about Feed It Onward.

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