Source: NorthJersey.com Jersey City has signed a three-year contract with the Newark-based vertical farming company AeroFarms and plans to begin growing leafy greens in 10 locations, including senior centers, schools, public housing complexes and municipal buildings later this year. Once the microgreens start sprouting, members of the community will be able to sign up to […]
Source: BlackDoctor.org If chocolate is one of your favorites, you don’t have to feel guilty indulging — Instead, you can take advantage of many of its health benefits! The darker you go, the more benefits you get, so aim for a bar with at least 70% cacao. Milk chocolate has a lower percentage of cacao […]
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher announced the #thankyouNJfarmers social media photo contest that began this week. Every week, there will be two selected winners who will each receive a $250 gift card for fresh produce to a Jersey Fresh market of choice, plus a Jersey Fresh NJ-shaped cutting board. An overall winner […]
Sources: NJ.com; New Jersey Patch For the first time since April 5, no new positive coronavirus cases were reported in Cape May County Wednesday. The county also said that as the number of testing locations has increased, and that the rate of positive test has decreased – to 2.5% for the week of May 17 […]
Source: BlackDoctor.org Are you interested in being healthier? How about slimmer, smarter, or more beautiful? Well, eat your leafy greens (kale, collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, spinach, Swiss chard), and you’ll be on your way to all of those. Leafy greens are extremely low in calories, yet super high in nutrients. Make them the […]
Sources: Classy.org; RLS Media It is in these unprecedented times that Special Olympics New Jersey is needed most. Where there is fear and uncertainty, Special Olympics provides joy and hope. We’re keeping our athletes healthy and strong by providing online exercise opportunities, nutrition plans, virtual health screenings and other important resources to keep them informed, […]