Branch Brook Park Alliance

Contact Name
Barbara Bell Coleman and Patricia E. Ryan, co-chairs
Amount
$20,000
Category
Environmental Protection
Year
2007
Location
Newark, NJ

Newark has fewer acres of parkland per resident than any of the 55 biggest cities in the U.S. Its residents also have limited access to a healthful range of fruits, grains and vegetables because there are very few supermarkets within the city limits. The Schumann Fund’s grant supported the expansion of a Farmers’ Market in Branch Brook Park, part of the state’s Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, which provides eligible participants vouchers valid for use at the state’s farm stands.