Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

We’re pleased to share that the Dodge Foundation Board of Trustees recently approved more than $4 million in grants to environmental organizations across New Jersey. Sixty-three organizations received $4,171,000 (55 organizations at the Foundation’s November Board meeting, and eight others that were previously awarded grants in 2008).

You can find details about Dodge’s environmental grantmaking here, and details about the grantees and the grants they received here.

Pictured above: Dodge’s grant to The Trust for Public Land’s “Parks for People” program helped revive the Mount Vernon Playground in Newark, where four teenagers were tragically shot and killed, and reclaim it as a safe haven for the community and school children. Photo by Seth Sherman, courtesy TPL.

In the spirit of the new year, when we often find ourselves thinking about our health and our eating habits, it seems only appropriate to spread the word that Slow Foods of Northern New Jersey, who was very helpful in identifying local foods vendors for the 12th Biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, and the Morris County Historical Society are hosting “Local Harvest: Farms, Food and Family” on Saturday, January 17th at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morristown.

Meet local farmers, buy fresh meat, poultry, eggs, bread and prepared foods from local food artisans. Learn about community supported agriculture and how you can buy a share in a local farm for an affordable price. There will be activities for kids such as butter making and learning how to plant a vegetable garden, as well as cooking demonstrations by area chefs for the whole family.

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